Glarry 5-String Bass - Unboxing, Setup, Review

[JRA]

That does not look that bad.

I got the same bass a few weeks back to rehearse with. It's a keeper.

check out the Glarry bass thread

here's a link:
Official Exquisite/Glarry/Burning Fire Bass Club?

i think i got lucky

the cats in the glarry club have been very lucky!

I like the weight (although I wonder if neck dive would be an issue).

i modded one: had to go with extra-lightweight machines to neutralize dive --- it worked, it ended up 6.2 lbs., legit. but it was at a cost...they are so lightweight = it could be a problem !

I wanna know what's up with the "rich gift package"

in my case it was free bacon for a year.

CNC is available to everybody

 

[CatchaCuda]

Gassing for this 5er! My only gripe is that I don't love the headstock. Thanks @vid1900 .

 

[GretschWretch]

I'm waiting for Glarry to expand their line. A long-scale violin-shaped solidbody, a Glupro. Or a Glapiphone with a batwing headstock. Or a full-scale true hollow-body that weighs only four pounds, a Glatsch.

Just wishful thinking.

 

[Leo Thunder]

Nice set of pictures but can it be set-up properly? Are the frets level? Can the action go down? Is the bridge within intonation range?

And how thick is that neck? Cheap instruments come with thicker necks for stability.

 

[Andy Daventry]

How do they make $ at those prices? Do they stamp them out completed or 3d print them?

I'm afraid it means that someone somewhere is not getting paid properly for their work....

 

[Leo Thunder]

I'm waiting for Glarry to expand their line. A long-scale violin-shaped solidbody, a Glupro. Or a Glapiphone with a batwing headstock. Or a full-scale true hollow-body that weighs only four pounds, a Glatsch.

Just wishful thinking.

If they ever make a Glarley Glenton, we'll know the world has changed.

 

[vid1900]

Looking inside the tuners, there is not a drop of grease

 

[vid1900]

Greased up the gears, and now they turn like butter.

 

[Leo Thunder]

Looks like a smarter solution than replacing them. How do you open the things?

 

[vid1900]

Bicycle guys love to argue over what is the best, most waterproof grease.

Go to your local Autozone, Oriley, Pepboys or whatever, and get a 14oz tube of "Marine Grease" for $5

The stuff is thick, never dries out, is happy shade of aqua-blue, safe for plastics, does not creep or drip. Don't put it on wood, just metal to metal gears.

A 14oz "grease gun" tube is a lifetime supply for guitars and bikes.

 

[vid1900]

Looks like a smarter solution than replacing them. How do you open the things?

Crazy glue a roofing nail to the back of each one.

When the glue dries, pull the back straight off.

Release Crazyglue with Acetone (nail polish remover)

If gears are coated in cheap grease that has hardened, drop gears and screws into jar of Mineral Spirits (Paint Thinner). Just barely cover the gears with the Spirits, and let it do the work.

 

[vid1900]

Here is the Control Cavity

Yellow wire is Neck and Red wire is Bridge Pickup.

 

[Leo Thunder]

I can't see the connections because wires are hiding them but it seems to me that both tone pots are connected together and to the top of the volume pots (in this case, their output). It makes no sense without a pick-up selector switch. Tone pots should be connected to the middle lug of each volume pot (pick-up output) for separated function.

 

[Bass Man Dan]

How did you get them to put that terrific Tiffany-inspired spider web on the back?

Yes, the fancy dining room light fixture reflection adds quite the touch, eh?

 

[Stinsok]

Is the logo a decal or inlay?

 

[And I]

String spacing at the bridge?

 

[nerkoids]

Here is the Control Cavity

Yellow wire is Neck and Red wire is Bridge Pickup.

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CherkFan pots. They may be Chinese made, but I've found them to have better tapers than their dime-sized Alpha counterparts. A lot of Harley Benton basses have them (my PB-50 does) and I find they work well.

 

[Ric5]

6.1 pounds on the digital fishscale:

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really nice for $87

 

[rtslinger]

I have a 4 string P from them, purchased for a student but he is no longer interest in being a bass player
so I gigged with it and it sounded great you can check out some vids in the gig report threads on here or the Glarry owners page Good luck with it. RTS

 

[selowitch]

Can these still be had for $87? The one I found was listed at $100.