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05-20-2006, 02:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newark, Delaware | | | badass II vs. III
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Has anyone had experience w/both of these? I am having my p refretted and professionally set-up in a few weeks, and i am weighing the decision to have the option of string-through body on my bass or not. Money is not an issue. I love having the strings through the body on my lakland, but more than likely there will be flats going on the p once it has been repaired, a.k.a. the p will be my old-school fingerstyle/thumbstyle funk bass. I have heard that running the strings through the body incrases the bass's response to percussive attacks, which i like to incorporate into my playing sometimes. Is it worth it?
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05-21-2006, 07:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Connecticut | | | the bad ass basically just increases your sustain, but doesnt really change the tone. both bridges should do the same thing and if you want to have a string-through body, then go all out man. youll need a BAIII for the string-through, a BAII if your not gonna take that route. i personally slapped a BAII on my MIM jazz. |
05-21-2006, 10:07 PM
|  | Hip No Ties | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York, NY | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by ScottyAx800 I have heard that running the strings through the body incrases the bass's response to percussive attacks, which i like to incorporate into my playing sometimes. Is it worth it? | I've read remarks from those who swear that stringing through-body makes all the difference, and remarks from others who claim it makes no difference at all. Personally, I'm not convinced it makes any difference...
I own three basses - each with a BadAss II - no string-through. And they all sound fine - I don't feel as if I'm missing anything...
If you're convinced to go the string-through-body route, then be prepared...to rout (  ) - some new string holes through the body of your bass, that is. It's a pretty serious operation, since you can't ever reverse the "surgery" once you've had it done, so be darned sure about it before you authorize your luthier to get the drill out...
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05-21-2006, 10:26 PM
| | [acct disabled - multiple aliases] | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Venice, CA | | | I have both a BassAss II on my Fender MM4 and a BassAss III I recently put on my Am JBass. I changed my PUPs and put the BA III on and that bass is in a whole new league now. The BA III added sustain and I like its low profile for doing palm muting.
I choose the BA III for two reasons. One, it is made for newer 3-screw Fender basses, so no fllling the old holes and redrilling. Two, I do string throu the body and it lets me continue to do so. I like string throu since it pushes the winding of the string away from the bridge on strings that it is long on. With BA III I have the option of mixing string throu and not. Now that is not something I would do on a 4-string, but on a Fender 5 I might for the B-string.
Since it was mentioned I like string throu because I feel more of the string is in contact with the body means more transfer of the vibration. Any proof, no just my own wacky theory. |
05-21-2006, 10:26 PM
| | | | aren't the badass ll and the badass lll same??
Only the badass lll has more holes for the newer fender models... am i right?
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05-21-2006, 11:17 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Glendale & La Jolla, CA | | | The BAIII has less holse, is string-thru compatible, and has a bunch of saddle grooves. |
05-22-2006, 10:52 AM
|  | prefers electric miles davis | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | the III has 3 holes and is string-through, the II has 5 holes and isn't string-through.
by holes i mean the holes where the screws go. |
07-21-2006, 05:25 AM
|  | Quatre-cordes | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Orleans, LA /El Paso TX | | | back to the top:
Is the Badass II lower profile than the Am Deluxe J Bridge? Because the BadassII on my other basses lowered my action considerably... |
07-21-2006, 08:41 AM
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Builder: Valenti Basses | | Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Staten Island NYC | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by MysticMichael I've read remarks from those who swear that stringing through-body makes all the difference, and remarks from others who claim it makes no difference at all. Personally, I'm not convinced it makes any difference...
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07-21-2006, 09:05 AM
|  | Fingers, pick, and a little bit of slap | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Terrapin country (Crofton, MD) | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by MysticMichael I've read remarks from those who swear that stringing through-body makes all the difference, and remarks from others who claim it makes no difference at all. Personally, I'm not convinced it makes any difference... | I've tried both ways on basses that had both options and noticed no differences in playability, tone, or anything else. |
07-21-2006, 09:32 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herndon, VA - NoVa | | | FWIW, being that your P (I am assuming its the '78 in your profile) probably has some serious vintage vibe and mojo, don't put any new holes in it! I seriously doubt that the string through will give you anything you're missing. Slap the BAII on there (no extra holes required) and be done with it. FWIW, think about the Gotoh 201, which should also be a direct fit. I personally liked the one I had more than I like the BAII that I currently have.
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07-21-2006, 01:55 PM
| | Quatre-cordes | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Orleans, LA /El Paso TX | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Fuzzbass I've tried both ways on basses that had both options and noticed no differences in playability, tone, or anything else. | on my MIA Jazz, string-thru body seems louder unplugged. However plugged in: no difference |
07-24-2006, 12:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Portland, OR | | | I think the new BA II's are also string thru compatible. It's just a matter of if you are replacing a 5 screw or 3 screw bridge. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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