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Old 06-07-2010, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Adrian Levi View Post
Is it possible that the differences in sound between flat back vs round has to do more with the crossbars found on a flat ? I have often wondered about this seeing as so much importance is placed on the ribs and plates vibrating as freely as possible ....?
Who is to say? Unless you change the Back of an exact Bass and test it after it settles in with one of more brace systems or as many as you try, the comparison is not between Backs but between Basses.
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