some general issues

Hi dear cbg-bass addicts! Iwant to add some ideas and experience I got AS a cbg builder.

The strings: after some googling around, I decided for Weedwhacker strings. Watch out: of you look in e-bay aso you will Fall for far to high prices. Look at home stores, they sell replacement packages for which I paid here in Switzerland about 9 dollars for 9 meters. You will geht equal to 10 basses! There are different diameters in different flashing colours. Look for the rund profile. They play great and are perfect for slapping too. 

Neck: since bass strings result in heavy pull, I recommend 'sandwich' build, mixed woods with hardwoods, too. 

Fretless plays best, its easier and cheaper to build, makes less sidenoises with a piezo. The fingers glide great directly on the neck and you get a precise touch. 

Hope that will hell, if neededlease shoot 

:-))

Jack Form Zürich, Switzerland

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  • The other of course being, if you use nylon strings, you can't use a magnetic pickup. Obvious for some, not obvious for all, I had a guy bring in his Spanish guitar complaining the soundhole pickup we sold him didn't work. I like piezo because they're cheap and easy, but they do pick up more surface noise, bridge tapping etc. Which you can use to your advantage.

    • a lil   trick  for  this   is  ,  you  can    take  the   lil   springs  out  on  a  click  pen   ,  and   slip   them  onto  the  weed wacker   strings  over  the area  the pick up  is  .  ;-)

       

  • One issue that puts off WeedWacker players is that amount of time it takes to get them played it.  I've found considerable stretch over 2 weeks or 10 hours of play.  I've had so much stretch that I had to recut for length.  BUT, after trimmer line has settled in, they can be stable for months.... unless of course if you don't put them in a hot car in summer...

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