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  1. shoulderpet
    I liked the Rotosound tapes but hated the Labellas but glad they are working for you, they (the Labellas) are certainly low tension and when I autopsied a set it looked like 80-20 or similar under the tape.
  2. shoulderpet
    For sale/trade is my Fender 50s P bass, collection from Croydon or if in the London area can arrange to meet. I swapped out the pickguard for a cheapy cream pickguard, I will include the original anodised gold pickguard also. This bass has some cosmetic flaws hence the low price, I have seen the Fender Vintera which is the model that replaced this one but is basically the same thing going for close to a grand so I think this is a very fair price, also will trade for an Ibanez SR bass I like this bass a lot and has served me well for many gigs but I really have gas for an Ibanez sr bass at the moment so this has to go I have added a Dimarzio Ultra jazz bridge pickup, the P pickup has been replaced with a Warman p pickup and the person who owned the bass before me swapped the bridge for a Wilkinson bridge. The controls are volume, volume and it is wired up with a solderless wiring harness. In terms of the cosmetic flaws I mentioned earlier there is a finish crack from the neck pocket that extends to the bass horn, the guy who fitted the bridge pickup said he thought it was because the neck pocket was such a tight fit. Action is slightly higher than I would like it but strangely enough when I had TI Jazz flats on this bass a while ago I was able to get the action quite low. The bass sounds really good, the Warman pickup has a nice clarity to it and the Dimarzio Ultra jazz bridge pickup adds some high end snap.
  3. shoulderpet
    The Cure are quite diverse, Disintegration and before is generally quite downbeat and morose, the albums after Disintegration are more upbeat and poppy, personally I like there earlier,gloomier stuff.
  4. shoulderpet
    You would be surprised how much tension a bass string can take, when I was younger and more prone to abusing my body and my instruments I played a Fender musicmaster bass with a 130-65 set of Rotosounds tuned to standard EADG tuning, I wouldn't dare to use such heavy strings nowadays
  5. shoulderpet
    Rotosound swingbass 90-35 set
  6. shoulderpet
    The only issue I have with Hofners is that the short scale and super narrow string spacing means that if you play one as your main bass of you switch to a Fender or anything else with standard 19mm spacing (pretty much 99% of current production basses) it will feel huge by comparison, this is the main reason I don't play mine more often.
  7. shoulderpet
    They are Ceramic, I think that and that they are wound to around 8k rather than the standard 10-11k probably does it
  8. shoulderpet
    And have received the Warman p pickup and fitted it, it was between that, a Dimarzio model p and a Dimarzio split p but I chose the Warman over the Dimarzio because the Dimarzio p pickups are known to be a little shy in the treble frequencies. Anyway, fitted it and I like it a lot so far, this is not a dull,thumpy SPB1 type of pickup(I detest the SPB1 btw) this seems to have a very full range sound, almost like a single coil in a split p format (still not quite as bright as a single coil but the highs don't rapidly drop off like most p pickups), works well with the Ultra jazz in the bridge position too.
  9. shoulderpet
    Just an update on this, I have ordered a Warman p pickup, I recently had my p bass routed for a bridge pickup and wanted something that would give that scoopy typical pj tone so I went with an ultra jazz (which sounds great btw), I was looking at p pickups and wanted something modern sounding as a lot of p pickups have a tonne of bass and low mids and not much top end, the Warman being described as full range, clean and modern sounding and being inexpensive seems like a good choice .
  10. shoulderpet
    Hi Anyone here used EMG Phz p pickups? I am after a p pickup that is less low mid and low end focused and a bit more on the higher treble frequencies EMG active pickups are known for this kind of tone but there seems to be a shortage of info on there passive Phz line of pickups, wondering how these sound. , Thanks
  11. shoulderpet
    That's fair enough, if you don't feel you need to then obviously don't ...... That being said I think that most people with jazz bass pickups if they measured the distance between the underside of each set of pole pieces and the corresponding strings would be surprised to see how much different the A and D pole pieces are compared to the E and G. I have noticed this on a number of basses with jazz bass pickups and it is due to the fingerboard radius, with P pickups you don't get this issue as you can tilt each half of the P pickup.
