Wow! That's frightening. Glad you personally didn't hit. The Tornado Bass...apt name? I think so 
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Fretless five competition: Mad scientist edition
- Thread starter Big B.
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Wow! That's frightening. Glad you personally didn't hit. The Tornado Bass...apt name? I think so
Well it is all twisted up
I am glad that you and yours are okay and praying for the recovery of the area.lowsound
I can't stop thinking about this bass, B. It makes anything look possible. It has given me more confidence in the shed (lab) knowing that guys like you are making basses like this. No more 'can I' and all 'HOW can I' from now on! Thank you.
) knowing that guys like you are making basses like this. No more 'can I' and all 'HOW can I' from now on! Thank you.
Lab Journal #42: It's alive! IT'S ALIVE!!!!
finally got to a computer long enough to post up my presentation. Here are a few pics I took to get a good view of the bass.
Pretty basses are great but the proof is in the sound and playability. This is a quick demo video recorded on wed. The sound is from a high quality camera with a good condenser mic attached. The sound you hear is strictly the amp in the room with no direct line of any type. This was all recorded in one take, just making stuff up. There is one sample of the bridge pickup only, one of the neck pickup only and a sample with both pickups together. The video was recorded in an apartment where volume is limited so due to the closeness of the camera you can hear an inordinate amount of string noise that doesnt come through the amp. My amp is an Alembic F-1X preamp, a QSC plx 1202 power amp and and Epifani UL 310 series 2. The string are a nearly new set of D'addario XL roundwounds. Excuse me if I look extremely relaxed, these things tend to happen from time to time.
(Note my Mad Scientist hair.)
Brandon-YouTubesharing.mp4 video by phatdaddy791 - Photobucket
I hope to post some high quality sound clips soon but this was a great way to get a look at the bass in 3 dimensions and see how it sits on the player.
I would like to thank you guys for staying with me through this build. It's been a fun process to document things from beginning to end and no matter who ends up getting the votes we have a group of fantastic basses in the lineup. Time to shut down the experiment and lock down the lab but I shall return with more build threads in the future.
finally got to a computer long enough to post up my presentation. Here are a few pics I took to get a good view of the bass.
Pretty basses are great but the proof is in the sound and playability. This is a quick demo video recorded on wed. The sound is from a high quality camera with a good condenser mic attached. The sound you hear is strictly the amp in the room with no direct line of any type. This was all recorded in one take, just making stuff up. There is one sample of the bridge pickup only, one of the neck pickup only and a sample with both pickups together. The video was recorded in an apartment where volume is limited so due to the closeness of the camera you can hear an inordinate amount of string noise that doesnt come through the amp. My amp is an Alembic F-1X preamp, a QSC plx 1202 power amp and and Epifani UL 310 series 2. The string are a nearly new set of D'addario XL roundwounds. Excuse me if I look extremely relaxed, these things tend to happen from time to time.
(Note my Mad Scientist hair.)
Brandon-YouTubesharing.mp4 video by phatdaddy791 - Photobucket
I hope to post some high quality sound clips soon but this was a great way to get a look at the bass in 3 dimensions and see how it sits on the player.
I would like to thank you guys for staying with me through this build. It's been a fun process to document things from beginning to end and no matter who ends up getting the votes we have a group of fantastic basses in the lineup. Time to shut down the experiment and lock down the lab but I shall return with more build threads in the future.
Very Very impressive. Everything is- the looks, the quality, the construction, the sound, everything. Phenomenal work.
Hopkins
Commercial User
Wow, great work. The fit and finish are impeccable. The back/neck is groovy and all, but what I find most attractive is the fingerboard - love it! Sounds great through that amp, too, nice growl without too much mwahh.
Congratulations on a superb build. Lots to learn from this one...
Kev
Congratulations on a superb build. Lots to learn from this one...
Kev
Listening to you play I have a feeling that you could make lumpy rock and some blades of grass sound good...you got some pretty serious skills! But Im sure that bass doesnt hurt either And I serioiusly dig that fingerboard.
And I serioiusly dig that fingerboard.
Listening to you play I have a feeling that you could make lumpy rock and some blades of grass sound good...you got some pretty serious skills! But Im sure that bass doesnt hurt either
Yeah... what he said!
That thing's a sex machine... the bass isn't too bad either
Good work, keep it up!
I was gonna say nice bass blah blah........check out the playing! Dude you rock too! Mad skills all 'round!
If it had sounded like crap, it still would have been amazing. Instead you knock out out with a beautiful build and an amazing sounding bass. Big B for the win! Looking forward to your next build already.
wow.. so... cool... i love the documentation of the whole process. was so worth going through this thread. The woodworking skills are fantastic. the whole wave design of the back is stunning. glad to hear you made it through the tornadoes, you got some serious bass-building to get back to.. kick-a$$..
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I'll pile on - sounds as good as she looks, and that's saying something and a half!
Nice playing as well.
Nice playing as well.
