Hi Rich,
I've got Solid 4 you mention, but not the photos. Sorry about that. I hope to have them soon.
Ted
I've got Solid 4 you mention, but not the photos. Sorry about that. I hope to have them soon.
Ted
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Show us the Rob Allen basses!
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I just talked to Rob. I am definitely going to have to sell something to do it, but I think I'm going ahead with my fretless Solid 4. It's no longer a short scale BTW. I wanted to make sure what I wanted to do was doable, and it is. It's also going to be non-standard all the way around (including the body), but it'll be very cool when done. If I get the order in soon, I should have it in about 6 months.
The real question is what to get rid of ...
I also found out the production Solid 4 pickups are a bit less "hot" than mine is, and that he's pretty much doing the tortoise pickguard on them now, no black ones. He's also considering stopping the butterscotch and just doing natural, which would look really good IMO (just like my actual P).
The real question is what to get rid of ...
I also found out the production Solid 4 pickups are a bit less "hot" than mine is, and that he's pretty much doing the tortoise pickguard on them now, no black ones. He's also considering stopping the butterscotch and just doing natural, which would look really good IMO (just like my actual P).
Yep, I got the case. It's a great package. Rob is supposed to send pics, which will no doubt be better than mine. I"ll post those as soon as I get them.
Yeah, Rob is pretty amazing with his photography. My lame attempts can't quite capture the beauty like he can.
I just got my new bass from Rob and I love it! It's a fretted 4 string MB-2 but with a custom forearm contour. Walnut neck, alder body, quilt maple top, and rosewood board/bridge. Here's a progress pic of mine that shows the contour, a finished pic, and at the bottom is a pic of a similar contoured bass he just finished for Pino Palladino.
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Interesting bridge and unbound top. Rob and I had discussed that on my 6, but apparently the redwood was a little too jagged around the edges.
Looks like that bridge allows for through body and through bridge stringing. Is that correct?
That would be my guess. I think I've seen it a few times and most likely on the fretted variants. I believe Pino's bass was a 33" scale MB2 with a high C.
That's the bridge Rob now uses for fretted basses. It's still through body stringing only, but the saddle is set up more like his Solid 4 bridge.
Have you guys noticed any intonation problems with that bridge on the fretted basses? I don't see it being an issue, but I'm just looking for other opinions.
Here's my Mouse ..I have only had it for a few months but I get compliments on the tone every time I take it on a gig. Now if only I could get compliments on my playing!
Nope. Considering it may stem from the Solid 4 design, which I've now been playing forever it seems, it's rock solid. And I have high action as is well documented.
I've been playing the Deep 4 more these days; I've decided the Takamine TB-10 is great, but not for me. It'll probably go up for sale. Assuming it sells, I'll order my new bass with Rob
I've only had it a short time but I'm very impressed with the intonation, it's spot-on all the way up the neck. He obviously puts some time in on the bridge saddle, it's carved to just the right spot for each string.
a question for the fretted RA users:
how low can the action get on these basses?
say you wanted to play in a style similar to matt garrison, ramp and all. could the action get that low?
maybe this is something only RA can answer.
how low can the action get on these basses?
say you wanted to play in a style similar to matt garrison, ramp and all. could the action get that low?
maybe this is something only RA can answer.
I'm not bashing Rob's creations, but not exactly designed around low action, which is a big part of the tone. He could probably get fairly low action, but I can't say that I'd want to mess around with the action on the acoustic bridges. His metal bridge might allow for better adjustment on his solid body.
Seems like there's just one guy on this thread who strings up with TIs.
Now I've read a few times recently about TI flats being the best thing out for emulating upright tones ... so I'm surprised there aren't a few more of us.
Would the low tension be problematic for the neck of a Deep 5 ?
Any other TI fans out there ?
Andy
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