Optima 24 Karat strings
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Optima 24 Karat strings
I'm going into the studio tomorrow to track some demos for Sony. I'll be wearing gold for the special occasion!
Thanks to the good Dr! Always follow your Dr's advice!
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Cool! I bet they would look great on a bass with gold hardware, too!
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It pains me to see a bass with all the strings off!!!! one at a time!!!!!!!!
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Huh, I got a puppy when I turned 50 a few months ago.The good Dr Who gifted me a 50th birthday present a few months ago
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teeder wrote:Huh, I got a puppy when I turned 50 a few months ago.The good Dr Who gifted me a 50th birthday present a few months ago
I win!
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jdogric12 wrote:It pains me to see a bass with all the strings off!!!! one at a time!!!!!!!!
Not to sound ignorant, but I've been changing them (and cleaning the bass) like this for over 20 years. Hasn't been a problem. Should it be?
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I've ben doing so for over twice as long. No worries doing so, either.s4001 wrote:jdogric12 wrote:It pains me to see a bass with all the strings off!!!! one at a time!!!!!!!!
Not to sound ignorant, but I've been changing them (and cleaning the bass) like this for over 20 years. Hasn't been a problem. Should it be?
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I gave Joey a set to use on his gold-hardware bass. Not sure when when he will change the strings on it, though.bassduke49 wrote:Cool! I bet they would look great on a bass with gold hardware, too!
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Maybe, Joey could loan them to me me to use in the meantime.doctorwho wrote:I gave Joey a set to use on his gold-hardware bass. Not sure when when he will change the strings on it, though.bassduke49 wrote:Cool! I bet they would look great on a bass with gold hardware, too!
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s4001 wrote:teeder wrote:Huh, I got a puppy when I turned 50 a few months ago.The good Dr Who gifted me a 50th birthday present a few months ago
I win!
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I just do whatever I can to avoid big swings in tension on the neck. If it's never been a problem for you, more power to you!s4001 wrote:jdogric12 wrote:It pains me to see a bass with all the strings off!!!! one at a time!!!!!!!!
Not to sound ignorant, but I've been changing them (and cleaning the bass) like this for over 20 years. Hasn't been a problem. Should it be?
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I figure after 50 years, everything short of flood and fire has been done to this bass.
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The recording session with them went fabulously. Excessive amount of Ric snarl! Hopefully I'll have pre vox mixes before too long.
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Re: Optima 24 Karat strings
Inspired by this thread I got myself a set of gold strings for my 4004 cii trans red. I went for the thicker set 2319 (45-65-80-105). Only tried it acoustical so far, but I have a good feeling already. Hard to capture the full effect of the gold on camera, but here's a quick attempt. Now, where can I get gold frets...
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Evo wire is gold, you can get it here... sorry
http://www.lmii.com/products/tools-serv ... o-fretwire
http://www.lmii.com/products/tools-serv ... o-fretwire