Recent content by MF_Kitten

Oh look, all the things we don't want to do! Haha! We're not after selling the maximum amount of basses, we're after doing what we believe needs to exist, and then we make sure it can speak for itself. What do you think about string spacing and neck profile though?

I'm designing a bass that will be produced per-order, and I figured I would ask you guys about the specifics of what you look for in a good bass design? I'm primarily a guitarist, and so far my product development has been guitars, though I've designed bass concepts for a while. I play bass in a...

THAT... Is NUTS! We've settled on the Hipshot headless system with the .656 spacing. Now I just need to find out what the headpiece spacing is! edit: We're going forwards with it, and this is what I've designed so far: Invalid Link Removed Any neat suggestions or feedback? I'd love to hear...

I played the Nolly signature Dingwall Combustion at NAMM, and it had a very D-shaped neck. I was disappointed, until I realized it felt very nice. It's not entirely for me though, as the flat bit in the middle is alright, but I'm not personally that fond of those shoulders. I think the main...

I visited Ola Strandberg's booth at NAMM 2014, and played one of his designs with a Rick Toone licensed IPNP-up neck shape. It's basically a trapezoid neck, but the middle plane is angled up so it's thicker at the bass side, and it's wider so there's less of the two angled planes. VERY...

Interesting! Have you tried following the spacing difference at the bridge end? It's kinda like the "equal core-to-core"-vs-"equal spaces" argument of string spacing. Some like the higher strings to be closer. I can see how that makes sense :)

From what I gather, and from what technical bass players have told me, something like 16-17mm spacing is more or less ideal as far as narrow spacings go. Now, as for taper... How much of a taper do you guys prefer in thickness and in string spacing (neck width)? 25-17mm spacing taper from...

Alright, so you guys basically like less taper from bridge to neck? Interesting!

That sounds like a very "bassy" setup, yeah. It's probably similar to what most bass players would want. Interesting "atypical" examples are things like the Ibanez oddball SR models that approach guitar territory. Right now they have a bass VI type 6 string bass/baritone, and you may remember...

Hi TalkBass! I've been lurking here on and off for a while, and to me this is one of THE online authorities for bass, and so I trust you guys with this. I am developing a bass design, and I need you guys to chime in. I am primarily a guitar player, but I play bass in a band as well, and to my...