My new bass in progress

Nice! Kinda reminds me of another bass in an odd sort of way. What are the specs?

Lee

 

Me too.

 

Yeah, saw one in a Bas Player a while back.

How you getting the Monorail bridge? Going to Ibanez direct(ala Sam Rivers with his Warwick custom)?

 

Then I'd get that bass quick, as the lawsuit that Ibanez will slap on him when they get that patent approved will kill his business.

Especially as the highly-marketed EDA models have a piezo Monorail bridge. Ibanez won't like somebody stepping on their marketing toes.

But hey, imitation is the highest form of flattery, right?

 

i thought ABM and several other manufacturers built monorail bridges...well, i know for a fact that ABM does...all you have to do is install the piezo saddles. that shouldn't get anyone sued...

 

yeah monorails have been around along time. Yamaha is using them on there new high end bass. Besides, Ibanez doesn't market them as aftermarket replacements.

 

I was thinking Carl Thompson. I like it!

Lee

I like your signature too. That is one of my favorite songs.

 

Viva La Thompson!

 

There's a little sign next to the Monorail listing in the Ibanez catalogue - Patent Pending. When that is approved, all Monorail bridges will be knockoffs of Ibanez(according to the law). Even the name Monorail is Ibanez trademarked, or will be.

This is why Sam Rivers(of Limp Bizkit) got Warwick custom shop to buy a Monorail from Ibanez to install in his custom. He didn't buy it from anywhere else, straight from Ibanez.

* This was my 700th post *

 

Hmm, I remember seeing a monorail "style" bridge on some higher end Washburns about 1-2 years ago. Before Ibanez had thiers. Plus they had one that was a D-tuner for the E string also. I think Ibanez has made thier own variation on the design, cause on the BTB's I've seen it's a little different.

Back to topic: That sucker is a bad mofo man! I see the CT resemblance, but this is a great thing! Pointy = Gooooood. Makes ya look dangerous..even if ya aren't! Looks like it'll be a show-quality piece once done! Now we're waiting on the After pics!

Ya baby.

 

The Monorail is arguably a development of the 2Tek bridge, which is most definitely patented. Anyone wanting to claim prior art for the Monorail need only look to the 2Tek.

 

Whatever the copyright issues, your custom bass looks beautiful - I really love the upper horn. Congratulations!

 

If I remember correctly, the 2Tek rails are attached to a solid brass block that runs all the way through the body. Maybe I'm splitting hairs, but aren't Ibanez's just individual rails that aren't connected to each other at all?

 

lightwave systems has incorporated a monolithic bridge design into their system 2 infrared pickup config.

fred