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Old 10-02-2007, 11:40 AM
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Question hard hitters?

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Originally Posted by Arnold Schnitzer View Post
I just want to add a little something I learned about these strings yesterday. The open strings vibrate with a huge excursion when played aggressively (pizz). I can make the open E and A hit the adjacent string if I fire them hard. I dressed the fingerboard on this particular bass with a good amount of camber, but the potential for rattle is still there. I see this as the opposite side of the coin from their ability to play loud and punchy.
Maybe a Gut-type set-up FB-wise for EP hard hitters, aye?
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