Ibanez solved the neck dive problem. An insider told Bass Guitar Magazine they combine a conventional wooden bass with a headstock of their line of airbasses.
Ibanez is also working on the bass "bellyflop" problem...
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Ibanez is also working on the bass "bellyflop" problem...
When attending the symphony you are required to say "Leopold!" when the conductor steps up to conduct.
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Until such time as the other manufacturers jump on the bandwagon, you can always attach a tuner and anything else you like to add weight and mass to the headstock.
Everyone knows that neck dive is what separates the men from the boys.
Good point!
In fact most people who use clip-on headstock tuners are using them incorrectly. Ideally you're supposed to use one clip-on tuner per string. This eliminates the lag time most people see on their headstock tuners, which is actually a result of the tuner constantly having to recalibrate to a different vibration frequency. All that goes away with multi tuners. In fact with multi tuners you can simply strum across all four strings with one swipe and each string will register its frequency on each tuner. This really speeds up the tuning process.
The majority of basses with neckdive are played in dive bars..
Basses with lots of juice are only good for juice bars.
Basses with 24 frets are only played in upscale bars..
Basses with lots of juice are only good for juice bars.
Basses with 24 frets are only played in upscale bars..
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Basses with neckdive are the best basses for metal, because they dive in phase with their headbanging owners.
Neckdive can be cured by attaching a length of steel metal beam on a separate strap and hanging it off the other side of your body at exactly the same angle as your bass.
This will balance the weight.
You need to be careful though because having a strap on both sides of your neck may cut off blood flow to the brain and you will pass out in the middle of a song.
This will balance the weight.
You need to be careful though because having a strap on both sides of your neck may cut off blood flow to the brain and you will pass out in the middle of a song.
Upright basses were not the first basses. Its predecessor was the upside down bass. It was believed the tone would propagate better if played in depicted position.
Upright basses were not the first basses. Its predecessor was the upside down bass. It was believed the tone would propagate better if played in depicted position.
That's just wrong
. Everybody knows that if it's upside down all the tone will leak out of it.
Of course, the major problem was that it was out of phase with the cello section, and everyone knows, or should do, that upside down cello playing can lead to spatio temporal vortex into Imaginary Ponyland.droolUpright basses were not the first basses. Its predecessor was the upside down bass. It was believed the tone would propagate better if played in depicted position.
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I'm not allowed to play Cello anymore,
Wraaahaha!Of course, the major problem was that it was out of phase with the cello section, and everyone knows, or should do, that upside down cello playing can lead to spatio temporal vortex into Imaginary Ponyland.drool
I'm not allowed to play Cello anymore,
Just because something on a bass isn't broken does not mean you should not fix it.
Everything on a bass should be fixed whether it needs it or not as part of routine maintenance.
Have your frets leveled regardless.....somewhere down the road, maybe years from now , it's going to need it anyway.
Yank those pups out and replace them. Better safe than sorry.
Basses go out of intonation in a heartbeat. Adjust the truss rod every day.
You can never get too much correct string height.
Don't just boil the strings. Boil the whole bass. Grime gets on all components , inside and out.
Oil the fingerboard every morning with a good dollop of car automatic transmission fluid. This oil is renowned for it's cleansing properties..
Take the neck off and re-install it weekly. Screws come loose if left for long periods.
Resolder all wiring and pot connections whenever you get a chance. Replace pots and capacitors every second week.
Tighten all tuners until you hear a crack in the headstock. Tight is good. And you'll be putting a new neck on every six months anyhow if you know what's good for your bass.
Tale the bridge off and install fresh screws monthly.
A bass that's looked after is a treasure....
Everything on a bass should be fixed whether it needs it or not as part of routine maintenance.
Have your frets leveled regardless.....somewhere down the road, maybe years from now , it's going to need it anyway.
Yank those pups out and replace them. Better safe than sorry.
Basses go out of intonation in a heartbeat. Adjust the truss rod every day.
You can never get too much correct string height.
Don't just boil the strings. Boil the whole bass. Grime gets on all components , inside and out.
Oil the fingerboard every morning with a good dollop of car automatic transmission fluid. This oil is renowned for it's cleansing properties..
Take the neck off and re-install it weekly. Screws come loose if left for long periods.
Resolder all wiring and pot connections whenever you get a chance. Replace pots and capacitors every second week.
Tighten all tuners until you hear a crack in the headstock. Tight is good. And you'll be putting a new neck on every six months anyhow if you know what's good for your bass.
Tale the bridge off and install fresh screws monthly.
A bass that's looked after is a treasure....
I taught Lemmy how to play. He was scared of distortion. He never liked it.
Flea is Lemmy's son.
Flea is Lemmy's son.
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