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Hi Doug, Glad that you had a good experience! . I'll be sure to pass it on to the spares guys. Many thanks Simon // Focusrite Novation Technical Support

Really loving the relic'd Ibanez hollowbodies & SR Singlecut. The Orange O bass was the single biggest 'wtf' moment for me.....like.....really? You waited for winter NAMM to announce this thing?! Blurgh The TC Ditto X4 looks very impressive too! Si

Familiar with the name, although never played one. Hand built in Finland, well made & mostly passive.....what else is there to know Si

[quote name='Russ' timestamp='1453507777' post='2960274'] Did anyone see that Sadowsky have now joined the singlecut club? I like it. http://sadowsky.com/single-cut/ [/quote] It does look nice, but the heel/neck join is weird and just looks clumsy to me. Si

I think we've quickly arrived at the 'I like something you don't' part of the evening lol. Si

I ordered a few bits from them a couple of weeks ago and were very responsive to email & phone. Hope you get it sorted Si

[quote name='NoirBass' timestamp='1453394807' post='2959135'] Me too, might have to pick one of these up. I fancy it more than the comp, but I shall reserve judgement until I've played one. C [/quote] Would very much like to A/B it against my original! Si

Huge meh Si

[quote name='FlatEric' timestamp='1453382117' post='2958940'] Come around June ish, some of mine are to be set free!! I'll keep you posted. [/quote] 👍

Hi guys, as per above, I've just done some clearing up, I'll message you individually if your post is affected Cheers Si

Glad to see the VB-2 back, great pedal! Si

I'd still love one Si

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1453133105' post='2956679'] On a drop tuning I'd say they were essential! 110 is good for a drop D tuning, but it's gotta be heavier for a C. especially if the other strings are dropping a tone from standard, for sure! I recorded a track for Sacred Mother Tongue ages ago on my PJ bass using these strings and it sounded superb, as well as having a nice tension across the strings for fast pick work. [/quote] Oh totally, if you need to go back to standard tuning, then something like the D'Addarios is perfect. However in First Signs Of Frost, I was only ever in C Standard, basses setup specifically for it, and lot of the lines were fast unison runs etc, so crazy heavy gauges would have been not better (sic). As such, a heavier/thicker core to increase tension was better for me, I could be in C standard, with 45-105 gauge, and a tension similar to standard tuning.....but obviously wouldn't tune up to standard....they'd snap lol. But yes, it really all depends on your use case Si

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1453125504' post='2956554'] These by a long distance [url="http://www.daddario.com/DADMobileProductDetail.Page?ActiveID=3757&productid=380&productname=EXL160BT_Nickel_Wound__Balanced_Tension_Medium__50_120"]http://www.daddario...._Medium__50_120[/url] 120-50 is a great set for that tuning! [/quote] Ooooosshh, a 90 A and a 120 E, braver than me lol Si

[quote name='Gingerlocks' timestamp='1453107583' post='2956303'] Great advice man, thanks! For now, I'll just go with 50 to 110 gauge! However, can't I just use a capo if I want to go back to standard tuning? Or... just move my fingers up two frets? [/quote] Absolutely, if you're happy relearning where your notes are on the fretboard, you can simply change your hand position and still play 'standard tuned' stuff. Obviously you have lost 2 tones at the top of your fingerboard, but usually not too much of an issue. The slight difficulty comes about if you have a guitarist in standard, pedalling a riff off E, and you're struggling because you have to follow the riff then quickly get back to fret 4 on your low string for the E as opposed to just hitting an open string (hopefully that makes sense). Really it just depends on your band situation. Si

Not listened to the clips yet, but they sound interesting by the newsletter descriptions for sure! Si

Really it depends on whether you want to leave your bass in that tuning? If you don't, and want to go back to standard tuning, then you just want the heaviest gauge you can find, probably 50-110, this will help with the string tension a little. However, if you want to leave the bass in that tuning, then you have more options. For a few years I played and toured in C standard (C, F, Bb, Eb), I used custom wound Newtone strings which had a large core (the element that has a real effect on tension). If you enlarge the core, you can have thinner gauge (I had 45-105), tune down and have a tension akin to standard tuning. Of course, beacause of this extra tension, you can't then tune the bass up to standard without fitting 'normal' strings. Different tensions will also probably mean the bass needs a setup for a luthier Hope this helps Si

[quote name='elephantgrey' timestamp='1452860094' post='2954139'] Fixed. [/quote] Thanks. Saved me from fixing it lol Si