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Extended Range Bass Club Thread (Part 2)

#23
FunkMetalBass said:
I could have sworn that I already had a number from this club. Guess not.

My JC Roya 8-string:
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I also rock a Schecter Studio 6 and a Spector Legend 6. I have a Brice fretless 6 that I'm refinishing as well.
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Yeah, I would have thought so, too .... at any rate, #121 :cool:

And I absolutely love that bass :D
 
#24
Distant Cousin said:
That tuning peg arrangement is interesting... Any reason for that?
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Both have an extended B headstock. It doesn't actually improve B string tension, but the fretted came with it when I bought it used, so I had the fretless made with it when I had it built so they would match (too bad the design changed slightly between them so they didn't really match in the end anyways). The fretted one was built earlier and the tuning pegs were placed slightly differently on that one, so the tuners go BAE, as opposed to my fretless (and any other Elrick with the XB headstock now I assume) that goes BEA.

It does let you put a Hipshot Xtender on a more useful string than the low B though.
 
#25
pointbass said:
Yeah, I would have thought so, too .... at any rate, #121 :cool:

And I absolutely love that bass :D
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I think you're the first person to actually compliment it beyond "holy ***** monkey fritter and rice! how do you play that thing?!" - which is still a compliment in my book

I'm making some adjustments to it, but the good kind. :)

I'm going to hand-grind the saddle pieces so that I can adjust bridge string spacing left and right. I'll also be making a brass nut for it as I much prefer consistency of the in-between spacing as opposed to the string center. When your string gauges vary from .021 to .200, the string spacing inconsistencies are terribly noticeable.

Also, I'm going to pull out the OBP-3 and get a 4-band Noll for it, possibly replacing the knobs with ETS knobs.
 
#28
pointbass said:
What is the tuning? F#-F in standard 4th's, or something else? I'm assuming the .200 would be the F# ....:cool:
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.200 being the F#? I have seen on Conklin's site and others where they are selling .165-.175's, which I assume is closer to the gauge of what is needed for F#. JII-X might be able to chime in, but I have seen .210's which I thought were for C#'s.
 
#30
j-raj said:
.200 being the F#? I have seen on Conklin's site and others where they are selling .165-.175's, which I assume is closer to the gauge of what is needed for F#. JII-X might be able to chime in, but I have seen .210's which I thought were for C#'s.
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john turner said:
the earlier C#'s were 195, iirc - at least the ones i have are. i would think a 200 would be a C# too.
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:atoz:

Sitting here right now looking at an older SIT .195 that I used for C# ... Old age is a PITA .... :help: .... memory is the first thing to go. You guys are too young to experience it yet, but the day will come and you'll see what I mean .... :)
 
#34
pointbass said:
Man, am I out of the loop .....

You kids, get off my lawn!!! :hiding:
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I really recommend checking out Skip's balanced sets, or at least the notion of creating sets with a balanced tension. I don't tap much, and prefer heavy strings. The low F# was always too floppy, IMO, at the .165/.175 range for finger playing. The .200 is nice and tight and allows me to have much lower action/more accurate intonation one some of the higher frets.
 
#36
I've had a few preliminary discussions with Skip on a 7 set, F#-C, and will likely place an order when I finally stop jerking around with my new 8 build. For the 8 I would go F#-F.

I've also been in touch with O4P , so I've got some decisions to make. If I don't off-load my fretted 7 it will be de-fretted and then I'll restring. I've heard nothing but positive comments about Circle K, though .... :cool:
 
#40
Willem said:
So the high F is that a wound or an unwound string?
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Can be either, depending on the manufacturer. With Octave4Plus, I used a .024 that was wound. Now with Circle K, I use a .021 that is unwound. I believe my original Snakeskins and SITs were both unwound. I actually like the sound of the unwound string. Unlike guitars, where I find they're way too twangy and slip tuning more often, they seem to blend in pretty nicely and stable.
 

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