SG & EB Bass Club

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LeMaartien said:
I have the short scale La Bella Deep Talkin' Bass 760FS-B-S stainless steel flat wound set (.045, .065, .085, .105, .128) on my Wombat 5er. The B string plays and sounds great.

If you're thinking of using the BEAD strings from a 5 string set on a 4 string SG, you may need to recut the nut. If you do, there's no going back. You'd just have to replace the nut if you decide to go back to EADG.
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Iristone said:
I agree that a heavier normal string will work. I'd recommend buying the Short Scale one, as the Long Scale one may break at the tuner due to increased gauge/stiffness. One string I wouldn't recommend is La Bella Rx Steel, as even its normal E string is a bit flabby.
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Thanks! That's unfortunate about the RX since, DR makes a 5 string set so maybe I'll try that but yeah I'm not sure I want to cut mess with the nut on my favorite bass. Maybe I'll "borrow" one of ibanez's short scale 5s from somewhere with a good return policy and see how I like the short B
 
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Dr. Turkey said:
Thanks! That's unfortunate about the RX since, DR makes a 5 string set so maybe I'll try that but yeah I'm not sure I want to cut mess with the nut on my favorite bass. Maybe I'll "borrow" one of ibanez's short scale 5s from somewhere with a good return policy and see how I like the short B
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Just be aware the short scale B strings can sound really good on some basses and terrible on others. The string choice also makes a big difference. Do the test to see if you even like it, but don't assume that the results are definitive. The B string in my Form Factor Wombat 5er, strung with short scale La Bella DTFs (.128T (tapered)) is solid up and down the neck. Love it!
 
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This is a club I’ve wanted to join since I was a teenager! Hey, getting in at 31 is close enough right?

Wanted a bass in this style ever since I discovered Jack Bruce and watched the footage of Cream playing at Revolution Club. I thought Jack looked so cool with his EB-3 along with the cigarette in his headstock haha.

The Cream gig

my 1972 Gibson EB-0:
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jblock said:
I just got a new SG bass. Very happy with it but I do have one question since I’ve never owned a Gibson bass before. There’s a slight ridge I can feel where the fingerboard meets the neck. Is this typical? It doesn’t interfere with playing and I’ve seen what looks like the same thing in some other pics.

This pic of my bass shows it a little. Ignore the white stuff. It wiped right off and was some kind of wax. Thanks!

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My SG doesn’t have the ridge, but my Les Paul DC does. It doesn’t bother me but I do consider it a flaw that should be caught and corrected at the factory. Just my opinion though.
 
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On the Run said:
This is a club I’ve wanted to join since I was a teenager! Hey, getting in at 31 is close enough right?

Wanted a bass in this style ever since I discovered Jack Bruce and watched the footage of Cream playing at Revolution Club. I thought Jack looked so cool with his EB-3 along with the cigarette in his headstock haha.

The Cream gig

my 1972 Gibson EB-0:
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Welcome aboard! Can we offer you a number?
 
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On the Run said:
This is a club I’ve wanted to join since I was a teenager! Hey, getting in at 31 is close enough right?

Wanted a bass in this style ever since I discovered Jack Bruce and watched the footage of Cream playing at Revolution Club. I thought Jack looked so cool with his EB-3 along with the cigarette in his headstock haha.

The Cream gig

my 1972 Gibson EB-0:
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Very cool bass. Congratulations on finally getting your dream instrument :cool:

I can appreciate the wait. I didn’t get my since-teenage-years dream guitar (a Les Paul Standard) until I was 35. Still got it, sitting right over there to my left :D

Wishing you and your bass much great rock ‘n roll ahead :bassist:
 
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