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The amount of bad setups on basses out there that make demo vids unbearable!

Every time I see a MAG combo at a rehearsal room, I shudder! Can never get a decent sound out of it. Laney RB series heads are seriously underrated...

Tuned BEAD would make sense but standard... I would fear for the neck.

Hi-Beams are once again reduced on Amazon - I picked a set up for just under £20 if anyone is interested. No problems with QC either.

If it was so great, why sell it?

YouTube clickbait video. Bass 'experts' are ten a penny nowadays.

Went to GuitarGuitar today and played a CS Jazz relic by Master Builder someone or other... Beautiful bass to look at - my favourite colour combo; candy apple red, tort pickguard and rosewood neck. But upon playing and hearing it, it just feels and sounds like a normal Fender MIA Jazz in my humble opinion. It was priced at £3.2k... but in a blind test could have been any MIA Jazz to me. I have played old Fenders that sound 'old' but this just looks old yet sounds modern. Just me?

I think the .115 gauge is a decent tension. I did really like SIT Silencers when I tried them.

I would second white tapes - much brighter than traditional tapes and have more in common with pressure wounds.

Thank you for that. I'm a big fan of Chromes and love their fresh sound but always wished they were more flexible - I'm hoping these are the answer!

Very Markbass!

A good show. If you can entertain an audience, you're a good bass player - regardless of skill.

Pretty impressed with this Orange Burst so far. For sure sounds more modern than my Blueberry.

Ha! Ironically, I've just purchased some white tapes in the .115 gauge. I have done a fair bit of research on these and found they should be similar to 40-100 rounds in tension. How high do you usually set your action with these strings? Never used gauges this big before.

Anyone?!

You're in luck sir, just went from Sunbeams to Pure Blues to Fat Beams all on the same bass! All very similar in terms of flex and tension. Maybe the Pure Blues are a tiny bit more flexible? Sunbeams are smoothest then Pure Blues then Fat Beams. Sunbeams seemed to keep their brightness the longest. Pure Blues were brighter than Sunbeams when first installed but seemed to lose that inital brightness quite quickly. Fat Beams were not that bright to me when first installed but took a long time to lose any of that 'fresh' sound. Even six weeks after installing them they still sound very good. The Fat Beams are the best steels I've played - they just punch and cut through a mix so well. Sunbeams are my favourite nickels on the whole - they're brighter than Fat Beams (IMO/IME), super smooth and bring back some of the mids that Fat Beams don't have. I did like Pure Blues better though before they lost their brightness!

Thanks Mike for the info. It would be great news if we could get a UK distributor.

They still do XLs in 40-95 gauge?

Pulled the trigger! If it has a more modern voicing and I can dial back in some of those lows then I think we'll be onto a winner.

I would say try Prosteels if you're a fan of 7350's.

If they were supplied by Amazon, you'll be okay.

If you like Sunbeams, try Pure Blues. My fave rounds right now are Roto RBs!

Do you know what distortion EHX uses for this? If it's the OD Glove, I would be very tempted. Do you know also if the bass and treble is boost AND cut?

Why wouldn't they? I know loads of younger guys who love Zep, Bad Company, The Who etc.

I had the Pure Sky which was great but had to let it go because it had a slight bass cut at certain settings. How does the Orange Burst compare?