Recent content by MarkoYYZ

You have to change the neck as well, to change the scale, otherwise moving the bridge will do nothing more than mess up all the geometry of the 34" scale.

Nordstrand is about to release a Ric neck replacement pickup. It's a split coil with the angled pole setup, and according to Adrian (Nord staffer who plays a Ric) it completely slays.

I think the mistake here (if there is/was one), is that they fixed the main quirks while changing the look a little too much. Put a 4003 stye pickguard and a chrome pickup cover on the bridge pup and the 4004 would sell a whole lot better. Let's face it, a lot of the Ric "thing" is the look...

Thanks for the referral. Yes, we're in Toronto and can build pretty much the perfect custom, right within your budget. That said, others have suggested a G&L L2000 and a Thunderbird, which are both solid choices. I happen to be sitting on a G&L Tribute L2000 that belongs to a customer that...

Yes, it was great to finally meet in person,and thank you for the introduction to Marco Basses as well - we had a good chat and exchange of ideas. Lots of that this year with many contacts. That's what you can't do over the internet, and the networking with players has to be done in person as...

It's a crazy story, really. ** snipped - decided it's probably not worth sidetracking the thread with itt ** But we met some great people and the show itself - the 3 days we had anyways - was totally worthwhile, as well as an afternoon spent at Nordstrand on Tuesday before flying home. I...

I was there all 4 days - including one where we had no booth and all I could do was walk around - and I still didn't see half of what was in this thread either. Continued props to wintremute for doing these threads, it's a great peek into the show for those who aren't attending and it's a TON...

Royal Blood is almost directly descended from Death From Above, who did this back in 2004. They weren't as commercially successful until the 2014 hit "Trainwreck" but the bass+drums duo mostly starts with DFA79. I admit to not knowing about them before Trainwreck but they were pretty...

Surprised it took 5 pages before Lemmy/Motorhead was mentioned. He inspired a lot of what followed, along with Geddy Lee who has that Sansamp tone in a lot of songs. Gene Simmons with KISS as well. It's all over metal/prog/djent music, which is fairly recent. Look up Nolly Getgood, for...

Nordstrand didn't have a booth. They had product in atleast a dozen booths and were happy to be untethered and able to socialize freely. It was while Carey and I were talking that I saw Bobby coming up behind him and said "dude, Bobby ****ing Vega is walking up behind you" and they of course...

Here's what the unit looks like. They're tough to get out. Do you know what size hex you want me to inquire about?

They come preassembled with our necks from our OEM. I'm fairly sure ours are a 4mm metric size, but I can inquire about about others. The hex "stem" is nothing like the one drawn up by the OP - it's fairly short and purpose built for putting on as a last step. I'll post a picture tomorrow. .

Our spoke wheels insert onto the end of a regular hex rod, so they er removeable. It's a wheel with a hex extension that is forced into the open hex end of the rod... it's a very snug pressure fit and so far we haven't had one rattle or come loose. .

...and you get the added bonus of visiting Nordstrand Audio at the same time! Mo does excellent work and was an instructor at MI for many years. You'll be in very good hands. .

Keep in mind that the weather is also a factor. It's been a cold, dry winter so of course the wood will shift a little and frets will sprout as the maple neck shrinks ever so slightly. The basses come from California, so of course they need to acclimatize. I'm not trying to give Fendet or L&M...