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Aluminum Neck Club
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Well well, with the RGI neck it became my most played main Bass again. It kicked the original Ricky from his throne and brought me back to my first bass, which used to be a Fender Precision Bass Special California Series in his first life. Now the bass has DiMarzio PUs, Hipshot bridge, RGI neck and Steve Harris Rotosound Flats ...
It plays amazing!
With the flats and the aluminum neck played into heavy distortion and reverb, I can make very nice and loow droney feedbacks, no screaming feedbacks, but rooarring ones ;-)
Edit: Compared to my Kramer DMZ5000B, the RGI/Fender PJ has basically no neckdive. The output of the Kramer is way hotter, though I put some really hot DiMarzios in the Fender.
Edit 2: I ordered a 5er set of Rotosound monell flats for my Kramer. I'm gonna throw away the G string and will have an option for heavier strings on one of my two aluminum necked basses (DGCF and CGCF im one band and CFA#D# in the other band).
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Hey all, just discovered this club. I bought my first Kramer new in 1982 (a Stagemaster which I still have) and I owned a very rare, if not one of a kind 8 string with the XL9 body for a while.
I tried a couple of search terms and nothing came up so... Has anyone experienced an increase in forward bow on their 'lumie? I never thought it was possible, but over the past few years, I've had to lower the bridge saddles as low as they'll go, and the action is still pretty high. Something has definitely changed. The neck bolts are cranked tight. I'm almost wondering if the extended part of the body where it bolts on is moving under tension, but why after 30+ years? Any input is appreciated!
I tried a couple of search terms and nothing came up so... Has anyone experienced an increase in forward bow on their 'lumie? I never thought it was possible, but over the past few years, I've had to lower the bridge saddles as low as they'll go, and the action is still pretty high. Something has definitely changed. The neck bolts are cranked tight. I'm almost wondering if the extended part of the body where it bolts on is moving under tension, but why after 30+ years? Any input is appreciated!
You know the rules, no pic didn't happen...
Sorry to be of no help on the neck issue.
Cheers!
apparently some kramers will warp if left under string tension for very long periods of time. my 450b had some issues when i got it. i ended up fixing it with the very careful application of an arbor press and some complicated jigs. you do have to be very careful when you straighten the necks because you can pop the frets out of the ebanol fretboard. If you take the strings off and get a straight edge it's pretty easy to diagnose. i was able to find a fair amount of information about the issue online but that was about 15 years ago so i can't remember where i looked.
I was thinking of rigging something up using Pony clamps. The bass was converted to fretless in the early 90s, so no frets to pop out. 
Fretboard was planed and slots filled with a mixture of wood glue and maple sawdust. Played great for years. Very weird that I now have to bottom out the bridge saddles and it's still not where I'd like it to be. 
And yes, I knew there would be pic requests!
Fretboard was planed and slots filled with a mixture of wood glue and maple sawdust. Played great for years. Very weird that I now have to bottom out the bridge saddles and it's still not where I'd like it to be. And yes, I knew there would be pic requests!
Howdy? There are a lot of killer axes in this thread!
Does anyone here have a Hartke XL4? There are a couple on r'verb right now, looking for some opinions on them.
Thanks!
Does anyone here have a Hartke XL4? There are a couple on r'verb right now, looking for some opinions on them.
Thanks!
I’ve heard the necks on those are kinda flimsy compared to other aluminum necks.. post #24 in this thread shows a photo of how they’re constructed.
I’ve seen photos online of their necks that were broken off at the headstock. I guess keep that in mind if you’re looking to purchase.
https://reverb.com/item/42711531-electrical-guitar-company-precision-red
This just popped up on my reverb feed, so I’ll be joining the club soon!
This just popped up on my reverb feed, so I’ll be joining the club soon!
Oooooh that brushed neck looks amazing! Plus I’m a sucker for red basses. Awesome! Post all of the pics when it arrives!!
thanks y’all! I’ll post pics and report back. Likely needs pickups etc but I’m just so stoked to touch that neck!
Swap ‘em out like I did
Awesome bass though! I’ve always been interested in trying out an EGC neck. How do you like the neck profile?
