Well, I’m sure it will/should! It’s been 1 month since I ordered the custom New and Improved PU’s. It’s very hard not to inquire about them…Better not. I expect The Butch to also Roar, Crunch and Punch!
Will be sad if it does not.
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Butch…another walnut build.
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Well, I couldn’t resist…I emailed for information on the pu order.
Said to be done on May 16th.
Well, I couldn’t resist…I emailed for information on the pu order.
Said to be done on May 16th.
Curious what kind of pickups you are going to use?
Tom Brantley is making me a custom set of single coil, tapped PU’s. I have another bass with these and I love them. This new set is going to be a new improved version with the lower tap having more volume.
He does great work!
TOM BRANTLEY REWINDS
These are in my other bass.
A slight delay in my order. I’m pleased that he was kind enough to let me know.Well, I couldn’t resist…I emailed for information on the pu order.
Said to be done on May 16th.
Liked for a “delays happen but communication is excellent and often lacking” type of thing.
I want my maypo….errr…pickups!
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My custom PU’s shipped. Should be here on Saturday.
Back from my road trip.
I installed the PU’s today…tested.
It actually plays VERY nice with minimal adjustments. No shim. I lowered the strings a bit, a 1/4 turn on the truss rod.
Sorry, I took minimal pictures.
I installed the PU’s today…tested.
It actually plays VERY nice with minimal adjustments. No shim. I lowered the strings a bit, a 1/4 turn on the truss rod.
Sorry, I took minimal pictures.
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Further testing today. I added a nut to the output jack so it wasn’t so high on the control plate.
And..I had to insulate the jack area from the paint-on shielding. It was shorting out the treble PU.
It seems to have a very different sound from my other walnut bass of the same basic design. This one has a Maple/ebony P neck and new and improved PU’s.
It sounds like it has more low end from each PU. Especially the neck PU.
Played through this rig.
Very smooth sounding if that makes sense. Especially for Rotos.
More testing required. Im taking it to rehearsal tomorrow.
Also, for single coil PU’s, it’s very quiet…at least in my house…
Thanks for your interest.
And..I had to insulate the jack area from the paint-on shielding. It was shorting out the treble PU.
It seems to have a very different sound from my other walnut bass of the same basic design. This one has a Maple/ebony P neck and new and improved PU’s.
It sounds like it has more low end from each PU. Especially the neck PU.
Played through this rig.
Very smooth sounding if that makes sense. Especially for Rotos.
More testing required. Im taking it to rehearsal tomorrow.
Also, for single coil PU’s, it’s very quiet…at least in my house…
Thanks for your interest.
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Hey, your description is consistent & quantifiable I’d stay with it.
Yes, but each PU has three settings.
The PU’s are single coil tapped. On/off/on….The switches are ON(full vol)/OFF/ON(half vol).
Played this bass at a gig last night. I used their Ampeg/Genz Benz, backline(I like it) and my MarkBass 801 combo for the treble PU.
A few observations:
It sounded very good, I got lots of compliments. One guy said it sounded like a piano at times.( new Rotos…)
It sounds very different from my other walnut build.
Actually, it sounded like a P bass.
Very full bass tones and the treble was subdued.
Do the many laminations of the body make that much difference?
Does the maple/ebony P neck make it sound like a Precision?
It is different than my other bass…in a good way. I’m sure I will use both.
It played very nice. Very comfortable in my hands.
I still have to make adjustments on PU heights.
Overall, I’m happy with this bass.
I stepped on my stereo cable and pulled it out of the bass at set break…next set I was scrambling for a spare stereo cable. it had broken the cable when I stepped/tripped on the cable.
A few observations:
It sounded very good, I got lots of compliments. One guy said it sounded like a piano at times.( new Rotos…
)It sounds very different from my other walnut build.
Actually, it sounded like a P bass.
Very full bass tones and the treble was subdued.
Do the many laminations of the body make that much difference?
Does the maple/ebony P neck make it sound like a Precision?
It is different than my other bass…in a good way. I’m sure I will use both.
It played very nice. Very comfortable in my hands.
I still have to make adjustments on PU heights.
Overall, I’m happy with this bass.
I stepped on my stereo cable and pulled it out of the bass at set break…next set I was scrambling for a spare stereo cable. it had broken the cable when I stepped/tripped on the cable.
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The species of wood are drastically different for the neck (Bubinga on the other) the density of the wood, the hardness could influence it. Also the walnut in the previous bass came from a very figured example and that board was VERY dry. Also the halves were from the same board.Played this bass at a gig last night. I used their Ampeg/Genz Benz, backline(I like it) and my MarkBass 801 combo for the treble PU.
A few observations:
It sounded very good, I got lots of compliments. One guy said it sounded like a piano at times.( new Rotos…
It sounds very different from my other walnut build.
Actually, it sounded like a P bass.
Very full bass tones and the treble was subdued.
Do the many laminations of the body make that much difference?
Does the maple/ebony P neck make it sound like a Precision?
It is different than my other bass…in a good way. I’m sure I will use both.
It played very nice. Very comfortable in my hands.
I still have to make adjustments on PU heights.
Overall, I’m happy with this bass.
I stepped on my stereo cable and pulled it out of the bass at set break…next set I was scrambling for a spare stereo cable. it had broken the cable when I stepped/tripped on the cable.
or it could be the differences in the pickups.
or the differences in the room.
it’s different
glad you had good results!
Thanks for your response. Lots of variables.The species of wood are drastically different for the neck (Bubinga on the other) the density of the wood, the hardness could influence it. Also the walnut in the previous bass came from a very figured example and that board was VERY dry. Also the halves were from the same board.
or it could be the differences in the pickups.
or the differences in the room.
it’s different
glad you had good results!
And the tasty bass has a lot of growl that this bass doesn’t. Both are great basses!
My vote: All of the above. And more.
There are so many variables that all make contributions to the tone of a bass it’s almost impossible to predict what a given combination of those variables will deliver on the bandstand. Add to that the fact that two “identical” pieces of wood might actually be pretty different and every bass becomes a wild card.
Sure, they’re all going to sound like electric basses and they’re all going to get the job done but the subtleties are wildly variable, even between “identical” basses that roll off a production line one after another. I have several bog-standard P-basses that don’t sound alike. Similar? Sure, they’re P-basses and they sound like it but they don’t sound the same. Wood is sneaky stuff.
