continuation of the previous essex bass thread, located below...
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7538518#post7538518
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Essex Bass Club (Part 6)
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Should I have jumped on an $80 SX fretless P?
Or would I have regretted it?
Considering, that is, for $75 that same week I bought a 1983 USA Peavey T-25 Special with OHSC.
Or would I have regretted it?
Considering, that is, for $75 that same week I bought a 1983 USA Peavey T-25 Special with OHSC.
I would have gone for it, but its not a huge deal, I'm sure you'll get by without it just fine.
Fretless P's are awesome.
I don't want to de-fret my Fender, but the one I'm building is de-fretted and I hope I can get it finished soon so you can all laugh at it.
I'm only worried that I'd have to use flatwounds, do roundwounds really hurt the neck enough I'd have to switch?
I mean if I gotta use flats I'll re-fret the neck.
Oh, and here's my highly modded SX. Just for the hell of it.
Bill I am NEVER tired to see your bass. I always have a jaw dropping face when i see it.
I gotta steal it from you sometime.
I've never owned a fretless or a 5ver, but for the price, I don't think I can go wrong with this one.
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There's a Pisces '51??? The one thing I hate about SX basses is that they are such good deals I want to buy them all. It's a lot easier for me to say no to very nice expensive bass, then it is to turn down a cheap bass that has lots of potential.
I don't want to de-fret my Fender, but the one I'm building is de-fretted and I hope I can get it finished soon so you can all laugh at it.
I'm only worried that I'd have to use flatwounds, do roundwounds really hurt the neck enough I'd have to switch?
I mean if I gotta use flats I'll re-fret the neck.
Nah, they ain't so bad, lots of players use rounds on fretless, maybe have to resurface the board after half a decade, or more...
I actually do use flats on my fretless's, but just for tonal reasons.
Bill I am NEVER tired to see your bass. I always have a jaw dropping face when i see it.
I gotta steal it from you sometime.
Heh, if its ever robbed, I'll blame Canada!
Darkstrike...
What pups do you have in that?
Another question...how do the 4 string p pickups handle the low B?
I've been GAS'ing for a 5 string P but can't afford a fender/benavente/sadowsky right now...so I may just have to do some mods...also what is the string spacing at the bridge?
What pups do you have in that?
Another question...how do the 4 string p pickups handle the low B?
I've been GAS'ing for a 5 string P but can't afford a fender/benavente/sadowsky right now...so I may just have to do some mods...also what is the string spacing at the bridge?
Stock P pickup, and a DiMarzio X2N-7, with a push/pull for coil tap, Vol-Vol, no Tone.
I assume it handles low B well(most basses, IMO are just fine, once set up for it, though some are better), I don't actually know, its tuned D-G-C-F-Bb(or A#).
String spacing at the bridge is 14.5mm, just a little tighter than my 6string bass.
Suprisingly playable, really.
I am trying to figure out a way to explain another bass in the house...I tried a fiver the other day and I just don't think (think is the key word) that they are for me...I don't know if I want to learn fretless (although it would be cool)as I am still and forever will be learning what I have...
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