thoughts on KC Strings extensions?

[Adrian Cho]

Wow that is very light. Thanks.

[farmerdude]

Hey Martin, why dont you just give me an extension/installation and I'll let everyone know the results

I recently had a significant amount of wood taken off of a combination of neck/board on one of my basses...3mm towards the nut and around 9mm towards the heel. I dont know the actual weight that came off, (thats alot of wood), but to my ears, the bass sounds the same.

What kind of changes should one look for in changing the AO/BO? Are we talking about volume, tone, wolftones, sustain, everything, etc?

[Bob Branstetter]

Originally posted by farmerdude
I recently had a significant amount of wood taken off of a combination of neck/board on one of my basses...3mm towards the nut and around 9mm towards the heel. I dont know the actual weight that came off, (thats alot of wood), but to my ears, the bass sounds the same.

What kind of changes should one look for in changing the AO/BO? Are we talking about volume, tone, wolftones, sustain, everything, etc?

Tim, once you get so far away from the point where A0 & B0 are matched, there is not any difference. It is only when you are at or very near to matching point that the change becomes apparent. The most noticable phenomenon is the increased feel of the vibrations in your left hand. You will probably not hear a huge increase in the volume, but smoothneess and sustain can be improved. It all depends on the instrument and how far off your are from optimum A0-B0 matching. Wolftones will not be helped by matching A0-B0. The areas in which you removed wood are all near the vibration center point of the neck assembly, so removing the wood there will not change the B0 as much as if you had removed or added wood/weight to the scroll or end of the fingerboard. I'll make the same offer to you that I have everyone else. Let know you want it, and I'll send you a copy of my paper on A0-B0 matching.

[Eric Jackson]

Bob's paper is an interesting read. I haven't experienced A0-B0 tuning first hand, but the theory and methods seem logical to me.

[Adrian Cho]

Hey Bob, I sent you private mail.

Adrian