Downunderwonder Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Seems that way. What is the closest equivalent to the old Pahoehoe black strings for original Ubass without truss rod? Although they were slippery it was manageable and the tone was fine. I was not impressed with the white Aguilar ones. Too tacky and didn't last long before dry rot set in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 Where all the "vintage" ubassers at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Have you tried google? https://kalabrand.com/products/road-toad-pahoehoe-u-bass-strings?variant=6031545089 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted June 25 Author Share Posted June 25 18 hours ago, tauzero said: Have you tried google? https://kalabrand.com/products/road-toad-pahoehoe-u-bass-strings?variant=6031545089 Yeah. Tried all sources. Nobody had any in stock on click through. Tried your link. Clicked the shop locally link. Not in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted June 25 Author Share Posted June 25 At least they now appear available at Kala US when they were not for the last three or four months. Hopefully they show up here sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linear Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 I love the old black strings, and have a similar dislike of the standard white Thunderguts. I haven't tried them yet, but I think I would be giving the Aquila Thunderbrown a go when my Pahoehoes finally give up. Supposedly slippy enough to slide properly, and they sound decent in the demos I've listened to. Although, I note Aquila say they are higher tension - not sure if that would be an issue on a UBass without a truss rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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