Did you measure from the nut to the 12th fret and double the result or from the nut to the bridge? The industry standard is twice the nut-to-12th-fret distance.
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Did you measure from the nut to the 12th fret and double the result or from the nut to the bridge? The industry standard is twice the nut-to-12th-fret distance.
the highest point of the saddle to the highest point in the nut groove (fingerboard side). I measured it when I was searching the best fit winding length for replacing the stock low B string.
I'll use that industry standard method later on, when I can get my hands on my SRFF.
The distance you measured is greater than 2 times the distance from the nut (fingerboard side) to fret 12; extra length is added on the bridge side for intonation (to compensate for the stretching of the string when it is pressed down to fret the note). Thicker strings need more compensation; that's why you can see that the bridge saddles are always further from the nut (even for a non-fanned-fret instrument) for the thick strings than the thin ones. For a B string, the extra length is probably about 10 to 12 mm, which explains why you measured about 36 inches.
COLORS!!!!! For crap sake how much wood grain can we have?????? PAINT more basses!
I wonder if the basses they keep in Japan are so boring.
Ride down any road here in the states and every car almost is white, grey or black. Thumb through the offerings of most bass manufacturers and all you get is WOOD. Wood that looks like my granite counter tops. Wood that looks like my kid threw up pizza on the bass. Woods that just look tan and brown. In the name of all that is holy and righteous can we PAINT SOME BASSES?!?!?!?! If you can't paint them, can you at least make them COLORFUL????
Honestly, Ibanez is usually pretty good about cool designs. But, man, lately the color schemes are just boring.
I wonder if the basses they keep in Japan are so boring.
Ride down any road here in the states and every car almost is white, grey or black. Thumb through the offerings of most bass manufacturers and all you get is WOOD. Wood that looks like my granite counter tops. Wood that looks like my kid threw up pizza on the bass. Woods that just look tan and brown. In the name of all that is holy and righteous can we PAINT SOME BASSES?!?!?!?! If you can't paint them, can you at least make them COLORFUL????
Honestly, Ibanez is usually pretty good about cool designs. But, man, lately the color schemes are just boring.
To some extent, I'm with you. I love some of the wood finishes, but I REALLY miss solid color sometimes.
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or something more unique?
or do you mean something newer?
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or something cheaper? like the gio line
I am 100% with ya!
If ibanez wants to keep on keeping on with wood everything, they need to go look at the Spector website (never owned one) to see how that s$&@ is done.
Although I will concede that ibanez always have some absolutely beautiful models on offer.
If ibanez wants to keep on keeping on with wood everything, they need to go look at the Spector website (never owned one) to see how that s$&@ is done.
Although I will concede that ibanez always have some absolutely beautiful models on offer.
Is it a fact that all use of rosewood is going to be illegal?
Cause I was somehow under the impression you just needed some kind of special license to use it.
I might be wrong though.
Don't have any predictions as such, but unless ebony happens to be an endangered wood species as well, I would really like to see more basses with an ebony fretboard.
I realize that as tonewood it has more in common with marble than rosewood, but visually it is closer to rosewood, though even darker.
Which actually is all fine with me, since I like a more biting snappy tone and also prefer as dark a fretboard as I can get.
So my wish, not really prediction though, is ebony!
Cause I was somehow under the impression you just needed some kind of special license to use it.
I might be wrong though.
Don't have any predictions as such, but unless ebony happens to be an endangered wood species as well, I would really like to see more basses with an ebony fretboard.
I realize that as tonewood it has more in common with marble than rosewood, but visually it is closer to rosewood, though even darker.
Which actually is all fine with me, since I like a more biting snappy tone and also prefer as dark a fretboard as I can get.
So my wish, not really prediction though, is ebony!
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So, from right after the nut (on the fingerboard side) to the 12th fret, the length is 17 13/16 inch, so the low B scale length using this method is 35 10/16 or 35.625 inch.
And this is the length from right after the nut to the highest point on the saddle groove:
It's about 35 14/16 = 35.875 inch.
Not all ebony is dark. Macassar ebony and the multicolored ebony in recent fenders for example has some light streaks
Wow, that sounds like they are going to reissue the Ibanez Affirma models under the Premium line. I love my AFR104 and am very curious about the coming premiums.
A BTB singlecut with Fan Fret would be nice. I really liked the SRFF, but I can't live with the narrow spacing.
A 6 string FF with nordstrand P/J Pickup system would trigger GAS for me.
A 6 string FF with nordstrand P/J Pickup system would trigger GAS for me.
I’m sure it’s totally worth it, and if I had the money I’d buy it, but what’s the point of them releasing it at that price?Its available. Its already on Ibanez website. Will cost more than 7K
If they stripped it down and made it $2000 they’d sell a bunch. Yes I’m just a teacher, not a corporate accountant, so try not to bash me too much.
