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09-02-2007, 03:34 PM
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09-02-2007, 03:38 PM
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09-02-2007, 03:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sweden | | | Um... have no clue.. on the fender I used the stock PU screws.. on the fretless.. well.. some that was laying around..
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09-02-2007, 04:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tampa, FL | | I am unfamiliar with that. How exactly does a "ramp" improve playability?
PS. Whatever they are, it looks like you did a great job! 
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09-02-2007, 11:21 PM
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09-03-2007, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Liten  | That's pretty cool. Luckily, I don't need one because I've put countless hours of practice into playing softer and with a steady hand. I'm sure it would help you focus on other aspects of your playing, which is very nice. 
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09-03-2007, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by nastyn8c That's pretty cool. Luckily, I don't need one because I've put countless hours of practice into playing softer and with a steady hand. I'm sure it would help you focus on other aspects of your playing, which is very nice. | As with everything else.. If you have found what works for you, you should be happy! 
Telling people what they should be focusing on with thier practiceing in a "Ive just built a ramp"-thread without knowing how many hours that same person has been practicing, may also work for you.. not for many others.. (Not that I don't need to practice as much as you.. just an observation.. )
Thanks for posting.
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11-10-2010, 02:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia | | i like the acrylic, looks cool!!
this is mine, an acrylic ramp on my Ibanez BTB  
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11-10-2010, 08:14 AM
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11-11-2010, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by FunkMetalBass Why are all of these ramps flat and not radiused? | I'd imagine it's because it'd be a pain in the rear to radius the acrylic then sand/wet sand the thing down a bunch and buff it clear again IMO.
Think I'mma make mine out of wood.
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11-11-2010, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Absentia I'd imagine it's because it'd be a pain in the rear to radius the acrylic then sand/wet sand the thing down a bunch and buff it clear again IMO.
Think I'mma make mine out of wood. | hah! I'm thinking the same thing.. |
11-13-2010, 09:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ | | | My Roscoe Beck IV came with an acrylic or plexi ramp just like that. My guess is that the ramp is flat because it is meant to make it feel like you're always playing over a pickup for a consistent feel. It is sometimes referred to as a manual compressor, because one tends to play with a lighter and more consistent touch. Works for me. |
11-14-2010, 01:16 AM
| | | | I like it, you did a great job, and the edge of the ramp acts as a thumbrest. But what about between the pickup and neck (and also between the pickup and bridge), do you ever play there? I guess that maybe some slap players may not like a ramp between the pickup and neck?
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