EssentialTension

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1322054411' post='1445889'] FWIW - my vote is to get rid of it entirely. [/quote] +1

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1322047614' post='1445720'] Whatever the result I will be staying here and accept the majority outcome. [/quote] Which majority are you referring to because there's been some dispute?

I bought a Boss TU-3 tuner from Andy. Very straight forward deal and very nicely packed. Thank you.

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1322011304' post='1445540'] I remember seeing Lindisfarne in the early '70's headlining in at the Green's Playhouse in Glasgow. I was so blown away by the sound from the bass live, I saved up and bought a S/H Rick 4001 fretless 12 months later. BTW, the support band was Genesis who were promoting the Foxtrot album. So, at a guess, it must have been around '72 - '73. [/quote] I saw Genesis supporting Lindisfarne at Birmingham Town Hall but top of the bill were Van Der Graaf Generator.

[quote name='sarah thomas' timestamp='1321611398' post='1441095'] Found one. Many thanks to Boulderbrow - I especially like being able to say 'I bought it from a man in a car park.' [/quote] That sounds cool. Was it a multi-storey?

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1321979452' post='1445078'] Natural minor with a minor sixth and natural seventh instead of a flattened seventh. [/quote] I like that scale a lot.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1321918554' post='1444514'] I'll try to rephrase :-) 10 people like the colour red 10 people like red and yellow 10 people don't like red or yellow In this case 20 like red, 10 like yellow and 10 like neither. Make sense? [/quote] No, because your options are not analogous to the options available in this poll.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1321888803' post='1444070'] That doesn't make much sense to me to be honest. Given the poll options the example doesn't work instead it would be: Red Party = 50 Red And Yellow Party to share the rule = 50 Yellow Party = 4 Green Party = 51 So in the above the Red Party has been voted for 100 times and only 51 + 4 are against the red party [/quote]

If you haven't already, try the Rickenbacker forum e.g. this thread [url="http://www.rickenbacker.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14716"]http://www.rickenbac...php?f=5&t=14716[/url]

[quote name='skinzz' timestamp='1321895710' post='1444170'] thanks for all the replies, how do you know which are light medium or heavy tension ... [/quote] Very few string manufacturers publish tension figures so we mostly know from our own experience. [quote name='skinzz' timestamp='1321895710' post='1444170'] ... i bought a hofner cos i love the beatles, i ordered the rick about a year after i bought the hofner and it only arrived 2 months ago after waiting 2 years and a bit for it, im taking it to a bloke who was recommended on here to set it up properly for me martin from sims guitar works, he's so highly regarded that people send him their ricks from abroad to setup he's gonna charge me £45 which i though was dead reasonable, heres my baby [/quote] Someone with more expertise might put me right on this but I would guess that McCartney was using Pyramids on his Hofners and that the Ricky came with Ricky flats.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1321872577' post='1443809'] You can still do that: Click 'Delete My Vote' then vote again. I did. [/quote] So did I.

I know nothing about Warwicks but the Road Worn Fender Jazz I played in GAK was excellent, IMHO.

[quote name='skinzz' timestamp='1321814146' post='1443397'] great and how about the [b][color=#ff9900]daddario chromes ?[/color][/b] [/quote] You'll have to decide but on a Ricky I'd probably try the light gauge: 45-65-80-100

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1321813927' post='1443390'] There are several musical threads in Off-Topic that are interesting and which I'd like to contribute to. However no matter how hard I try it's difficult not to get sucked in to the non-musical w***ery that also gets posted. Personally I'd like Off Topic to be split into separate musical and non-musical forums but for some reason the Mods are reluctant to entertain this suggestion. [/quote] I'd very much support this. Especially the word w***ery.

[quote name='skinzz' timestamp='1321812373' post='1443353'] Great thanks everyone so which set of thomastiks and which daddarios would be good gauge for a rick, i'm going to buy either of the two Regards chris [/quote] Thomastik Jazz Flats only come in one gauge: 43-56-70-100

[quote name='skinzz' timestamp='1321810977' post='1443321'] low tension ? im a newbie to bass really can you please explain more , and which daddario chromes do you use gauge etc regards chris [/quote] To keep it untechnical, the tension is how stiff the string is when you pluck it. It's partly dependent on the construction of the string such that some strings, e.g. Thomastiks, are rather low tension (i.e. softer/gentler to pluck) and others e.g. Jamerson gauge La Bellas, are higher tension (i.e. take a lot more effort to pluck). Chromes are higher tension, Pyramids are lower tension but not as low as Thomastiks.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1321810524' post='1443308'] What sounds great to one person will sound bad to another. That is the trouble with strings. They are such a personal taste. The Thomastiks are known for their highs. They are bright, as flats go, but have very low tension, which your Ric's neck will love, but you may not. [/quote] I'd call the Thomastiks middy rather than bright but as you suggest it's all quite subjective. I do think Thomastiks could well sound very good on a Ricky.

