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Elixir Strings – Gore-Tex Coated

Posted on April 15, 2009 » tagged: Elixir Strings, nanoweb, polyweb, strings » 11 Comments »

Whenever I ask for recommendations on Bass Guitar strings, one of the most mentioned makes is Elixir Strings. They are quite different, and not to everyone’s taste, but they have attracted a passionate following. Via Guitarkadia I came across this CBS piece on Gore-Tex, the company behind Elixir Strings (excuse the pre-roll ad):

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Moving to Fretless from Fretted

Posted on March 28, 2009 » tagged: Fretless, jaco, Japan, Pino Palladino, Sting » 16 Comments »

Lots of the newer bassists who come to chat end up asking about fretless. I was interested in fretless bass from the earliest days of my playing. Partly because of the Jaco influence, but also because when I started playing there were a number of bands in vogue that featured fretless (Japan, Paul Simon, The [...]

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Clever Bass? Weird Bass

Posted on March 2, 2009 » tagged: custom bass, luthier, video » 7 Comments »

The design of the bass has been pretty much set in stone since its birth. There have been one or two notable exceptions over the years, so when I saw and read about the Orchid bass, it really caught my attention.
The bass was designed and built by Luthier Rich Toone. It has a 32″ neck, a Trapezoidal Neck Profile, [...]

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Elrick Expat Bass Line

Posted on February 19, 2009 » tagged: Elrick » Add a comment »

As you can probably guess from the title, Elrick has joined the ranks of MTD and Lakland with a higher-volume, lower-priced bass. The range has its own dedicated website: www.expatnjs.com. I’ve been a long term Elrick user, so I was particularly eager to check out where Rob Elrick is headed with this range.
Elrick have been in [...]

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Wood&Tronics

Posted on February 16, 2009 » tagged: Fodera, Ken Smith, Wood&Tronics » 7 Comments »

It is pretty rare for me to stumble across a bass manufacture of note that I haven’t see before, but yesterday was one of those days… I ran into a very nice chap by the name of Mark Graham, and he was playing a Wood&Tronics Chronos.
I was immediately struck by the sound (I heard it [...]

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