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  1. ead
    I have Black Label p/ups on my new TT but can't comment yet on live performance. Band practice not far away now so that will be the first test. From what I hear so far in practice I can't see there being any issues.
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    Just acquired a lovely bass from Tom. Top dude, great comms and very easy to deal with. Highly recommended BCer.
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    Agree tension and stiffness are two different properties and probably combine in the way we feel the strings under our digits. I have found through experimentation that if I purchase/construct string sets with pretty similar string tensions, then when I'm playing I get to expend (as far as I can tell) a similar amount of effort plucking each string. That works for me so I'm sticking with it
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    Sorted. Very reliable peep too.
  5. ead
    All my basses have to earn their keep so even my much loved 1966 P bass gets outings.
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    I think there is an amount of physics at play here too as has said above. For any scale length you can pick a gauge of string that works and it's not a linear relationship which I guess is why to me 45/65/85/105 strings give very uneven tension across the bass. I've bought 5-string sets from Newtone as you can pick pretty much exactly what you want in terms of construction and gauge. The last 5-string set I acquired had the following gauges (35" scale): 42/56/76/102/138T. This gave me excellent uniform tension, absence of mud and the tapered B made it a doddle to fit even for a relatively heavy gauge.
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    Isn't there a Yamaha TRBX 5er on here for £350 or so. Rock solid I believe but I've never played one. The Maruszczyk on ebay is about 4.6kgs (I asked) so not exactly lightweight!
  8. ead
    I think our did. One of our earlier P bass (ish) exchanges that continue to entertain and delight with predictable regularity to this day
  9. ead
    Probably not the place to mention it but I have a 32" scale ACG at just over 7lbs that is great for gigging. Not quite as light as the Sandbergs but very manageable.
  10. ead
    Japanese made I believe. Mine had a stunning flamed neck and board so I don't think it's the same bass.
  11. ead
    Looks nice. I had one of these a while back. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antoria-Bass-Guitar-Late-sixties-early-seventies-Good-Condition/114734155587?hash=item1ab6b04743%3Ag%3ABv8AAOSw9C1gVelG&LH_ItemCondition=3000
  12. ead
    Congratulations.
  13. ead
    Having had a long chat with Mark at Bass Direct this morning I'm going to go with a Nordstrand MM4.2 pickup over the other two I mentioned above.
  14. ead
    Just checked back on the Euro LE necks. I'd say very similar to the neck on my Sandberg Calirfornia II TT bass. Hope that helps as an alternative frame of reference.
  15. ead
    At the moment I have nothing to compare them with directly however I think @Paulhauser is correct as the two Euro LEs I have are both very comfortable. Not sure the nut width has changed but the Euro 4LEs definitely feel thinner front to back than what I recall of the previous Euro 4LX I used to own.
  16. ead
    Hey folks I'm doing a little project to convert one of the 'value' Stingray copies to sound a more like the pre Ernie Ball Rays. I'm going to go for a Stinger '77 preamp but would like to know if any of you good people have any experience with either the Delano MC4 AL/V4 or Seymoud Duncan SMB-4A Dual Coil pickups. Both claim to be a good replacement vintage style pickup. Also interested to hear about good replacement bridges. Thank you.
  17. ead
    Even my regular Alder Sandberg TT is only 8lbs so very easy on the bodily particles.
  18. ead
    Never had any problems with it myself. The occasional string does pop out every so often but adjustment wise never had any intonation issues. A bit like Spector bridges really.
  19. ead
    Now sold, sorry @WHUFC BASS
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    Sale pending atm but not yet completed. I'll let you know either was asap @WHUFC BASS
  21. ead
    These are Sadowsky knobs. There is a thread on here with sources to buy that are not in the USA:
  22. ead
    Same here, mighty basses these. Only c.50 made too.
  23. ead
    For sale is a brand new set of Sandberg steel wound strings that came off a new bass that I have just received, I believe that these are made by GHS. Essentially I forgot to request nickel strings at the time. They were put on the bass at the factory and then shipped to me. I played them for maybe 5 minutes to check everything was OK then took them straight off. Cut for a 4-in-line 34" scale bass. I think the gauges are 45-105 but I have no way to measure this. The other set Sandberg use are 40-100. £12 posted UK mainland Pics below. Packaging is not related to the contents, but it keeps the strings clean and safe.
  24. ead
    Plays beautifully, the neck is amazing. Sound wise very J bass. Picks are pretty hot so are wound down a mm or two lower than on a typical jazz bass. Still playing with the VVT set up to explore all the options, first impressions are extremely positive though.
  25. ead
    NBD Arrived this morning. It's basically an "if Geddy had visited Sandberg" bass. Satin body, the Black Label Pickups and passive VVT electrics. Nice and light at 8lbs too. Couldn't decide on pickguard so got a couple of spares...
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