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Club Bordwell Part 4

#61
eude said:
OK, I'm now thinking maybe Walnut wings with a Swamp Ash centre block?...
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FYI: Cliff's basses are not neck-through basses. He attaches the neck as a 'set neck." This means he glues the neck into the body cavity. So the body does not have wings. But you could get a front and back to your body core.

You also asked about pics while I'm playing. I am a short guy with a 32" scale bass. I'm not sure I'd be a good model for you, but I will post something for you next week. I'm out of town till Sunday night.
 
#62
Bassmanbob said:
Sorry. I'll explain what I meant by compressed. I thought that walnut as a body core would be midrange dominant and drop off the lows and highs. I guess I'm wrong, but thanks for the great explanation of Walnut's sound characteristics. My fretted CB has a Walnut front and back but the core is Swamp Ash.
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FWIW, I can't speak to walnut, but at least regarding mahogany, which was also mentioned, I do feel that's very low and low-mid forward, with a subdued high end. Not my thing. Ash has always been my favorite body wood. I have a feeling an ash core with walnut front/back would sound VERY good to me.
 
#63
Check out what Cliff has for sale...

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Bassmanbob said:
FYI: Cliff's basses are not neck-through basses. He attaches the neck as a 'set neck." This means he glues the neck into the body cavity. So the body does not have wings. But you could get a front and back to your body core.

You also asked about pics while I'm playing. I am a short guy with a 32" scale bass. I'm not sure I'd be a good model for you, but I will post something for you next week. I'm out of town till Sunday night.
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Thanks mate!
As it happens, I'm a short guy too, so your efforts would actually be very suitable. If you want to blur your face out like a police indecent photo, no problem ;)
 
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Walnut v. Mahogany is a daily decision for me. :smug:

I'm using Cliff's pictures, but I should get some of my own.

These two are definitely well loved, battle scarred properly.
 
#71
Gig last night at our regular venue, and no rain!

This was the first gig with both of my CBs. (see post # 42 for the new fretless). My fretted is in the previous Bordwell thread (Part 3). I am Gasless! I'm so happy with my two CBs and my new Bergantino CN212 and Shuttle Max 9.2. I really don't see myself making any kind of purchases for a VERY long time. My guess is that something's going to have to break before I buy anything.

Being able to A/B my two CBs live, I think I like the sound of the Alder (fretless) more than the Swamp Ash (fretted). I do have different PUPs in each. The fretless has Nordstrand dual coils in series and the fretted has Nordstrand J and MM PUPs. Both have the Aguilar OBP-3 preamp. The Alder seems to have a thicker low end, but keeps most of the punch of the ash.

I've also noticed that the 32" fretless is easier to play in tune than previous fretless basses. For me, the 32" scale seems perfect. There is NO neck dive at all. I can take my hands off either bass, move around, then go back to playing it in exactly the same position in which I left it.

These basses are a dream. Thanks Cliff!
 
#80
How silly of me...I forgot that the headpiece is positioned on the back of the neck! You will certainly have a greater variety of strings to choose from going the route that you did.

What do you think about changing out strings on the headless? Is it fairly easy? I'm particularly curious about the "String Tool" and the clamp screws on the headpiece and how durable they are.
 

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