I found my "Holy Grail"

ghs_boomer · Post by **ghs_boomer** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:46 pm

Hey Guys, For the last 25+ years, My Holy Grail was getting Geddy's AFTK's sound. Well, today, I got it!

I was messing with the settings on my Hartke amp, tweeking the shape setting, turning the mid and bass knobs and such.
Then i started on the bass, I raised the bridge pick up to about 1/8th an inch from the strings, turned down the Neck pick up volume to about maybe 1/4 and changed my strings.
For the past 25+ years i have been using GHS Boomers and or Rotos, but this time i used basic Fender round wounds and low and behold.....Geddy's sound...I'm in heaven right now, i'm also afraid to tuch my amp for fear i will mess it up.........I'm going to dump GHS and buy Fender strings from now on..

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:11 pm

Strings are a strange animal. I swear by D'Addario nickle XL 170's on my 4003's, but my 4004 CII really, really likes DR Highbeams.

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:12 pm

I heard Geddy used some 30-90 strings on one of his basses. Something like that. Not sure which or anything like that. Stanley Clarke too. Not sure who else. Iv played on a Wal with 30-90strings. Pretty kool. I heard their hard or impossible to find any more tho. Anyohwho I thought it was kinda kool. Probly not much to do with the subject matter.

I use boomers on my Aerodyne and I have a set on my ric right now. Sounds pretty decent. Iv never been to picky about getting anyone elses sound tho.

CONGRATS tho.

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:16 pm

Strings get married to your bass. Once you find the right ones for the right bass there just no changing it. Chip told me that. I must agree with him.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:13 pm

congrats on finding the "Grail"!