Got a set of half-rounds... Which should i put them on?

[MiltyG565]

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1357379783' post='1921749']
Confusing yes!
I was talking about flats lol-
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So was Roland...

[Roland Rock]

Ah, ok, reading HighFox's post again, I can see the confusion. I read his post as meaning that flats ARE slidy and silky.
It would be pretty hard to argue against flats being the smoothest of the string types. They are flat after all :-)
Obviously, some flats are smoother than others, and some may say that they prefer rounds for whatever reason, but in terms of smoothness, and lack of friction when sliding, I can't see anyone disagreeing that flats are where it's at *

*Actually, scratch that, this is Basschat after all :-)

[Roc]

They sound good on the vid, good stuff, I'm defo gonna try them.

[MiltyG565]

[quote name='Roc' timestamp='1357513889' post='1923987']
They sound good on the vid, good stuff, I'm defo gonna try them.
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They really do sound fantastic. I'm fresh into the entire "Not a round-wound" market, and i love them!

[MiltyG565]

Down-side though, they are £30! (Yikes!)

I think i might cover knights of cydonia tomorrow with them. Which also got me thinking... what if i made a jazz bass with a MM style humbucker in between the 2 jazz pickups?

[Judo Chop]

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1357518015' post='1924056']
Down-side though, they are £30! (Yikes!)

I think i might cover knights of cydonia tomorrow with them. Which also got me thinking... what if i made a jazz bass with a MM style humbucker in between the 2 jazz pickups?
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Then you'd better start saving up, I'm having a jazz pickup installed on my precision which is costing me £156

[MiltyG565]

[quote name='Jack Cahalane' timestamp='1357518283' post='1924058']
Then you'd better start saving up, I'm having a jazz pickup installed on my precision which is costing me £156
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eh... why is it costing that much? i thought market price for a decent one would be around £50, and a pretty good one about £70...

[Judo Chop]

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1357519284' post='1924064']


eh... why is it costing that much? i thought market price for a decent one would be around £50, and a pretty good one about £70...
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£50 for the pickup, £106 for the routing, wiring and the new concentric knobs

[MiltyG565]

[quote name='Jack Cahalane' timestamp='1357521125' post='1924067']
£50 for the pickup, £106 for the routing, wiring and the new concentric knobs
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Ah, that makes more sense now! 'twill sound good!

[Judo Chop]

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1357521813' post='1924070']


Ah, that makes more sense now! 'twill sound good!
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Hopefully, got a two week wait though before I find out.

Your idea sounds interesting, I wonder if it's been done before?

[MiltyG565]

[quote name='Jack Cahalane' timestamp='1357522374' post='1924074']
Hopefully, got a two week wait though before I find out.

Your idea sounds interesting, I wonder if it's been done before?
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Probably... i can't be the first to think of it, can i?

[Judo Chop]

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1357522537' post='1924075']


Probably... i can't be the first to think of it, can i?
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This one's almost right

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3200/2797708672_b404929f0e.jpg

[MiltyG565]

[quote name='Jack Cahalane' timestamp='1357524164' post='1924079']
This one's almost right

[url="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3200/2797708672_b404929f0e.jpg"]http://farm4.staticf..._b404929f0e.jpg[/url]
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Nearly right, but also, very wrong.

[Judo Chop]

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1357524779' post='1924080']


Nearly right, but also, very wrong.
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I know, a green scratch plate, how tacky.

[MiltyG565]

[quote name='Jack Cahalane' timestamp='1357526419' post='1924082']
I know, a green scratch plate, how tacky.
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Pickup at the neck, and a thumb rest between the mid and bridge pups... crazy!

[MiltyG565]

I saw a picture of a jazz shaped bass yesterday, with a MM style pickup in the tradition MM position (somewhere between the jazz positions) but that was the only pickup it had.

Hopefully some day i can make a couple of bass bodies and put pickups where i like.

[MiltyG565]

Also, any basses i make will be string through and with a high mass bridge.