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Nice I'll check that out, thank you very much.

Hi everyone. I am wondering if there are any London-based pro players here on the forum? I have just moved down from Edinburgh where I played full-time and I am looking for paid work and to meet some new folks, it's a big city and it is hard to know where to start!

Must be a Scottish thing!

My John East J-Retro has always sounded very weak when I switch it to passive, a very low output and very thin tone especially in the higher registers. It has never been a problem because I always use it active but last night the battery finally packed in on a gig, I flicked the switch and suddenly I was playing a ukulele. I use Aguilar hum cancelling pickups right now, but I had the same issue with my previous Bartolinis. Surely the passive switch should just bypass the preamp and the pickups should sound as normal, but I am quite sure that the wiring is sucking out all the tone. Has anyone else had this issue?

I just received a 5 string Mayone's Jabba from JK and I couldn't be happier with it. It was packed up very well in a hard case and arrived promptly. An easy transaction.

Thanks for your help everyone. I had it looked at by a guy here in Edinburgh and he said the bass is fine. I just need to have a think about the recommendations I have been given and pull the trigger on a set of strings!

Thanks for the offer, Dave. I'll have a think about it and if I decide on Blues I will get in touch. My bass really is quite quiet, other people have commented on it and in an acoustic setting with a small band it is almost inaudible.

It did get a proper set-up and bridge height adjusters installed when I bought it but that was 10 years ago now. I am going to tie in getting new strings with a proper set-up and a look over by someone who knows what they are doing.

I figured if these Helicores are high tension and quiet then the opposite must exist somewhere. I play double bass a fair amount but I can't say I know much about what makes one bass louder than the next. It could just be a characteristic of my particular bass (It is similar to this one: [url="http://www.contrabass.co.uk/2749.htm"]http://www.contrabass.co.uk/2749.htm[/url]). To be honest, I bought this bass almost 10 years ago and now that I have more experience I have come to realise that it is very quiet and generally not that pleasant to play. I think new strings can certainly help but maybe there are other factors I need to think about too. [quote name='TPJ' timestamp='1436180568' post='2815591'] As every bass is different, it's hard to know how a string will work until you try it. I've never played Helicores so can't comment on those. I had Evah weichs and found them higher in tension than Spiro weichs on my bass. Innovation Honeys were a good choice. I've had both Velvet Blues and Animas on the same bass and whilst the tension was very similar, the I much preferred the Animas, but they are pricey. Trying to find low tension and high volume might prove tricky. Good luck with the search. [/quote]

It's that time again, I need to find another set of bass strings. I am currently using D'addario Helicores but they have too high tension for me and sound very quiet. I play pizz 85% of the time and the two most important aspects for me in a new set will be low tension and high volume. I have narrowed my choice down to Evah Pirazzi weichs, Velvet Blues and Pisastro Obligatos although I am open to other suggestions. Does anyone have an opinion on these strings? I don't have a suitably sized wallet to experiment with upright strings so whatever I choose will likely remain on my bass for a over a year.