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New 6 string neck-through!!!!

#42
I used one of those on a bass. HATED IT! won't do it again. Let me expand a bit. The thing works fine, and it locks the jack in place, which I guess is a plus. The problem is that the little red tab you have to press in to release the jack is EXTREMELY stiff. You can't just use a finger to push it in with the same hand you're using to pull out the jack. In my case I had to push it in with my left hand while pulling with the right and I always ended up with a sore fingertip.
 
#43
wilser said:
I used one of those on a bass. HATED IT! won't do it again. Let me expand a bit. The thing works fine, and it locks the jack in place, which I guess is a plus. The problem is that the little red tab you have to press in to release the jack is EXTREMELY stiff. You can't just use a finger to push it in with the same hand you're using to pull out the jack. In my case I had to push it in with my left hand while pulling with the right and I always ended up with a sore fingertip.
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Maybe you just had a dodgy one (dodgy is a word) :)

James
 
#47
I put a locking jack on mine as well.........it's a pain, it's mostly a two hand operation to unplug your bass..........and really, in 17 years of gigging I only once unplugged myself while playing and that's because I was piss drunk and decided to walk off stage and dance with the crowd with a 15ft cord.........:bassist:
 
#48
James Banner said:
Maybe you just had a dodgy one (dodgy is a word) :)

James
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Don't think so. I had one, with the same problem. Almost impossible to get it to release on me.

However, it did its job pretty well i guess. It locked so well i was afraid if i stepped on the cable, i would rip the entire jack out of the wood.

Never again. I'll stick to the standard "loop cable around strap" technique, which has allowed me never to unplug myself inadvertently.
 
#49
wilser said:
I'm sure it is a word. I guess I got 3 dodgy ones as the other two are also as stiff as the one I installed.
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Huh. The ones I've had on all the Dingwalls and on my fretted 8 string I've owned have been fine. They're oriented so that the thumb presses the red tab what you take the plug out and I never had to apply anything that I'd consider excessive pressure to remove the plug on any of the four basses. I've certainly never had to use both hands.

Did you have it oriented with the red tab toward the top or the bottom? With the tab on the top it was a breeze to press with the thumb to remove the plug. If it were on the bottom I would imagine it would be hard.
 
#51
Geoff St. Germaine said:
Huh. The ones I've had on all the Dingwalls and on my fretted 8 string I've owned have been fine. They're oriented so that the thumb presses the red tab what you take the plug out and I never had to apply anything that I'd consider excessive pressure to remove the plug on any of the four basses. I've certainly never had to use both hands.

Did you have it oriented with the red tab toward the top or the bottom? With the tab on the top it was a breeze to press with the thumb to remove the plug. If it were on the bottom I would imagine it would be hard.
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I tried it both ways. I settled on the 2 handed method because it was less painful than the one handed method with the tab on top ...I guess you're a much stronger man than I am.
 
#52
Anyway, how thick should the neck be at the nut? I've drawn it as 16mm but now I realize this is really thin (or is it?). I'm pretty sure the neck on my Spector is 16mm at the nut, but when I looked around for some neck measurements on the internet they all came in around 21mm. Am I missing something here? Bear in mind I like thin necks :)

James
 
#54
Funny thing, I never liked these jacks either, for 2 reasons:

1: I tried one on a Dingwall, and found it nearly impossible
to remove the jack.

Actually, I had an entire batch of Neutrik TRS barrel jacks
(standard 1/2" OD deep-panel type) that had intermittent
contact, and had a bunch of recurrent tech-support issues
over the years as a result.

Since then, I switched to Switchcraft and have had no issue.

2: I always preferred pulling out the cord to breaking it.
If you step on a cord and it's locked into your bass, your 3 options (as far as I can see) are:

a) Fall over
b) Break the cord
c) Break the jack

If it's plugged into your amp and you walk too far away,
add to the above:

a) Unplug from the amp
b) tip over the amp

None of these is particularly desirable, and might even be a
bigger problem onstage than a momentary "unplugged moment".

Just loop over your back strap button, under the strap, no?
Always worked for me...

Cheers,
Martin
 
#55
James Banner said:
Anyway, how thick should the neck be at the nut? I've drawn it as 16mm but now I realize this is really thin (or is it?). I'm pretty sure the neck on my Spector is 16mm at the nut, but when I looked around for some neck measurements on the internet they all came in around 21mm. Am I missing something here? Bear in mind I like thin necks :)

James
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Any ideas?

I'm cutting the neck this week so hurry!!! :D

James
 
#57
Hey, here are some pictures:

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Unfortunately there's a bit of heartwood on the lower body wing and a lot on the back of the top wing (not pictured). It still looks OK though IMO.

EDIT: pictures are smaller and btw, how nice does sapele smell? It reminds me of Worcester sauce flavoured Walkers (Lays in US?) or aniseed! :)

James
 

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