N1/2BD - My Miezo 18 Arrived!!!

[JimmyM]

It’s decently “low” though not speed racer low. I haven’t tried tweaking the bridge. I’m in DGCFA# but testing a C on the low string too (drop C).

Well there are 30" shorty 6's and 5's that do great with a B, so an inch and a half shorter would be pretty cool as well. At least I'd think so.

 

[Roger W]

Congratulations! It’s different, unique, and beautiful.

 

[SirMjac28]

A rough idea of what I was trying to get out of this beast.
Miezo in drop D. Dunwich Wizard Fuzz. Hilbish Sol Invictus and Compressimiser. Zoia and OTO BAM for delay and reverb.

Just Wow!! can't believe that was played with a bass. I wonder if I could get one with midi?

 

[monsterthompson]

Just Wow!! can't believe that was played with a bass. I wonder if I could get one with midi?

The reverb unit I use is pretty wild. The clip really shows more of that than the instrument itself. The Zoia patch I used is set to a ping pong delay with a bit of phaser, so not exceptionally exotic, but the reverb after it changes everything.

I don’t think I’ve seen a midi equipped instrument from Maurizio, but it’s worth asking. He seems like he’d be open to a new challenge.

 

[JKos]

can't believe that was played with a bass

With all the effects, we have no idea what the instrument itself sounds like.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

With all the effects, we have no idea what the instrument itself sounds like.

His bass, his tone.
His choice.
The end.

 

[monsterthompson]

With all the effects, we have no idea what the instrument itself sounds like.

Nobody complains that they can't see the canvas Picasso used

Seriously. I'm planning to get some cleaner clips up, but I'm still figuring things out and enjoying making weird noises.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

enjoying making weird noises.

Atta BOY!!!!!!
keep it up!!!

 

[SirMjac28]

Love that reverb but it ain't cheap I'm going to contact him about a midi controller because I love the shape and craftsmanship of that bass.

 

[Sacha Lévesque]

Clips!!!

We have some clips on our Youtube Channel of various Miezos: https://youtube.com/channel/UC7dsZK4PEvoWtztwuHo_Y1Q

 

[Sacha Lévesque]

Very nice. These are great little instruments.

Thanks for your kind words!

 

[Sacha Lévesque]

Love that reverb but it ain't cheap I'm going to contact him about a midi controller because I love the shape and craftsmanship of that bass.

I confirm that we can add MIDI capabilities to the Miezo. Feel free to contact us at www.mauriziouberbasses.com!

 

[Sacha Lévesque]

Well, right... Its a different scale length, but from a tuning perspective...

I suppose if you had a 36" scale neck, it would line up at the 12th pretty well.

Precisely!

 

[MovinTarget]

Precisely!

What is the shortest scale you find is still functional for (Five String) low B-G/E-B tuning where the player may want to utilize all sorts of bass techniques?

I guess I'm curious about still be able to do tapping or slap/pop and have it voice well. Or is just a matter of getting the right strings?

I'm very curious about the 18" scale for travel but want to make sure it can function well as a bass, not an octave higher.

Thanks!

 

[MovinTarget]

Its 18 inches from bridge saddles to 12th fret on a 34 inch scale bass btw.

I have no clue what the measurements are on a 36 inch full scale bass.

Twelfth fret on a 36" scale would be exactly half, that's why capo'ing it at the 12th would effectively make an 18" scale bass that starts an octave higher.

Doing the same to a 34" would make a 17" scale bass that starts an octave higher.

 

[monsterthompson]

I did this yesterday on a 34” bass. Sorry for the parallax error.
Edit - it looks about 17 5/8. at the 12th.

 

[MovinTarget]

Nope, not how the physics of unequal temperament works.

Get your bass and a measuring tape, try it out yourself.
12th fret separates the neck in two octaves, but temperament (thank Mr JS Bach) makes the lower half of the neck about 16 inches and the higher part 18 inches.

16 + 18 = 34 inch scale.

Science, isnt it awesome.

HAH! My bass is fretted for True Temperament! LOL I kid. I was going to amend my earlier statement acknowledging that there are some additional variables to the calculation. I just didn't think it was a full 2 inches...

I use ekips.org - FretFind2D

And it calculates the distances from Fret X to nut or saddle pretty accurately...

I can't fit every string on here but they are all ~18" either way. You action, string gauge, can impact this of course but that's why there is math...

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

25578477[/URL], member: 321007"]HAH! My bass is fretted for True Temperament! LOL I kid. I was going to amend my earlier statement acknowledging that there are some additional variables to the calculation. I just didn't think it was a full 2 inches...

I use ekips.org - FretFind2D

And it calculates the distances from Fret X to nut or saddle pretty accurately...
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I can't fit every sting on here but they are all ~18" either way. You action, string gauge, can impact this of course but that's why there is math...

I was absolutely wrong on this one.
Thanks for looking it up. Could not find the right chart to confirm my crap measurements.
I measured to the Fret and not the middle of the neck. Also had different measurements on my bass that are in different tunings.

Nice work finding the charts.
Hey, when Im wrong Im wrong.

Science is right, me sooooo wrong on this one.

 

[MovinTarget]

I was absolutely wrong on this one.
Thanks for looking it up. Could not find the right chart to confirm my crap measurements.
I measured to the Fret and not the middle of the neck. Also had different measurements on my bass that are in different tunings.

Nice work finding the charts.
Hey, when Im wrong Im wrong.

Science is right, me sooooo wrong on this one.

Meh, don't worry I am wrong PLENTY OFTEN! If ya don't believe me, just ask my wife! HEYOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[Sacha Lévesque]

What is the shortest scale you find is still functional for (Five String) low B-G/E-B tuning where the player may want to utilize all sorts of bass techniques?

I guess I'm curious about still be able to do tapping or slap/pop and have it voice well. Or is just a matter of getting the right strings?

I'm very curious about the 18" scale for travel but want to make sure it can function well as a bass, not an octave higher.

Thanks!

For a Low B, we recommend a minimum of 30” scale. 27” could be done, but this is where you start having a lot of overtones and where it gets muddy.

For E-C tuning, you could use our 22.75” scale length using B-G (i.e 125-45) string gauge. If you wish to use a more traditionnal E-C tuning (i.e 105-32), we’ve found that either 25.5 or 27” works best for that application.

With the 18”, you can go as low as A (pitch of the A string on a regular 4-string bass) and still retain clarity and great tension.

Hope this helps! Also feel free to reach out to us on IG where we tend to be a bit more active! @mauriziouberbasses