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I used to be able to dance, even to James Brown, although my main influences as a dancer were Ray Charles and Leslie Phillips.
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I'm an adult so I don't need to have musical secrets. If I like something I'll say so and if you're interested I'll give you an account of why I like it. If you don't like me liking it then that's your problem.
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That's a very good album.
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Flatwound strings for Violin bass
EssentialTension replied to SICbass's topic in Accessories and Misc
I read the discussion above and felt it didn't give a full picture of what strings are, or may be, needed for this style of bass. Short-scale Hofner Violin and Club basses, and copies there of, often require medium scale strings to allow for the distance from floating bridge to trapeze tailpiece. Maybe that's not an issue on the Harley Benton Violin bass, I don't know for sure. But the OP deserves to hear all the possibilities.- 24 replies
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Flatwound strings for Violin bass
EssentialTension replied to SICbass's topic in Accessories and Misc
Are you sure you wouldn't need this set ... https://www.thomann.co.uk/la_bella_760nhbb_beatle_bass_set_bn.htm?glp=1&msclkid=2baf733867f6132cabc514ba2814f420- 24 replies
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I highly recommend dealing with Lee. He's reliabe, communicative, and a fast payer. Jolly good.
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Sold Denis some used strings, good conversation and communication, and prompt payment. i'd be happy to do business with him again.
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once you've played a 5 string what's the point of 4?
EssentialTension replied to DDR's topic in General Discussion
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These are a lightly used set of Dunlop stainless steel flatwounds in medium scale, £30 posted to UK. The packaging has gone missing but on my micrometer they are 40-60-80-100 and the silks are black at both ends, They have been used on a Fender Mustang Bass and hence have two ‘bends’ because of the bridge itself and because of the through-body stringing. You can see this in the pic below. It's more obvious on the thinner strings. The strings should be fine on a Mustang bass, for which I recommend them, and might well be fine on some other medium scale bass. Amazon appears to be asking in excess of £70 for these! So how about £30 posted.?
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once you've played a 5 string what's the point of 4?
EssentialTension replied to DDR's topic in General Discussion
My range is limited by the songs i play not by the number of srrings i have. If a song really needs more range than an EADG four string I'll tune down. Why carry around unnecessary extras? -
SOLD For Sale £210. Free collection or post at cost. Hofner Club Bass, the Icon model, now fitted with Pyramid flatwound strings with the dark green silk, and a Hofner hard case. This bass is about five years old and has never left the house and rarely left its case. The Icons are the cheapest of the Hofner range and are made in China. The bass is fully hollow like a proper German Hofner, unlike the Contemporary series which has a centre block. On my luggage scales that results in a weight of 2.2 kgs or 4.85 lbs … ecstasy. At GAK the Icon Club Bass is £299 and the hard case is £117. The German made strings are £41 at Thomann. That’s a total of £457 and, except for the string upgrade, this is an as new bass. So, it can all be yours for less than half of the new price at £210 The scratch plate and its fittings are included. When I bought the bass, I intended to do quite a few upgrades but, of course, I never got around to it and then I found myself losing my fine motor skills to Parkinsonism. So, I have never even set it up and the protector under the floating bridge is still in place. However, despite being a low-priced bass it plays well – subject to the usual idiosyncrasies of a Hofner. If you were thinking of upgrades, then I would start with the tuners which, although they do work, are quite stiff. So, grab yourself a fun bass at a fun price.
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Bought a bass from Kris, straightforward and easy to deal with, thanks.
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What's the best stand for a Jazz Bass?
EssentialTension replied to EssentialTension's topic in General Discussion
Bisto! -
What's the best stand for a Jazz Bass?
EssentialTension replied to EssentialTension's topic in General Discussion
But I want to sit at look at my instrument! -
As I have pointed out several times before, if i ask Mrs ET to name any bass players, she will always respond with ... 'Is it Duck Duckerson? ... and carry on with the rest of her life..
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My father didn't have a clue. If it had strings he called it a banjo ... 'are you playing your banjo tonight?' he woudl say to me as I put my bass into its case. If you had to blow into it he called it a trumpet ... 'it's a terrible noise when you blow in that trumpet' he would say as I learned the harmonica. Name ten bass players? He couldn't name one instrument correctly. He wasn't stupid he just wasn't interested. And nonetheless he was a talented ballroom dancer.
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What's the best stand for a Jazz Bass?
EssentialTension replied to EssentialTension's topic in General Discussion
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What's the best stand for a Jazz Bass?
EssentialTension replied to EssentialTension's topic in General Discussion
It's the offset of the Jazz bass I am concerned about. -
What's the best stand for a Jazz Bass?
EssentialTension replied to EssentialTension's topic in General Discussion
Thank you