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Club Clement: Part 2 (post your basses here)

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#141
Dont get me wrong on the Aguilar. The tone is gorgeous in combination with the Clement and doesnt overwhelm or re-color the tone.

I'll try to get you a quick recording.

my only want from the Aggie for is more useful control range on the bass end of the eq--which means i'm actually looking for finer adjustment than the control pot will give me. Instead of +/- 12 db of gain I'd like twice as much control of +/- 6 db.

Still love the sound. i could leave the bass knob at +1 and never need to touch it again but i'm a tone-monkey and love fiddling.

Tom's basses are quite flexible; remember i'm running a piezo-only rig on two of the basses. I'm looking for a bass thats sensitive to the touch, lots of dynamics, with wood and build specifically for my laid back style. But listen to some of the sound clips Clement fans posted: No two sound alike, an amazing range. The cool part with these basses is you can build the bass to sound exactly how you want.
 
#142
richnota said:
Dont get me wrong on the Aguilar. The tone is gorgeous in combination with the Clement and doesnt overwhelm or re-color the tone.

I'll try to get you a quick recording.

my only want from the Aggie for is more useful control range on the bass end of the eq--which means i'm actually looking for finer adjustment than the control pot will give me. Instead of +/- 12 db of gain I'd like twice as much control of +/- 6 db.

Still love the sound. i could leave the bass knob at +1 and never need to touch it again but i'm a tone-monkey and love fiddling.

Tom's basses are quite flexible; remember i'm running a piezo-only rig on two of the basses. I'm looking for a bass thats sensitive to the touch, lots of dynamics, with wood and build specifically for my laid back style. But listen to some of the sound clips Clement fans posted: No two sound alike, an amazing range. The cool part with these basses is you can build the bass to sound exactly how you want.
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exactly -- running piezo only on my fretless #63. It's da bomb
 
#143
Hopper said:
That's a VERY interesting looking bass.
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Thanks :) I fully agree with you!
It's a pale moon ebony fingerboard, spalted maple top and a Q-tuner pickup. It's an amazing piece of bass. I am waiting to find time to make a recording for tom to put on the web site, but it's been a bit hectic here lately.

It's my first bass with flatwound strings (TI Jazz), and I must admit it's very different indeed. It's a lot more zingy, the strings are a lot smoother and have a completely different feel to them. I need to get used to them, but the bass itself sounds awesome. :)

If I don't feel at home with the flats, I'll look furhter on the string arena. *lol*
 
#144
On the preamp issue... I have a Nordstrand preamp with Big Singles in my Clement/Status Jazz bass, and it's a great unit. It has useful ranges on all the bands and sounds musical. It allows me to dial in more or less everything from Marcus to Jaco.

I have a Aggie OBP-3 in my Lise. It's got a 18V system, and the preamp is POWERFUL. If you run that thing to the max on the bass boost in particular, it will blow your amp out of the water. It's almost too much. It sounds good, though, you just have to be a little careful on the boost range.

On my other Clements (the heavily chambered Anne, the Tundra VI-2, the Tundra IV and the Phoenix), I run totally passive. The Anne and the Phoenix has the StellarTone passive tonestyler, which is an amazing piece of machinery. I strongly recommend it! Where you on a preamp keep dialing and boosting and cutting a little here and there, with this one you just switch the filter... and all the tones are useful. Want a little more treble... roll clockwise. A little less treble? roll anti-clockwise. But it never gets boomy or muddy. It's not like a passive "tone roll-off". It's awesome. :)

My simplest bass is the Tundra IV, bass #69. It has nothing... the Nordstrand wired directly to the output jack.

