I suppose that’s true. Not all my Kubicki’s sound exactly the same but it has nothing to do with weight.
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I suppose that’s true. Not all my Kubicki’s sound exactly the same but it has nothing to do with weight.
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Picked up my build on 4/20, and it turned out great. Now I can officially be in the club.
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Show us, show us!
Tried to catch the actual color, so it's a little faded. The iPhone was making it look more red than it is. Gigged it last night and it went great.
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Love it - Phil told me it was the colour used on a late '50s Desoto. Not to many were shot in that colour - pretty rare.
Mike Haney (Guitar Doctor) said it's probably the favorite color today for new builds. Seven were built in the originals.
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I played one of the seven at Real Guitars in SF and could have bought it for under $1K in the mid-'90s but I had just bought a black '86 Ex-Factor (for $750) and couldn't justify spending more.
Wow, that seemed really quick! Looks great! Hope you enjoy it for years
Little over 5 months, they quoted 5-6 months. On the early side of the range and with Christmas in the middle, I was expecting the longer range of the estimate. I'm liking the 32" scale. Still keeps most of the 34" spank from rounds and feels more like a short scale when I'm playing. Then the Extended D, I guess it's not Drop D, gets the benefit of 36". I have the 9V system and all the YouTube vids are slap, slap, slap. Ok, that's great on the Kubicki, but for 99% of what I play with a band I need some variety of a P or J. I did a gig on Friday and just used passive mode and had a reasonable P from the neck, a reasonable J from both pickups and play closer to the bridge. Haven't really tried to get a MM tone yet, probably have to use the active mode for that. Overall, super happy. Setup is easy but had to figure out what I was doing since it's completely different than other bridges. And, final thought, there were three people at the bar gig that made comments on the bass. That never happens.
I only use mine on active mode and do what you did to get pbass and jbass emulation.
But I'll be honest, i make sure my kubicki sounds like a kubicki. Looks unique sounds unique and i think it's sounds can suit any gig. The slapping on a kubicki is an animal of its own but it sounds great with finger technique. Muting and pickup movement and bass/treble boosts, you can achieve most tones.
But I'll be honest, i make sure my kubicki sounds like a kubicki. Looks unique sounds unique and i think it's sounds can suit any gig. The slapping on a kubicki is an animal of its own but it sounds great with finger technique. Muting and pickup movement and bass/treble boosts, you can achieve most tones.
There's a few of us here that prefer the 9v system over the 18, so don't feel like you're left out or sold yourself short. Internal Mid trim pot, passive tone control, and logical Bass and Treble knob layout makes the 9 the better choice for me. Great color btw...
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Same here - it's why I prefer the Fender/Kubicki 9v system, as I never used the 2 18v passive settings when I had one.
Yep, me too as far as modes..
usually the boosted one right next to standby. I like that even there I don't have to pad my board or amp... not much hotter than my typical passive basses.
Yeah, totally agree but I didn't have time to try the bass out with a band before the gig, so I stayed in more comfortable territory.
