Well that was £35 well spent and he brought it back to my house as well! The main problem turned out to be the nut which was too high and not well cut. There were a couple of slightly high frets and he dressed the fret ends anyway, even though they didn’t seem too bad out of the box. The intonation is now set and the overall action is a bit lower.
The set up has transformed how it plays. When I put the LaBella flats on I thought “hell these are tight” but now they seem so much easier to play. I wouldn’t say it’s the fastest bass in the world but I guess it’s not going to be with 50-100 flats on it but it feels much better than before. It also seems more thumpy and bassy but I guess that is coming from the strings being closer to the pickups, even though I had raised them a lot before. Perhaps also better transfer of vibrations now the nut has been sorted out.
I’m well pleased. I bought the Ignition as a place filler while I wait for my Acinonyx to arrive, having sold a couple of basses to fund the Cat. Now I think I will probably keep it as well. For the money it’s hard to beat.
The set up has transformed how it plays. When I put the LaBella flats on I thought “hell these are tight” but now they seem so much easier to play. I wouldn’t say it’s the fastest bass in the world but I guess it’s not going to be with 50-100 flats on it but it feels much better than before. It also seems more thumpy and bassy but I guess that is coming from the strings being closer to the pickups, even though I had raised them a lot before. Perhaps also better transfer of vibrations now the nut has been sorted out.
I’m well pleased. I bought the Ignition as a place filler while I wait for my Acinonyx to arrive, having sold a couple of basses to fund the Cat. Now I think I will probably keep it as well. For the money it’s hard to beat.
