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  On 14/01/2024 at 00:59, ambient said:

I'm wondering why they didn't buy a proper headless bridge/tuning assembly and do it properly.

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The string angles through the bridge are dire but doing it ‘properly’ means double ball end strings only and massively limiting your string choice (in theory you can clamp strings but not all strings like that, TIs in particular). Doing it properly in this case probably means a headstock!

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  On 16/01/2024 at 03:51, Boodang said:

The string angles through the bridge are dire but doing it ‘properly’ means double ball end strings only and massively limiting your string choice (in theory you can clamp strings but not all strings like that, TIs in particular). Doing it properly in this case probably means a headstock!

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I've only got DBEs on one of my headless basses. One of the Seis can take either DBE or conventional, and I've just moved to conventional so I can put nickel 40-130s on (it's fretless, so I thought I'd try nickels to reduce fretboard wear).

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  On 16/01/2024 at 11:17, tauzero said:

 

I've only got DBEs on one of my headless basses. One of the Seis can take either DBE or conventional, and I've just moved to conventional so I can put nickel 40-130s on (it's fretless, so I thought I'd try nickels to reduce fretboard wear).

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I've got a headless Sei and found a quite a few normal strings that can't be clamped, including LaBella and D'addario nylon wrap, TI jazz and Galli Synthesis. Basically anything a bit delicate just unwraps under tension if you cut and clamp. So I'm restricted to DBE or strings with sturdy windings.

What I'd like to do is get a headstock fitted to the Sei but everyone I've approached says it's not possible. 

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  On 16/01/2024 at 12:43, Boodang said:

I've got a headless Sei and found a quite a few normal strings that can't be clamped, including LaBella and D'addario nylon wrap, TI jazz and Galli Synthesis. Basically anything a bit delicate just unwraps under tension if you cut and clamp. So I'm restricted to DBE or strings with sturdy windings.

What I'd like to do is get a headstock fitted to the Sei but everyone I've approached says it's not possible. 

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You obviously need to swap your 5-string Sei Flamboyant for a 5-string fretted Warwick Thumb, which I happen to have just here.

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  On 16/01/2024 at 16:41, tauzero said:

 

You obviously need to swap your 5-string Sei Flamboyant for a 5-string fretted Warwick Thumb, which I happen to have just here.

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Ah, the Sei is so beautifully made I've hung it on the wall as a work of art!

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