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Club Clement (Part 4: Post your basses here)

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GODSBASSMAN said:
I see that. Thanks. Can you compare/expound on using it vs the "normal way"?
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For me it was a very simple idea. First of all, I never used the tone roll off, and second, when you have a volume pedal, you don't need the volume on the bass. Besides, I observed that I always had the master volume fully up anyway. So to me, there were no difference at all. :)

There are the odd occasion that I bring it without the volume pedal, in which case I have to adjust the volume once on the amplifier and then go from there. But since I'm usually standing close to my amp anyway,that isn't a problem anyway. And truth be told... it's no difference from the other basses... since their Master volumes are always fully up anyway.

On my two pickup basses, it's usually the balance control I use the most.

And I have a SansAmp Bass Direct box that fills all eq needs if they are there... so that can easily be handled even if the basses are passive.

I must say that adding an onboard preamp/eq can be very useful, though. Especially with #069 where the bridge pickup is so close to the bridge, it might sometimes lack a little depth, that would be nice to dial in with a preamp. With an eq pedal you can fix it, but it is obviously easier with an onboard preamp.

My 6-string fretless Tundra is passive, and it's got the StellarTone control (as does my 6-string Anne), and it fullfills any eq need you have. It has a very lovely sound quality.

Would I do a completely control-less bass again? Well... maybe not. I would probably at least add a Stellartone to my passives in the future, and if it had two pickups, I'd add a balance control. :-)

Mind you, though, the Stellartone wasn't available when I had Tom build me #069. :bassist:
 
#248
Same Maple as the Phunk Daddy that's looking for a home...

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I give you the Kim Equivalent!

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I don't like it too much, to be totally honest :-) I think the minimalistic approach of the Ergo-shape from Tom isn't really harmonizing too well with the single-cut approach. Maybe if it was the Phoenix-shape that formed the basis of the conversion, but to me... that doesn't look "harmonic" at all. Sorry :-)

Painfully honest here, I know *lol*
 
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MrWalker said:
I don't like it too much, to be totally honest :-) I think the minimalistic approach of the Ergo-shape from Tom isn't really harmonizing too well with the single-cut approach. Maybe if it was the Phoenix-shape that formed the basis of the conversion, but to me... that doesn't look "harmonic" at all. Sorry :-)

Painfully honest here, I know *lol*
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kind of my initial reaction. But after looking at it for a awhile if you shortened or leveled off the single cut top and beefed up the body I think it would work and be balanced. As drawn I think the balance would be off.

All that being said I'm personally not a single cut kind of guy but do like how some of them work/sound/balance.
 
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aproud1 said:
kind of my initial reaction. But after looking at it for a awhile if you shortened or leveled off the single cut top and beefed up the body I think it would work and be balanced. As drawn I think the balance would be off.

All that being said I'm personally not a single cut kind of guy but do like how some of them work/sound/balance.
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Yes, but what do you get if you shorten the upper horn a little and beef up the body? :-) The single cut phoenix :cool:
 
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