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  • June 30, 2015 at 2:21 am in reply to: Hello from Australia’s Gold Coast #1228
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    Hi Again Youngspanion

    yes, perhaps a bit of patience on my part to stick with the high tension strings would have improved my technique but being the impatient sort that i am “i want it now”
    I have installed a Shatten RB-2 That has a pickup on the bridge and one under the fingerboard. you can adjust each separately.
    Is it any good? I dont have enough experience to tell as yet.

    June 30, 2015 at 1:59 am in reply to: Tailpiece on DB #1226
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    Hi Benjo75

    Not very far with my slapping, When i bought the bass it had very stiff steel strings on which as a learner i couldnt slap, so i bought innovation Ultra black strings only to find they were just a stiff. So i got a set of weedwacker pros and i have never looked back. As i get better with my technique i will ga back to the innovations. They did sound great Pizz

    June 30, 2015 at 1:56 am in reply to: Drummer and the Art of Slap Bass #1225
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    Hi Youngspanion

    I agree, the slap bass tends to be competing for the same air space as the snare.
    In fact, on Youtube there is a vidoe of Lee Rocker at a Bass convention with a lead guitarist and, Lee says “For this demonstration i have deliberately left out a drummer so you can appreciate the slap.”

    Just about sums it up

    June 30, 2015 at 1:52 am in reply to: Hello from Australia’s Gold Coast #1224
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    Hi Youngsspanion

    Thanks for the welcome (yes, its a bit quiet on the forum isn’t it)
    I do have a bass, had it for about 5 weeks now. I dont know the make but its Black with white double pinstripe around the edges and F holes.

    It had steel strings on when i bought it but they were so hard i couldnt learn any slapping at all. So i bought a set of Innovation Ultra blacks but when i put them on, i realised they are a high tension string so i was having the same trouble as the steeles. So i have just (last night) put on a set of Weedwacker Pros which are really easy to slap (if a little bit flubby on the E string) But i have to retune every few mins or so?

    Paul

    June 16, 2015 at 2:53 am in reply to: Tailpiece on DB #1219
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    Hi Benjo75

    Thanks for that i was getting a bit worried that my set up was incorrect. Although it plays fine, i was concerned that it may damage the bass

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