Hi all, new to this forum- I've had a soft spot for the SF bass since I played a single Bisonic PUP one at 30th St. Guitars years ago. I just bought Tim's S/B one pictured above and wandered over here to find out more about these gorgeous instruments.
I'm also trying to decide what kind of flats to put on this bass, the rounds sound fine but I really want some big lows and thump. I have lots of flats around and have had variously good experiences with many of them dependng on the bass, but they are all long scale so I can't really experiment.
I might try the Sadowskys because they have a lot of the tone and thump of the Labellas but I think the way they growl will sound perfect for these very smooth PUPs. I like TIs but they are already on the floppy side for me on long scale Fenders and don't want even lower tension on a short scale. I think GHS Precision flats would be killer as well. I have Chromes on my Harmony H22 and they are perfect for that bass, not sure if I want the same flavour on two basses, though.
Interesting to read about the baritone switch, I would consider disconnecting it but that's not for now, see how the string hunt goes first.
Anyway, enough rambling, I'm going to go play the thing.
I'm also trying to decide what kind of flats to put on this bass, the rounds sound fine but I really want some big lows and thump. I have lots of flats around and have had variously good experiences with many of them dependng on the bass, but they are all long scale so I can't really experiment.
I might try the Sadowskys because they have a lot of the tone and thump of the Labellas but I think the way they growl will sound perfect for these very smooth PUPs. I like TIs but they are already on the floppy side for me on long scale Fenders and don't want even lower tension on a short scale. I think GHS Precision flats would be killer as well. I have Chromes on my Harmony H22 and they are perfect for that bass, not sure if I want the same flavour on two basses, though.
Interesting to read about the baritone switch, I would consider disconnecting it but that's not for now, see how the string hunt goes first.
Anyway, enough rambling, I'm going to go play the thing.