G&L ASAT strap extender installed

do they have those for warwicks?

 

Hey that's a neat gadget! I love my ASAT bass but the balance thing is sometimes a pain. Where can I get one, how much, and is it really that strong? It doesn't look like much.

Thanks!

Ron

 

Can also be seen on some Turner basses...



Your ASAT version is way more elegant though.

 

I've put off getting one from Dan for quite some time... but these really are nice... and yeah, It's much stronger than it looks at first glimpse. They're anodized steel, one piece.. just replaces the neckplate. Nice, simple, and reversible... should you decide you wanna sell the bass or whatnot.

FYI, I'm not affiliated in any way... I've just spoken to Dan on several occaisions & we're still trying to work out the "meet up and have a brew" thing (We're about 1.5 hours apart) Very good guy, let him know you're interested and he'll treat ya right.

Here's the Pit thread selling 'em.

 

way cool. $65.00 was a bit more than I'd planned. But having thought about it, its likely quite worth it. Might give it a shot. Thanks, bro!

Ron

 

Does your ASAT not have the second strap button on the bottom of the bass? Mine did and it really helped with the neck dive.


Scroll down this page about half way to see the ASAT. The two shiney things on the bottom are the strap buttons, didn't photograph well but you get the idea
http://www.angelfire.com/music3/cblood56/basses.html

 

Yeah, All ASAT basses have that second button. I've never bothered with it really. If anything, I thought I'd make the neck dive worse! Actually, I've installed strap locks on the 1st button so I'd have to use another strap to use the other button. I'll experiment with it sometime but I have to tell you, I'm kinda sold on this neckplate thing.

r

 

If you use that lower strap button, let the strap go behind the bass not around it and the neck dive goes away.

 

Sorry, but no.. not all ASAT's have 2 bottom strap buttons. Mine's an '85 model and it has 1. All the early ones have a single button (I'm not sure exactly when the cutoff for this was.)

 

I bought the "bass balancer" on ebay for my Thumb B/O and it seems to be doing the trick. I wish it was strap lock friendly tho.

http://www.bassbalancer.com/

 

I'm about to sell my ASAT (I'll post it next week) but I might try one of those and see if I change my mind.

 

I would like to thank Mike A and XUSH for the kind words about the ASAT strap extension. After checking out the thread I decided to join TALKBASS.
Many have been able to counteract the balance issue associated with the ASAT bass using various strap button locations and combinations. God love em! Wish that worked for me. After some trail & error the Strap Extension was born. The bass sits in a more "natural" position. Most comfortable basses I own now. In fact I will be using one tonight. If you have any questions or are interested let me know.
Dan

 

does anyone know if this thingy is being sold?

 

Cool....personally,I dont like the way it looks.