I usually don't obsess too much over these issues. I make a decision and stick with it. usually I make it work, whether it's a Nordstrand, a tonestyler or an Aggie. :) They are all excellent options, and when you put it in an excellent bass..... need I say more? :)
 
#146
No worries on that, Wavey Davey!!
We're all genuinely interested in basses, and in particular Clement basses. But we're an open-minded crowd, and we don't mind sharing knowledge and impressions... so please feel free to hang in here. And if you decide to go for a Clement, you're more than welcome to become a full member. :)

I really cannot recommend the StellarTone ToneStyler enough. It's subtle but very useful, and has the advantages of a passive setup but with quite a few of the benefits of an active circuit. It's a gem! It actually reminds me more of an Alembic sweepable filter preamp than anything else I've been in touch with before. Especially on my piezo-equipped basses it's useful. When you dial in the piezo, you often want to roll off a little on the treble, and with this one you don't lose the "frequency" range as you often do if you use a passive tone control. So it's a great little unit. It costs a little bit, but once you got it in place, it's free of maintenance and just sits there doing it's magic stuff. :)

I'm considering upgrading my 6-string fretless solid body with the tonestyler, too. It's got the piezo/mag setup, but I miss the ability to roll off on the treble when I engage the piezo and still not make the sound "muddy" and "muffled". It's currently got a standard tone knob on it. :)

As for preamps, I'm finding that extremely useful on my Clement/Status Jazz, where I am tweaking for funky stuff. On my "jazz basses", I don't feel the need for an active preamp as pressing, as I like the tone as "natural" as possible. But we all have different needs and different approaches, so there's no "universal" answer to this question. :)

We also have members with Glockenklang units, and they should chime in, too! :) And finally... anyone wants to chime in on the East preamps? From what I've heard, those are amazing. :)

It's sort of funny... when talking about preamps, you never hear anyone mention EMGs. They are widely used and are present in a lot of instruments (also Clements, I think). They are somewhat expensive, too, but still... they are never mentioned. (Maybe I just don't pay attention.) :D But anyway, I presume it's a good preamp, too. Just not so exciting anymore, maybe??
 
#148
MrWalker said:
And finally... anyone wants to chime in on the East preamps? From what I've heard, those are amazing. :)
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I know I don't have a Clement, but I do have some experience with East preamps.

First, I had an MIM Fender Deluxe Jazz V with a BTB-01 preamp (and Bart pickups). I'd say it was a rather nice preamp, but I haven't owned that bass for a couple years now...

I've also played a few Skjold basses with the East preamp, and it's a very versatile and great sounding pre. Plus, Pete voices each one depending on the tone the customer wants. I've actually been in the shop while he did that. Very cool. :cool:
 
#149
She's on the way!!!!

I'll soot more photos and post clips by next week!
 

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wavey davey said:
Not a particularly skilled set of pics, but here's a vision of the dream. Or is it a dream of the vision?

Problem is, I can't choose the top!

What do you think?

Option3 or Option5?
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The one on the left - while I like the spalt on the right better, the pup placement would have to be closer to the neck to work with the look of the spalt. Right now it looks like a gaping hole on the bass.

Now, function follows form so if you want the sound of the pups as you've laid them out, then definitely go with the one on the left.
 
#154
Lincoln said:
The one on the left - while I like the spalt on the right better, the pup placement would have to be closer to the neck to work with the look of the spalt. Right now it looks like a gaping hole on the bass.

Now, function follows form so if you want the sound of the pups as you've laid them out, then definitely go with the one on the left.
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Well said. I see what you're sayin'...
 
#155
wavey davey said:
Not a particularly skilled set of pics, but here's a vision of the dream. Or is it a dream of the vision?

Problem is, I can't choose the top!

What do you think?

Option3 or Option5?
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I agree with Lincoln that the spalt is better in the one on the right. That said, did Tom give you another option with that top? Like reversing it so the sapwood is at the outer edges of the body?
Also, how about flipping it around so that blank spot could be centered around the pickups?

I had a similar dilemma when we were figuring out how to use the sapwood in the burled redwood top Tom found for me.
He ended up lining it up in such a way that the white sapwood frames the MM pickup I have in the bridge position.
Its the bass in my avatar and there's also a decent pic of the body on the 1st or 2nd page of this new club thread.
Check it out! ;)
 
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wavey davey said:
Not a particularly skilled set of pics, but here's a vision of the dream. Or is it a dream of the vision?

Problem is, I can't choose the top!

What do you think?

Option3 or Option5?
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Hey, I pick the one on the right. The sapwood could be? tinted to lessen the impact AND i REALLY liking the grain, but yes playing around with the position on the body may do ya up something. Welcome to this site.
 
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