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Club Clement (Part 4: Post your basses here)

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@Antares: That is a beautiful handful you got there!

Here's a few more pics that Tom sent over of #226 just today.

Can't wait to get my hands on her!
 

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Clement #227 came in last night. After a couple of settup tweaks (Tom seems to like REALLY LOW action) I had it playing and sounding great for my fairly aggressive attack.

Its a beautiful bass in person, balances like a champ (the heavy body/light neck combo contributes to this) and plays wonderfully. The neck profile is thin and comfortable and you can fly around easily. I was going for a really punchy, woody tone with compressed highs with the pickup choice and placement (think kind of like Steffan Lessard from DMB if he played fretless). I think the concept worked out just perfect with the Barts and passive electronics.

I plugged it directly into my m-box and did a quick little slightly sloppy recording. I had both pickups full on till about halfway through then switch to the bridge only.
 
#954
Thanks kwesi I'm glad I went with that pickup placement. The one thing I didn't record was the neck pickup solo tone, which sounds great as well. I'm not going to say upright like, but it's not a bad solid body facsimile.

Re: wavey davey. Sadly tonights gig is a no go for the band now, but will get photos up after April 1.
 
#955
So, as you all know, I've been working with Tom on my next build. And it's taking shape now :-)

Let me introduce the Clement Willow Bass :-) The same shape basically, as the double neck (which will probably be the Clement Twin Willow????). This is what the drawing looks like, for those with a gold fish memory like me. :-)

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So, what will my bass be finally? Well, first of all, it will have a fretted birdseye fingerboard on a maple neck with Luminlay side dots :)

Electronics are Nordstrand Big Splits in birdseye maple pickup covers and with a Aguilar OBP-3 with matching birdseye maple knobs. (yes, i know... wood porn... :D )

Hardware is from Hipshot, like the Twin Willow. Body wood will be black limba (90% certain.... alternatively alder) and it will probably be topped by a myrtlewood top. However, black limba can be beautiful in itself, too.... ;)

So made a couple mock-ups with a couple myrtlewood tops Tom recently purchased, and here's what she might eventually look like, my lil Willow :)

Black limba
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Myrtlewood Alternative 1
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And Myrtlewood Alternative 2
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I love these building processes!!!! :D
 
#957
yes, don't you think so, Davey?? :-)
I think so, too. Before i did the mock up, i was thinking myrtle 1 was a nice one, but once i put it on the shape and got the hardware on, myrtle 2 just flew into my eyes as the most beautiful option. :-)

We are considering some other tops as well... but we'll see.... ;)
 
#958
Hi, as promised some sound clips.

It's a bit messy. I did the recording from my loopstation and that keeps on going of course so I had to start the recording during the loop. And I'm not that great player neither.

The bass line is on both clips with piezo only.

In the first clip there is an improvisation with only magnetic neck pup.
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In the second clip you here the melody line with only magnetic bridge pup.
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Hope you enjoy this version of Alfie's Theme! :bassist:
 
#960
bompabass said:
Is there anybody here who has experiences with a wooden bridge and piezo under saddle and has knowledge of un even volumes with one string versus another? :help:
We should go for this one: iP-1 Acoustic Guitar Pickup
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I have no idea how that system works. It might work excellently. However, I have a Manne XLR Basic 5-string bass, which has a single-piece bridge with a "piezo bar" inside. Each string runs over a single brass saddle that communicates the vibrations to the piezo element inside the bridge. So it's a slightly different design than a "standard" acoustic wooden bridge, but very similar still.

The piezo output from the various strings is definitely not completely even. Especially the C-string is struggling (it's tuned E-C) compared to the thicker strings. It is still usable, but could have been a lot better. I end up using the magnetic pickups the most, and the volume difference is noticable when I solo the piezo. So I end up "compensating" a little. By playing a little harder when I get up on the 5th string.

This is a problem that my Graphtec equipped Hipshot bridges doesn't have. Each string is very much even on those. I have several Hipshots with piezos in them, and there are no issues with uneven string output at all.

I don't have a lot of experience with this, as mentioned, I only have one bass with a similar bridge, so it may be an isolated case. however, i know that Steve Swallow uses a piezo bridge and has a very sophisticated mic arrangement on his Citron custom bass. I believe he's got 3 or 4 piezo elements in his bridge. (one for E-string, one for A-G strings, and two for C-string.... i *think*). :)

I would be worried about the string to string balance on such a system. Especially given the solid body design. But i may be wrong. I'm just sceptical :)

Just my thoughts... not necessarily backed up with a lot of hard facts. :)
 
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