Mods are complete (Wilkins refin in Cleveland Browns orange, Lace alumitones/passive) and "Clementine" should be on her way to me tomorrow from TBer ModulusAcacia's shop in Ohio. I also ordered a tort 'guard I can install later...but at 1st glance I'm liking it without. I am eager to find out her weight. She was under 9 before removing the pre and subbing the much lighter alumitones for the stock Barts.......awaiting the brown truck.....
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Justin says it's coming in at a hair under 8 lbs on his fishing scale.....
I really like that....after I have a chance to ride it for a bit, it may turn out that Creamsicle is a more suitable name than Clementine.....of course she just might turn out to be Cletus or Otis.......
I really like that....after I have a chance to ride it for a bit, it may turn out that Creamsicle is a more suitable name than Clementine.....of course she just might turn out to be Cletus or Otis.......
I know. I got this instead so I can't really complain.
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I'm Pink with envy that you Rose to the occasion!
I'm Pink with envy that you Rose to the occasion!
I am liking the look of that! Those pickups look cool and the overall look is really nice.
Thanks Bryn. I really dig the look and the weight....the tone, however, will be a complete experiment for me. I chose the Lace pups because I wanted hot pups run passively and they weigh virtually nothing......I'll have it when we GTG in Montreal this fall.....to compare with your Lull and gaggle of Dingwalls.......
Fingers crossed that neck dive is not an issue. Love the satin finish with the flash of the Alumitones, congrats.
Personally, I would call it Orange Crush
Fingers crossed that neck dive is not an issue. Love the satin finish with the flash of the Alumitones, congrats.
Personally, I would call it Orange Crush
Neck dive is rarely an issue for me because using my bass belt involves installing a recessed Dunlop straplock receiver in the lower body edge. 90% of the bass' weight rests on this fulcrum. I specifically choose a location for this mod based on balance, and by varying it I can make ANY bass balance perfectly, with no dive, when on a strap. When sitting, my right forearm will have no trouble keeping the headstock up unless the dive is very severe. In a worst case scenario, I can put some weight back in the control cavity. I really like "Crush" too.......I'll have to meet up with her and ride her before I name her.
Yup....zackly that!
Here's a pick with the tort 'guard, which I am not liking nearly as much based on the phone pic:
I wear a device that's like a weight lifter's belt. On the front it has a short leather strap that hangs about where my belt buckle is (this position can be rotated from side to side to taste). Attached to the leather is a Dunlop straplock. This clicks into a recessed Dunlop receiver drilled into the lower body edge of my bass. Therefore the weight of the bass is pretty much all on my hips. I wear a regular strap to keep the bass in position but only about 10% of the bass' weight ends up on my shoulders. When I decide where to install the recessed straplock receiver in the lower edge of the bass, I hold the bass with 1 finger to find the balance point that I like, and that's where I put it. A little towards the neck to bring up the headstock or a little more towards the bridge to bring the headstock down: I choose precisely how I want the bass to hang every time. Right now I am out of town and cannot get pics, but next week I will post a separate, mini thread to illustrate this. It saved my bass playing because I had severe shoulder issues and could only stand with an 8 lb bass for 2o minutes beofre being in severe pain. Now bass weight is no big deal. I still prefer lighter basses, but I could play a 12 lb bass on the belt all night if I wanted to.
I prefer it without the pickgruard as well. No point in covering that beautiful orange!
Agreed, no guard. Orange is the new blackSorry, had to use that somewhere
If the guard is tort, I agree, no guard. It could look good with a Mike Quick silver guard, either his sparkle silver or silver leaf guard (to go with the pups).
I have a friend in a different club that has a very similar problem with his shoulder, and if you don't mind, I quoted your response to him, and suggest he PM you for more details.
