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#164
Hey everyone. Jon called me today. My "Classic Electric" is done!!! It's an Inca Silver P with Jon's hand wound pickup and period appropriate appointments, from tone cap down to the screws in the tug bar! Nut is 1 5/8" and the hardware is Kluson vintage. Alder body with dark grain Morado Rosewood board. Should arrive some time next week and I'll post more pics.
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Ricky Caboverde said:
I just realized that I’ve never shared a pic of mine! Are there any other M3 owners?

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34 or 35” scale?

I visited John back in those days. The best. The nicest guy around and builds the most wonderful basses.

He used to get Duncan to make him dual coils like they were making AJ back then…A2 magnets I think. I still think about those. Maybe the best pickups I’ve ever heard.
 
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emjazz said:
34 or 35” scale?

I visited John back in those days. The best. The nicest guy around and builds the most wonderful basses.

He used to get Duncan to make him dual coils like they were making AJ back then…A2 magnets I think. I still think about those. Maybe the best pickups I’ve ever heard.
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It’s a 35” with Kent Armstrong pups. The pups sounds great with or without the pre, but I do sometimes wish the C string was a bit thicker sounding like with AJ model pups. As a 6string player, have you found any strings to help in this regard or does it just come down to the pickup?

But yeah, Jon is great to deal with. An amazing builder and always patient and attentive in his replies.
 
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Ricky Caboverde said:
It’s a 35” with Kent Armstrong pups. The pups sounds great with or without the pre, but I do sometimes wish the C string was a bit thicker sounding like with AJ model pups. As a 6string player, have you found any strings to help in this regard or does it just come down to the pickup?

But yeah, Jon is great to deal with. An amazing builder and always patient and attentive in his replies.
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For me it comes down to scale length. I’ve been playing 33” scale 6s for years now because of small hands and that C string sound. With your current bass you can blend more of the neck pickup than the bridge (something I normally do)….you can play over then neck pickup instead of closer to the bridge…I find that a passive bass helps warm up the high C….and you may want to try using a flatwound for just the high C.

A longer scale means more upper harmonic content from your strings. A shorter scale means less, which translates to a warmer sound

This is less immediate…but I’ve actually found that if you hear a warmer sound in your head then you’ll begin to “manifest” that sound from your bass…I think the brain starts to make small adjustments that you may not even notice simply because you’re thinking so intently on a specific sound from that part of your bass. Worth a try!
 
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emjazz said:
For me it comes down to scale length. I’ve been playing 33” scale 6s for years now because of small hands and that C string sound. With your current bass you can blend more of the neck pickup than the bridge (something I normally do)….you can play over then neck pickup instead of closer to the bridge…I find that a passive bass helps warm up the high C….and you may want to try using a flatwound for just the high C.

A longer scale means more upper harmonic content from your strings. A shorter scale means less, which translates to a warmer sound

This is less immediate…but I’ve actually found that if you hear a warmer sound in your head then you’ll begin to “manifest” that sound from your bass…I think the brain starts to make small adjustments that you may not even notice simply because you’re thinking so intently on a specific sound from that part of your bass. Worth a try!
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Thanks for the helpful reply! Using a flatwound string is such a great idea. And I will certainly take to heart your very thoughtful (and deep) suggestion of being more intentional with how I approach playing that particular string! As a former classical guitarist, that hit home.
 
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Ricky Caboverde said:
Thanks for the helpful reply! Using a flatwound string is such a great idea. And I will certainly take to heart your very thoughtful (and deep) suggestion of being more intentional with how I approach playing that particular string! As a former classical guitarist, that hit home.
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If you used to play classical guitar and now play 6 string bass guitar…then please look up and listen to Skuli Sverrison if you don’t already. There are two duo records with a saxophonist, and there is a duo recording with Bill Frisell (a new one is on the way). Skuli plays an acoustic 5 string a lot on those with a high C….his high C is something he found that doesn’t belong on an electric bass…apparently it’s quite a bit brighter than his other strings…but it sounds like the other strings (which are usually flatwounds or tapewounds). This was a big lesson for me!
 
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emjazz said:
If you used to play classical guitar and now play 6 string bass guitar…then please look up and listen to Skuli Sverrison if you don’t already. There are two duo records with a saxophonist, and there is a duo recording with Bill Frisell (a new one is on the way). Skuli plays an acoustic 5 string a lot on those with a high C….his high C is something he found that doesn’t belong on an electric bass…apparently it’s quite a bit brighter than his other strings…but it sounds like the other strings (which are usually flatwounds or tapewounds). This was a big lesson for me!
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The Box Tree was on repeat for a loooong while 😅 and the saxophonist, Oskar, is also a fav of mine—love me some ADHD!
 
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