[quote name='skinzz' timestamp='1321809284' post='1443286'] hi i know this topic has comne up before but i really want to know what are the best sounding flatwound strings for a rick 4003, i currently have pyramid gold flats on mine, they sound ok i.e very muted smooth low and warm, but the overall tone and highs are not great at all, unlike my hofner where the same strings are better sounding and sound more bright up the neck, ive been looking at la bella deep talking bass 43.60.82.104 are these gauges ok ? for the rick they are £51, same as the pyramids, i dont want to spend this much money on strings and not be happy with them, ive heard people using thomastik, rotosound , daddario flats, but which really are the best sounding ?? im a bit confused lol regards Chris [/quote] 'Best sounding' will depend on what you're looking for (or rather listening for) and there's not much telling whether you'll like a particular brand without trying them on the particular bass. With flats, it's an expensive business. I've heard it said the Ricky flats sound particularly good on a Ricky but never having played a Ricky with flats I couldn't be sure. The La Bellas you mention sound like the 760FL light gauge set which I think are the most commonly used - I don't know where they are £51 but at Stringbusters they are £29. Compared to the Pyramids to they are slightly more tense and slightly less dull.

As well as changing the EQ, you can have a big effect on tone by moving your right-hand nearer bridge or nearer the neck. Imagine a P or J bass with the covers on. Playing at the bridge cover is very different from playing at the pickup cover. Different strings can make a big difference too. Flats with a pick can have a very clear bottom end. With EQ, try more low-mids.

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1321800213' post='1443123'] I agree with this and would change my vote to 'likes only' if it was disconnected from a running 'reputation' tally and de-anonymised. That last is also important for it to function as intended I think. [/quote] [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1321800793' post='1443137'] Absolutely. Like it was before this unnecessary change was implemented. [/quote] So, with or without the reputation tally because we had that before?

Excellent in every way.

I seem to recall reading somewhere that one reason Hendrix preferred right-handed guitars was that he believed left-handed were less well made. I can't give a source for this however.

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1321752457' post='1442809'] How am I misreading the options? The first two options begin (and I quote) "Keep the reputation system but..." while the last one is "Deactivate the reputation system...". A & B are clearly the same option differentiated by a sub-proviso while option C is clearly their absolute antithesis. A & C can't be the same - C is against the use of Reputation System as a whole, while A is in favour of the system but against one of it's features. And (again) B is also in favour of the system but is not against either of the features. I do see how it can at first look unfair but the wording clearly stipulates that it is a vote to keep, or not to keep... but if kept there is a further condition to the choice. [/quote] I understand what you're saying but I think the problem is that your interpretation assumes that anyone who chooses option two automatically has option one as their second choice (and vice versa). However, it's quite feasible that someone could first choose option two and yet be against any reputation system that didn't have negs in it and so would have option three as their second choice. Similarly, anyone who chooses option one may prefer option three, and not option two, as their second choice.We don't know anyone's second choice because the poll doesn't ask for it. So, we ought not to jump to conclusions about second choices when they are unwarranted by the question asked. You may well not agree with me. I did choose option one at first - I don't mind the earlier not-anonymous system - but I've since changed my vote to option three in case a vote for option one is interpreted as a vote for option two or some other not presently existing system. [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1321784600' post='1442908'] The wording of the poll question though actually clearly stipulates which option the voter prefers. It's the poll question that's important to obtain the result. The poll question is 'Which option do you prefer'. It's a simple 3 horse race. Nowhere does it say the vote could be construed in the manner you're setting out. [color=#000000]You seem to be taking the option statements and turning them into the poll question. [/color] [color=#000000]We could have a discussion on whether the poll has been very well devised or on how the question has been phrased. However, it's been presented in a relatively straightforward manner hence I should imagine the upshot is is that it's first past the post poll.[/color] [color=#000000](holds back from say simples and doing meerkat impression)[/color] [color=#000000] [/color] [/quote] Yes.

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1321728301' post='1442527'] Not so. They are both in favour of the "like" option. The only division between those voting A & B is that the B voters are in favour of "dislike" too. [/quote] I'd say that you are misreading it with a bias to a particular view. You might as well say that the first and the third are the same because they are both against negs but that would also be a biased reading.