I would like to see more single cuts and with a maple fretboard, I don't think I ever seen one like that.
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Wow Tslicebass, you really are hardcore CB enthusiast.
One thing where we possibly differ in view is about the sonic contribution of the body wood. With my fretless jazz I tried three different pickups and passive/active set up and discovered that the sonic differences were very small and subtle. From this I concluded that the selection of wood/construction is the primary dictator of the tone.
Also we noted on another forum that with through body neck designs, ie neck plus 2 body wings. The neck wood/construction tends to dominate the tone.
Cheers
Davo
One thing where we possibly differ in view is about the sonic contribution of the body wood. With my fretless jazz I tried three different pickups and passive/active set up and discovered that the sonic differences were very small and subtle. From this I concluded that the selection of wood/construction is the primary dictator of the tone.
Also we noted on another forum that with through body neck designs, ie neck plus 2 body wings. The neck wood/construction tends to dominate the tone.
Cheers
Davo
Tslicebass
Commercial User
Naked Pickups
Originally we were going to have zebrawood covers and a separate ramp but Cliff suggested we house it all under a one piece zebrawood cover. Should make for a real nice playing surface. I am stoked!
Very nice....I've always wanted to have something like that myself.
Oo er missus. I must say the ramps I have tried haven't suited me. Tell me what is butterwood like as a tone wood? What sort of tone do you get, i.e. is it like anything else?
Davo
Davo
Tslicebass
Commercial User
To be honest Davo I am really not sure what butternut's tone quality is. i have never played a bass with a butternut body. The only other one I have seen is the quilted maple singlecut in Cliff's featured basses area. That bass belongs to a florida bassist Ivan Santiago. I have heard clips of it on his myspace and it sounds great. He has the whole "Gospel/R&B/Marcus Miller" thing happening, but I assume mine will sound totally different, especially in my hands. As I mentioned before I was mainly looking for as light of a bass as possible and Cliff pointed me in the direction of butternut because he said it was one of the lightest core woods he had (some others were spanish cedar and of course swamp ash). I can only speculate that it would have similar tonal properties to light weight swamp ash because of the similarities in resonance... maybe Cliff could chime in with his thoughts???
In regards to the ramp. I have only played basses with radiused ramps and I don't much care for them. I currently have a Lakland 55-02 and mainly just play over the MM pickup which is flat. So this bass will have a similar "flat ramp" playing surface, but it will be longer and allow me to have the same feel over a larger playing surface area. Sorta like this
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OK I understand. You have some great ideas for future basses. I've often wondered whether PU covers shield in some way the full sound coming from the pickup. Has anyone done this comparison?
Davo
Davo
Typically the wood isn't thick enough and the pickup is close enough to the string that it minimally effects things, if at all. Personally, I'm a big fan of 2 radiused pickups so I can use them as a ramp and still pluck in the open space in between when I want that tone.
Tslicebass
Commercial User
+1
I asked cliff about this as well and he said there is no sound difference between covered and exposed pole pieces.
Phew that's a relief. So anyone else want to tell us about their wood choice and why?
I've just played for 2 hrs with my CB bass and I had to force myself to put it down. If this carries on they'll have to put me down.
Davo
I've just played for 2 hrs with my CB bass and I had to force myself to put it down. If this carries on they'll have to put me down.
Davo
Here are my specs:
Scale lenght 36"
Construction
Neck: Modern
Fingerboard: Mac Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 0(Flat)
Nut: Stabilized Ebony
Full faced top: Yes
Body woods
Top: Myrtle Invalid Link Removed
Body: Walnut
Headstock Plate: Same as top
I wanted well balanced sound, some growl but still "clear" tone. The Ebony fingerboard should give that too with modern neck? I could say that I want a clear, clean and strong tone and this should do it?
