[gnjpowell]

New to the forum and a new-to-me bass, 1970 EB-3. 100% all original and complete, very very nice cosmetics and a great player. Looking for info on value and what flatwound strings might work well with the existing nylon bridge saddles as the "fat part" of most strings' bridge-ends sits on the saddle and raises the string height. Is the height and lateral string location over the fretboard set by modifying the "v" notch cut into these nylon saddles? Any tips on perfecting that Jack Bruce/Cream sound? Other interesting factoids?

[jules]

Hi and welcome

Yeah, strings can be a problem. You can get a 'mod bar' from certain ebay sellers that solves this. I can't see one on just now. All it does is adds a few more mm distance between the string end and the saddle. You could do the same thing (and i've seen it done) with washers.

I use Labella deep talkin' and TI jazz flats, and have no real problems with these.

As for the Jack Bruce tone... the old Marshall stacks are an import part of it.... I find the EB3, more than any of my other basses, responds heavily to room acoustics. What sounds like Jack Bruce in a small room, might not sound anything like it in a big room. Try different pickup configs and try positioning your hands in different places relative to the pickups. I'm not sure the EB3 is the right bass to rigidly stick to a 'usual' setting if you play out a lot.

Hope this is of some help