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Regenerate Guitar Works from Washington state.

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bholder said:
I love the "standing on neck to prove a point" pic! :D
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That's part of our standard R&D process - each new neck design has to be able to stand up to the (240 pound) fat man and still be playable on a proofing instrument we gig. This is just one of several test that helps assure us that our neck designs can exceed the typical abuse a customer is going to put it thru. We definitely do not recommend you treat your bass with such little respect

IIRC the neck in that image was a 1-piece Maple neck with Maple fingerboard, and utilized only a dual-action trussrod (left loose at that) with no carbon fiber stiffening. I did a couple bounces on that neck before passing the design as being ready for field testing.
 
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I am also an (unpaid) endorser of RGW. Rod made me a prototype 5-string P-bass with Nordstrand pickups and it is the bomb! It's got that classic p-bass flabby punch and it is LOUD! I am in the midst of testing out a set of RGW J pickups on another bass I have. Stay tuned for a report.

Rod is one of the nicest guys you would ever meet, he is an absolute stickler for details (check out his wiring sometime), and his basses are the real deal. I'd really love to have that white/gold hardware bass that is shown in the NAMM picture.

Go there now and order one up! His Fender-style basses sound and play authentically with many improvements on the original design. And the pickups he demonstrated at NAMM do a great job at nailing both the J and P sound (only much better).
 
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It's going to be hard to find a better five string than one of Rod's RGW models. I have one and it is my main bass for the many recording sessions I play on. He will work with you to get your sound and fit the instrument to you so that it will be comfortable to play. I have some live videos on YouTube using the RGW Heritage Series '55 P. If you wish I will post the links. And yes, I am An endorser.
 
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emjazz said:
Can anyone explain the duo passive circuit?
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Our DuoTone™ passive tone control is a push/pull pot (standard, or for those who are OCD obsessed with their knobs, it is also available as an optional 2 position toggle switch) with two different tone caps, providing both the classic tone voicing and a second option for enhanced tonal flexibility. The specific cap pairing used on a bass will depend on whether it's fretted or fretless, and whether it's a P/J, J/J, or other pickup combination.

In my personal playing experience, I often found myself in rooms where the standard .047uf cap was cutting too much of my upper mids by the time I had the top end dialed off to what the song/room was calling for. This was especially true when playing fretless in a wide variety of song styles. Having the option to cut less of the mids while still trimming the highs has been the key to not getting lost in the mix in some very tough rooms (and an occasional school gym) Keeping it all passive has the benefit of never needing to encounter a dead battery 2 minutes before show time, and it also is a configuration that studio engineers 'demand' (passive tone controls) ... and finding the tone setting you tracked with isn't too overly difficult, should you get called back three weeks later to o-dub a part or two.

A side benefit I discovered to the DuoTone™ control is in cases where you have the classic cap engaged and rolled off a bit; pulling the DuoTone™ knob to the smaller cap value gives me a noticeable difference to my sonic presence that allows me to 'step forward' in the mix for a highlighted phrase or passage.
 
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Now this one REALLY does it for me! Any plans to make headless an option?

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I don't currently have a headless model, but will check into available hardware and tuning systems to see how much R&D would need to be done to accommodate a headless system.

for those who've noted an interest in a headless model, feel welcome to PM/email me your hardware preference if you have one. the only system I'm currently aware of is offered by Hipshot, which supports a 2-3/16" - 2-1/4" nut width for 6-string basses.
 
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lowfreqgeek said:
That one belongs to @BigDaddyB. I've often thought we should do a headless version of this. I love my Malibu 6 (I have the only protoytpe version of the Malibu body, I believe), but I've often thought it would make a spectacular headless instrument (hint hint, Rod). :)
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Trust me. That big fretless does it for me as well. My only concern with headless would be weight and balance. It's a big bass, but weighs about 8.5lbs. It also balances on my hand at the neck joint screws. Rod made the ultimate in "play all night" 6's with this one.
 
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bassburge said:
I am also an (unpaid) endorser of RGW. Rod made me a prototype 5-string P-bass with Nordstrand pickups and it is the bomb! It's got that classic p-bass flabby punch and it is LOUD! I am in the midst of testing out a set of RGW J pickups on another bass I have. Stay tuned for a report.

Rod is one of the nicest guys you would ever meet, he is an absolute stickler for details (check out his wiring sometime), and his basses are the real deal. I'd really love to have that white/gold hardware bass that is shown in the NAMM picture.

Go there now and order one up! His Fender-style basses sound and play authentically with many improvements on the original design. And the pickups he demonstrated at NAMM do a great job at nailing both the J and P sound (only much better).
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Tim's P is the only Regerate I've played, but I can attest to it's awesomeness.... Made me seriously re-think my Laklands.
 

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