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Old June 29th, 2009, 01:57 PM   #6 (permalink)
sixstringbastard
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Flatwound strings and a piece of foam under the strings near the bridge with the tone knob rolled back a bit will approximate an upright sound. Notice I say approximate because nothing really sounds as sweet and wooden as an upright bass.
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