In pedal news, I got tracking notice that my Magic/Dunwich Witchfinder is on the way. Mmmmm. OctaFuzzzzz.
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Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread
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For the record, I also hate the Nordstrand pickup descriptions. Unfortunately, I do not have a lawn.
someone was speeding down my street about an hour ago. i yelled at them. they yelled at me and drove off.
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i really am that guy.
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i really am that guy.
My Miezo is finished and will ship Tuesday. Really excited! I went with Bartolini CBJD. I really like how the fretboard blends so nicely with the body. Kind of wish the pickup stealthily blended in too, but if it did, I'd probably start looking funny at the bridge next.
Still waiting on WMD to ship that Synchrodyne, but they apparently had an overwhelming response to their announcement and sale. I also decided, since I'm now going to have more modules than what fits in my case, I might as well make it a whole thing, and opened up the Crush Delay I've been trying to sell for months for trade. Almost immediately someone offered me the Euro version of Earthquaker Afterneath, and I went for it. I had the pedal and it was pretty cool, and the Euro version adds more features.
Still waiting on WMD to ship that Synchrodyne, but they apparently had an overwhelming response to their announcement and sale. I also decided, since I'm now going to have more modules than what fits in my case, I might as well make it a whole thing, and opened up the Crush Delay I've been trying to sell for months for trade. Almost immediately someone offered me the Euro version of Earthquaker Afterneath, and I went for it. I had the pedal and it was pretty cool, and the Euro version adds more features.
He said to reset the string. It may be twisted -- he said it happened to him a few times on his E string. If that doesn't work, he said it could be string pull, so I'll play with dropping the pickup, or a different gauge of string. I am also wondering if it's a flat wounds + ceramic thing. I like the sound of the pickups, and I like the feel of the Cobalt flats and would rather not change either. But I definitely plan to record it solo so the boing can't be there as it would drive me bonkers. Worst case, I can try a different strings, then a different pickup, but I'd rather not. OTOH, it's normal that not every instrument "wants" the same strings.
But my wife and I are about to go on a 10-day road trip through New Brunswick and PEI, and I am not sure I'll bring either touch guitar since leaving an expensive 1-off instrument in a car while you're off looking at a natural wonder seems ill-advised. I might bring my Norand Mono to noodle on my iPad or something. So I may not get to the experimentation until I'm back. We'll see. If I've got energy left tonight I will give it a shot. Otherwise, I'll update everyone in late August / early September.
I used to expect a new instrument to give me everything that I desire on day one...now I expect that we'll learn about each other over time, and that may take trying new strings and pickups. Once I changed that point of view I stopped ending up with new six string basses every couple of years (my personal journey). My Ristola six has been for sale twice, and thank goodness it never made it out the door....but it took time, and pickup swaps, and string changes. Many a string change happened with my MK as well. My point is, get it to where you really love it. It'll definitely be worth the extra effort and possibly some money to experiment. Pickups are always the main change for me.
Enjoy your trip!!
Thanks. The good news is that the physical instrument is amazing and the basic tone is great. It’s just little stuff at this point like the boing, and a couple other small adjustments that Martin himself would have done had I not been on a schedule (I was in the area and wanted to drive it home rather than ship).
yep. i always wonder why people are so impatient with this.
i mean you buy (or use someone else’s) car and it takes a long time to get the mirrors, seats, steering wheel, etc., all set up so it all works together for you.
imo, the relationship with an instrument is *way* more complicated.
in addition, one’s tastes/needs change. my first fodera had emg stuff, then i went to turner stuff, then nordstrand (very) custom and am now plotting another move.
interesting. i got a few things and got em within three days (i’m in cali). i must’ve been on the front end of the buying wave.
i’m a little ocd and want a set of basses to all have the same pickups. one of those pickups is messed up and i also want the basses to be a little cleaner looking (i’m 66 and at some point i’ll sell them or my kids will have to), so new pickups are in order. been talking with carey over at nordstrand because i basically like what they do, have had good luck with them, they’re semi-local and i know people in the shop, so i can get something pretty close. what that will be is not yet determined.
probably something in the overwound p/p90 range.
^^^This.
I had my first Modulus 6-string bass for almost 20 years before I finally said "Now we're done, now it's the instrument I've wanted it to be!" Only took three different sets of electronics and two (just slightly different) types of strings to nail it down...but every time you make a change you need to figure out what that change has yeilded without making a knee-jerk response.
Totally agree. I had a custom bass made in 2014 and it's gone through a bunch of changes to be just right ... and then my needs changed, so I changed it again. For me, if the basic vibe and playability of the thing works, then stuff like strings and pickups and tone are projects to be worked out. Especially for something as unique as a 1-off touch instrument.
