Clarky Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Hey Daf, I have just put a brand new set of Silver Slaps on my Kolstein travel bass (which has a downsized body). The E/A/D have the usual thump and a reasonable amount of sustain, albeit lacking a little in volume (hardly surprising, given less air being moved). However, the G is really very lifeless, just a dull 'thunk' with virtually no sustain. I reckon its down to the bass' downsized body rather than a faulty string. So I wondered if there is a single Innovation G string from one of the other lines (possibly Super Silver, 140SB, 140B???) that could be fitted in place to give a little more of a singing, sustaining quality without sounding tonally completely different from the E/A/D (or ratcheting up the tension massively)? Cheers Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daflewis Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Hi Clarky, I'll send you another silver slap G to make sure it's not a duff string, and I'll also send you a set of super silvers so you can try the G with your slaps and also try the whole set of supers to see what works best for you. (And if it turns out to be a duff G string I will, of course, sort a replacement) I've been meaning to get a trial set of the super silvers out anyway, so this seems a good time to start! Hope that works for you. Cheers, Daf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 Nice one Daf that's very kind. I have a gut feeling (awful pun ) that a slightly higher tension Super Silver might well do the trick. I am fairly sure it's down to the peculiarities of the smallKolstein body and not a duff G but this will give me the chance to rule that out. Great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daflewis Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 My pleasure, It's what I'm here for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Had a quick play on the bass before leaving for work and - having retuned (as Silver Slaps stretch a lot in the first few days IME) - the G sounds slightly better to my ears. Maybe its the stretching/settling phase that is causing it to sound dull as there seems to be a small amount of sustain this morning. Perhaps I was a bit hasty in my initial conclusion and I should leave it a few more days before properly passing judgment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Old Indian jazz proverb: 'Do not judge a string until you have walked for 200 bars in a sweaty club' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockabillybob1 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 ive replaced mine with a gut g and its ten times better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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