Do any of you folks have basses equipped with tension rods attached to the headstock plate? I've heard this can increase natural resonance. Opinions?
Neptune, I haven't heard of what you're talking about, but, musiciansfriend sells this thing (forgot what they call it) that's like a C-clamp that you attach to the headstock to increase sustain. Is it a gimmick? I don't know. Mike J.
I don't know about the fat finger, but I do know that on my Pedulla Buzz I made a template of the head stock had a friend cut me out a nice piece of brass, removed the tuners, and then put them back on to hold on the brass, adding mass to the headstock. I couldn't hear the difference. I think it works better on basses that have dead spots. I have yet to find a Pedulla that has dead spots.
to quote elton john and kiki dee, don't go breaking my heart i feel you pain but when you have a bass that looks as sweet as your Rapture no one is going to notice.
yes, yes it does, I figured I would give you some much deserved praise seeing that you didn't give me any thumb downs for pulling mine apart to stick on a chunk of metal.
Those things are gimmicks. About 90% of the time they don't work, even if they do, it's too subtle to be worth buying, hastle.
I can't really comment on how they work.. but I know that with regards to balance, the last thing I want is more weight on my headstock.
Hm, that's why I'm not so fond of Fender-style instruments or basses with a similar headstock design. The best and most hassle-free solution IMO is a tilted headstock with the strings running straight over the saddle to the machine heads. A volute(?) should be there to offer increased stability.
