Yeah definitely thunderbird, I can’t remember which brand they were now but I didn’t buy them again, there’s a thread on here somewhere about silks, I’ll see if I can find it ☝️
I know certain brands use them for identification, and I think the silks help to grip the tuning peg and prevent them from slipping, also I’m pretty sure the silk is wound into flats to prevent them from unwinding, and on a few occasions I’ve had them go over the bridge saddle and I’ve had to trim them back a bit, which is not good . 🙂
I was happy with 4 basses, then I joined BC and read the Sandberg thread, and bought one, read the Yamaha thread, and bought one, read the 5 string thread, and bought one, etc, I’ve now got 12 basses, 5 amps, 4 cabs and 3 pedals 😁
@MNY If you do get the Ultra I hope you’ll let us know how it is, I for one would be very interested , I was looking at the 2019 one for sale on GAK earlier, it’s rather tempting , good luck with whatever you choose 🙂
I’ve played the Elite and I really liked it , and I will buy one when the right colour comes up at the right price, I also have a custom Sandberg , all I can say is they are both great but very different in sound and feel , I know it doesn’t help but I like them both 😁
Hi CV, I fitted a solderless stack knob control plate to my jazz, and I just cut the wires off the old one and used the screw terminals on the new one 🙂
Hi harlequin, assuming they are compatible, can you not try Kiogons loom with your N3 pickups and see how it sounds, I’ve got these looms , and they really do transform the sound, they are great 🙂