Scale lenght 36"
Construction
Neck: Modern
Fingerboard: Mac Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 0(Flat)
Nut: Stabilized Ebony
Full faced top: Yes
Body woods
Top: Myrtle Invalid Link Removed
Body: Walnut
Headstock Plate: Same as top
I wanted well balanced sound, some growl but still "clear" tone. The Ebony fingerboard should give that too with modern neck? I could say that I want a clear, clean and strong tone and this should do it?
This bass is new, never left my house! sounds like butter! I wanted to post for sale here first before the for sale forum. Don't know if that is breaking the rules. Let me know. Comes with gig bag from Cliff.
$1800 shipped! Selling to raise funds for recording studio.
Plays and Specs:
Swamp ash body - Super light, UNDER 7 Lbs!!!!!
Flame maple top (looks MUCH better in person)
maple neck
maple finger board
Aero Type 1 Jazz bass pickups
34 inch scale
Hipshot ultralight tuners
passive (Vol/Blend/tone)
1.5 inch nut (jazz bass)
Ebony nut
$1800 shipped! Selling to raise funds for recording studio.
Plays and Specs:
Swamp ash body - Super light, UNDER 7 Lbs!!!!!
Flame maple top (looks MUCH better in person)
maple neck
maple finger board
Aero Type 1 Jazz bass pickups
34 inch scale
Hipshot ultralight tuners
passive (Vol/Blend/tone)
1.5 inch nut (jazz bass)
Ebony nut
When I asked Clif what body wood I should use with a maple neck, he mentioned butterwood, and that would give a good combination of woods.
DavidMP: Right, so we need Cliff to explain that. Cliff?
Antti: I went for walnut for the same reasons.
Davo
Antti: I went for walnut for the same reasons.
Davo
Well, it turns out scottm, fellow Bordwellian, lives just minutes from my office so I grabbed my fiver and stopped by a for a visit. 30ish, nice looking, got a kickin' girlfriend....I hate his guts the more I think of it! Anywho, we did have a great time handling the wares and managed to snap a group photo:
My Performance 5 is to the left. The SC 5 (center) is a dream to play and only weighs ounces more than mine. The fretless 6 was little more daunting...and heavier! The pic would have turned out a tad better if a certain someone hadn't opted for the chrome hardware!
FTR, I'm a certifiable hack....Scott can really grease the groove. He doesn't know it yet, but I'm gonna snag a free lesson or two outta him.
Riis
My Performance 5 is to the left. The SC 5 (center) is a dream to play and only weighs ounces more than mine. The fretless 6 was little more daunting...and heavier! The pic would have turned out a tad better if a certain someone hadn't opted for the chrome hardware!
FTR, I'm a certifiable hack....Scott can really grease the groove. He doesn't know it yet, but I'm gonna snag a free lesson or two outta him.
Riis
Where is that Smiley where he bows down when you need it?
Very nice gathering of the CB's!
This just became my new desktop background.
Cheers,
Very nice gathering of the CB's!
This just became my new desktop background.
Cheers,
Thanks Riis!
I have to say that I had a hard time letting Riis leave my place with his CB bass! I couldn't put his bass down. It was one of the most comfortable basses I have ever played. I love the flat fingerboard!
We definitely need to get up again Riis, so I can see the rest of your bass collection.
Here are my two favorite photos that we took.
The first is my dream come true.... filling my three bass holding stand with three CB bass
The next has less glare than the one Riis posted. The basses do look a little washed out in this pic though.
These pictures have made for some great desktop backgrounds.
-Scottm
I have to say that I had a hard time letting Riis leave my place with his CB bass! I couldn't put his bass down. It was one of the most comfortable basses I have ever played. I love the flat fingerboard!
We definitely need to get up again Riis, so I can see the rest of your bass collection.
Here are my two favorite photos that we took.
The first is my dream come true.... filling my three bass holding stand with three CB bass
The next has less glare than the one Riis posted. The basses do look a little washed out in this pic though.
These pictures have made for some great desktop backgrounds.
-Scottm
Tslicebass
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