  12. shoulderpet
    Ok so I ended up taking out the bridge pickup (pj bass) and pushing up the pole pieces. Is a cheap jazz bass pickup (Wilkinson) so I figured if I ruin the pickup it is cheap to replace, pushed the A and D pole pieces up and then wired up the bridge pickup only, all good, sound from each string so I didn't damage the coil, checked distance between the strings and the pole pieces and much, much better. I could have just brought a model j pickup with the adjustable pole pieces but then you lose that single coil brightness and the slight mid scoop of both pickups on full, the Wilkinson seems to be a nice sounding pickup anyway.
  13. shoulderpet
    The only way to find out is to contact the seller and arrange to go and play it, if it really does play as well and with as low action as he claims then I would say it's worth it(a fret dress is around £120 in my neck of the woods)
  14. shoulderpet
    I'm seriously considering (very, very carefully) removing the pole pieces of a ceramic pickup and replacing them with these https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/3011374009 I have many times pushed pole pieces up on a pickup to get them closer to the strings so I know it can be done if you are very careful with it
  15. shoulderpet
    Thanks however I have brought entwistles before and though the pole pieces looked adjustable they were firmly glued in place, I think they are meant to be adjustable but quality control at that price point means it's a crapshoot, still might be worth me trying, at that price if I break it in the process its not really a big deal
  16. shoulderpet
    I had a similar thing happen, I went to a jam night with a friend and we told the house band what song we were playing which was in the key of A and they started playing it in E, I started playing along and it sounded horrendous, figured it out eventually but those first 30 seconds were rough.
  17. shoulderpet
    Some of this is spot on Clique-y-ness - yes is often an issue fear of people not getting a fair 'turn' - yes this is often an issue, the house band often has there "favourite" jammers that they allow to play for several songs whilst everyone else just gets a couple of songs fear of too much 'widdling' - Yep song selection be too cliched - Yep
  18. shoulderpet
    Hi Are there any jazz bass pickups with adjustable pole pieces? Other than model j that is, I like that bright, slightly scoopy sound of both pickups on full so don't want to change that with a mid heavy pickup like the model j but am struggling to find any other pickups with adjustable pole pieces, thanks
  19. shoulderpet
    Yeah Labellas are like bridge cables, I remember a while back somehow someone managed to get tension data for the 760fl set which is meant to be there light tension set and the tension was around 185ibs or so, not exactly light tension, can only imagine how much tension the heavier sets are. They are also stiff in addition to being high tension, it is this stiffness imo that causes them to snap if you try and string them through body
  20. shoulderpet
    Do they feel stiff? If so then they are probably Rotosounds.
  21. shoulderpet
    Rotosound swingbass nickel, sounds like a strange suggestion but they start out very bright but I then found within about 2 weeks they practically sounded like flats, people think the stainless steel ones die quickly but the stainless ones last as long as any string for me, the nickel ones die very, very quickly
  22. shoulderpet
    No idea but I love the look of those threaded saddles
  23. shoulderpet
    I'm with you 100% on this, is a great album. Loads of good songs on this album- Aeroplane, my friends, coffee shop, walkabout, falling into grace
  24. shoulderpet

    Loving 90-35 gauge, nothing lost in tone and so easy to play

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    2. jb90

      jb90

      I use custom EB Slinky 40-55-75-100 and I love it. Very balanced. But everything below 45-105 is perfect for me. 45-105 and higher sound very good too but for gigs and playing pick I think. Practice couple hours a day or playing slap/tap, etc. is a nightmare on high tension/gauge strings. 

    3. karlfer

      karlfer

      35 - 90's make Rick 4003's so much easier to play & set up IMO. 

      Only use them on my Rick but what a difference.

    4. Ricky 4000

      Ricky 4000

      Rotosound 30-90s. And they're called 'Funkmasters'. What's not to like!?

  25. shoulderpet
    No but thanks for reminding me, I must give it a try
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