Recent content by Bromosapien

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    the official "Show your basses" thread part 14!

    Very nice collection,,,,, that distillate has some wicked flame to it !!!
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    the official "Show your basses" thread part 13!

    Nice Avatar !! WIIIIIIIIZZZZZZZZ!!!!! xD Is the CT reeaaly 38" scale ? not 36" ? thats crazy. the only one i heard of that long is his own personal bass... how do the strings feel, are they really tight ?
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    Les Claypool's New Bass!

    Les designed the bass with the help of one of his luthier friends ... he apparently wanted something that used nice tonewoods, but was a little more straight forward than his CT's .... i was there on NYE and personally i think it sounded much better than his new CT copy of his main 4...
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    The truth about your tone and what affects it.

    This thread has totally gone AWOL!!!! My opinion.. the biggest things that affect tone are ( in order ) 1: Playing style and technique 2: What kind of Bass & Amp you are using. 3: What kind of strings you use. (nickel,stainless,tape wound) These things are what greatly affect the...
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    I just died a little inside

    Thats a tragedy man, those are great basses too. :bawl::bawl::bawl: Was it a vintage instrument??
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    Thanksgiving Day musings- How heavy are your basses?

    Is that the brand new one??? it looks great already even w/o finish!!
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    My new Jazz!!

    Thats wild ! i really like the unmarked neck
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    Thanksgiving Day musings- How heavy are your basses?

    From what ive been told the bridge was called " the claw " and was a factory made Fender part during the early 80's. Ive never seen any others except for this and one on my other bass. I'd say it only weighs about a pound. lool It is solid brass though. ive had the bridge off and the bass...
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    Thanksgiving Day musings- How heavy are your basses?

    xD even if the Apocalypse happened this would be one thing i would save. i could never replace it.. Im used to it now so i dont even notice playing it live wich is amazing.
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    Thanksgiving Day musings- How heavy are your basses?

    If any one can beat my 78' Precision i would like to see it.. 17.2lbs on the electric bathroom scale!!!! :O :O
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    Piccolo bass question

    HAAHHAHAH!! :D :D i am familiar but i forgot about that one! That just made my whole day!!
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    Short range bass (2 string basses)????

    Ok to most this is probably the most ugly piece of musical equipment ever! and rightfully so... it nowhere near finished yet but it sounds fantastic It used to be a Squier affinity, now its my Mark Sandman Sh*t Stick 2.5 it needs alot of work, but play it with a glass slide...
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    Piccolo bass question

    Probably the longer scale length makes it sound less harsh and tinny.
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    Batt-O-Meter: Results of a battery in my Schecter

    Yes you would go from the positive feed on the battery & the ground on the stereo output jack. . I know nothing about electronics,, this is all a learning experience :B
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    Batt-O-Meter: Results of a battery in my Schecter

    thanks much man! your info helped alot too .. :hyper: And likewise your basses look very nice, especially the one with all the knobs & switches ^.^