The Bassist and Guitarist thread

[DRM]

Yep at least Donal used to take it out and allow certain people to play it.

View: https://youtu.be/EqjVKJdxpK0?si=7hO2U2YmYFcin0jv

Probably the last time it ever gets played, Joe Bonamassa 2 weeks ago in Cork, making it sing and wail for the last time by sounds of things

 

[FrothNinja]

National museum of Ireland, so doubtful it will play another note.

Wouldn't count on it. Museums thrive on footfall and special events when exhibits are used are big draws.

 

[Badger_Boom]

Wouldn't count on it. Museums thrive on footfall and special events when exhibits are used are big draws.

True, but not usually ones they've just paid the thick end of a million euros for.

 

[FrothNinja]

True, but not usually ones they've just paid the thick end of a million euros for.

Dunno, some joint in the States did it with a Strad, can't remember the ticket prices but they were north of a $1000...mind you they threw in free drinks and nibbles.
Your probably right, suspect they will wait for the visitor numbers to drop before some super duper on trend guitarist does their twang for charidy

 

[DRM]

Dunno, some joint in the States did it with a Strad, can't remember the ticket prices but they were north of a $1000...mind you they threw in free drinks and nibbles.
Your probably right, suspect they will wait for the visitor numbers to drop before some super duper on trend guitarist does their twang for charidy

There just happens to be a Joe Bonamassa concert in Cork next year, a Rory Gallagher tribute concert, I wonder if it might just make a guest appearance

 

[MontyVeda]

A question for the bassists, and those who can't resist an innuendo...

My G-string sounds really bright and twangy compared to the other three strings, which all have a distinct thud.
I'm using flat wounds and the twang is there on both fretted and the open string.
Having nothing to compare it too... is it normal for a bass G to twang so brightly?

 

[Drago]

They do tend to sound twangier and more shrill, but it shouldn't be radically different to D.

 

[rogerzilla]

Try adjusting the pickup height only on the treble side slightly. Depending on the bass, it might change the tone as well as the volume. I'd start by lowering it a couple of mm.

 

[MontyVeda]

Try adjusting the pickup height only on the treble side slightly. Depending on the bass, it might change the tone as well as the volume. I'd start by lowering it a couple of mm.

it's twangy both acoustically and through the pick-up.

 

[rogerzilla]

Are they brand new strings? They can be annoyingly bright until they've acquired a bit of finger grease, although flats aren't as bad for this as roundwounds.

 

[MontyVeda]

Are they brand new strings? They can be annoyingly bright until they've acquired a bit of finger grease, although flats aren't as bad for this as roundwounds.

been on since i built it, so eighteen months.

Like I say, it's just the one string that seems incredibly bright and twangy. It can't be the saddle as those are the same for all strings, or the nut since it's the same when fretted.

 

[MontyVeda]

in other news, it's barely a month since I bought my first pedal... and i already need a bigger pedal board!

 

[FrothNinja]

Contemplating locking tuners but not sure if they are practical if one changes the tunings.
Anyone knowledgeable on such things?
Ta

 

[raleighnut]

Contemplating locking tuners but not sure if they are practical if one changes the tunings.
Anyone knowledgeable on such things?
Ta

Do you mean 'locking tuners' or a locking nut, Locking tuning machine heads just mean faster string changes (no need to overlap/wrap but a locking nut means a heck of a faff changing a string. I don't think either are really needed unless you do a lot of 'whammy bar' action in which case the locking nut makes sense as the strings don't pull through the nut on the headstock so tuning stability is improved.
One problem I could see with locking tuners and alternate tuning is you may not have enough string wrap on the machine head to tune down more than a couple of tones.

 

[FrothNinja]

Do you mean 'locking tuners' or a locking nut, Locking tuning machine heads just mean faster string changes (no need to overlap/wrap but a locking nut means a heck of a faff changing a string. I don't think either are really needed unless you do a lot of 'whammy bar' action in which case the locking nut makes sense as the strings don't pull through the nut on the headstock so tuning stability is improved.
One problem I could see with locking tuners and alternate tuning is you may not have enough string wrap on the machine head to tune down more than a couple of tones.

Tuners