Recent content by jayscheuerle

Deceptive video of the resonance block. They're using a rolling shutter, like on those videos that show bass strings vibrating with big sine-waves going up and down. The block may indeed resonate, but not at all like the video shows.

Do you want to play it like a bass guitar, or learn to play it like (and start to sound like) an upright? And if you want to "get into" upright, factor in some lessons to learn proper technique, or it'll just be a prop that looks cool, but sounds like a fretless slab.

To be fair, I'm guessing English isn't his first language. I'm pretty sure my Mandarin wouldn't come across so clearly... ;)

If you're a newbie, buying a used bass from a private seller can be filled with pitfalls, as you don't know what you're looking at or even how to play. Sometimes it makes good sense to get a new instrument that you know has been set up well and has people that stand behind what they sell you...

I needed this and couldn't find what I wanted, so I built my own to match the neck of my Upton Standard Lam. Feels great! Been thinking of making another, but starting with one of those Chinese kits you find on ebay. For around $210, you get a maple neck (that needs to be finished), ebony...

Depends on if you're measuring it with ears or instruments! Humans don't hear low frequencies that well (at a certain point, we feel them more than hear them), but I bet an elephant would give the prize to the DB hands down!

One shouldn't make assumptions, but one can make generalizations... It's all physics in the end!

Build-shots are the best. Lovely instrument!

Had some real, honest to goodness bassists play it today when I was having my first lesson in a long time. Awesome feedback and pushes for me to make more, but I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY! Psyched to hear pros say they'd gig with it as is... :D

Finally added a pickup. A cheapie strip from e-bay that I redid the bridge for so that the entire .375" wide strip was covered. To my ears, it sounds pretty good, but if my ears were as good as my hands, I'd have been practicing more and building less... Anyway, this video has me muddily...

Though you won't get a UB sound with an EUB (you'll get an EUB sound), you'll get closest to it if you play it like a UB, so set up some lessons and play with your arm, not your fingers!

Great finish for a new bass!

I've got a pickup I like. I'm just trying to reduce the response on the higher end.

This pic doesn't show the pickup, but the bridge is maybe .75" high on the ends and 1.25" in the middle.

I'm working to add a piezo strip under my solid bridge. In general, the sound is good, and it's built so that the E end is more sensitive than the G (you can really tell the difference if the strip is flipped). My problem is that the G side is still a little loud and I'd like to even it out via...