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Stoner/Doom Bassists 53: Loud Noises

#41
Samsquanch1972 said:
Yeah I am one of those weirdos with long skinny spider fingers, so I enjoy wide nut widths on guitars and basses, why I tend to dig the strat necks. When at GC I love playing the tele with double bucks, but I get a little finger twisted at first from the tiny necks lol, though about a minute of playing I adjust. Yeah I can't decide if I want to go with those old school Fender pups, or not, as I do dig that tone a lot, but more traditional routes would make finding pickups easier. I wish I had the knowledge and balls to route bodies for pickups I want. You can make stuff pretty cheap the way you want, like a pbass with a nice neck pup, etc.
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I got me some long fingers to so I feel your pain, if you ever want to torment yourself pickup a Ric guitar. They are the absolute most uncomfortable necks if your have big hands or long fingers. Unless your gonna stick to the stock WRHB's get a body with normal humbuckers, the WRHB's do not have many aftermarket choices and those that are out there are not cheap at all. And DIY is definitely the way to go if you can, I eventually had to start just diving in head first and I'm glad I did I've saved myself so much money.
 
#42
Ancient Tone said:
Finding hardtail strat bodies can be a challenge, but if you find a HH hardtail grab it!!! I hate tremolo's as well, I've never used one or had a use for one.
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I love hardtail Strats, but hey're almost impossible to find. Even when the few actual Fender hardtail Strat models do turn up, there's always something else wacky about them or they're overpriced because people are calling them "vintage" (as if late 80s Strats are collectible). That's why I loved my Tele when I had it, but the neck and the body contours (or lack thereof) drove me crazy so I got rid of it and ended up replacing it with a MIM Strat that just had a hardtail conversion. Which was done kinda sketchy at best. I'm thinking of doing some more Carvin purchases this summer, picking up on of their hardtail Strat type guitars and another SB series bass. I've priced the parts out at Warmoth a hundred times, but never pulled the trigger. Never felt up to doing the project, as it never seems to really save much cost and I'd rather have a warranty if I'm going to pay full new price.
 
#43
Corey Y said:
I love hardtail Strats, but hey're almost impossible to find. Even when the few actual Fender hardtail Strat models do turn up, there's always something else wacky about them or they're overpriced because people are calling them "vintage" (as if late 80s Strats are collectible). That's why I loved my Tele when I had it, but the neck and the body contours (or lack thereof) drove me crazy so I got rid of it and ended up replacing it with a MIM Strat that just had a hardtail conversion. Which was done kinda sketchy at best. I'm thinking of doing some more Carvin purchases this summer, picking up on of their hardtail Strat type guitars and another SB series bass. I've priced the parts out at Warmoth a hundred times, but never pulled the trigger. Never felt up to doing the project, as it never seems to really save much cost and I'd rather have a warranty if I'm going to pay full new price.
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I heard that the Carvin Strats KILL! Never played one though. You are going to strike up more Carvin GAS for me....not cool. ;)
 
#44
Ancient Tone said:
I got me some long fingers to so I feel your pain, if you ever want to torment yourself pickup a Ric guitar. They are the absolute most uncomfortable necks if your have big hands or long fingers. Unless your gonna stick to the stock WRHB's get a body with normal humbuckers, the WRHB's do not have many aftermarket choices and those that are out there are not cheap at all. And DIY is definitely the way to go if you can, I eventually had to start just diving in head first and I'm glad I did I've saved myself so much money.
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I do have a sort of Ric copy now, I love the fret access way up high but yeah they are pretty skinny. Yeah I have had some mighty might and other stuff put together for me in the past and they all came out great, but of course you cna never sell them for anything, and I am always flippings stuff. But now I think I have that under control and have been tinkering more with stuff. I think I will do up my next guitar at least. I am pretty set bass wise now, unless I find a p body with a neck bucker in it. The Warmoth stuff is great if you are always going to keep it, but too pricey if you are not sure it is a keeper to me. Would take too much of a loss I think try to sell it if it wasn't exactly what you want.
 
#45
Ancient Tone said:
It's a Fender Cabronita body:

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which are really nice guitars, I love the neck he put on there. My white telemaster is a warmoth build and I love it they definitely make some quality parts.
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Ah cool. I've never been a fan of those skinny looking headstocks, so I guess I am also a fan of what he did with that guitar :P
 
#46
Corey Y said:
I love hardtail Strats, but hey're almost impossible to find. Even when the few actual Fender hardtail Strat models do turn up, there's always something else wacky about them or they're overpriced because people are calling them "vintage" (as if late 80s Strats are collectible). That's why I loved my Tele when I had it, but the neck and the body contours (or lack thereof) drove me crazy so I got rid of it and ended up replacing it with a MIM Strat that just had a hardtail conversion. Which was done kinda sketchy at best. I'm thinking of doing some more Carvin purchases this summer, picking up on of their hardtail Strat type guitars and another SB series bass. I've priced the parts out at Warmoth a hundred times, but never pulled the trigger. Never felt up to doing the project, as it never seems to really save much cost and I'd rather have a warranty if I'm going to pay full new price.
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I guess if I wanted a traditional strat pickup config, I would just lock the tremolo as the springs are supposed to be a big part of the strat tone, but I think I would just find an old fernandes or something made in japan for a traditional strat sound. But if I wanted humbuckers on it, then yeah it would be hard to find a hardtail for sure. I am fine with cheaper knock of bodies as long as they have the right neck specs too.
 
#52
JoeVictim said:
I heard that the Carvin Strats KILL! Never played one though. You are going to strike up more Carvin GAS for me....not cool. ;)
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I've always heard and read good things about them. I wanted to get one a long time ago, it just hasn't been my highest financial priority, gear wise. Bass gear always comes first. I've been wanting to get another SB for baritone tuning. So I've been going back and forth between getting another SB4000 and having them set it up for BEAD (which they'll do) or just getting an SB5000. I know lots of people say they're great five strings. I don't mind fivers either. I really loved the feel of my last one (EBMM Stingray 5), but there was something messed up about the preamp or pickup or something, because it sounded bland and dead. So I ended up selling it right away, since I didn't feel like a project trying to spruce up something that had a good retail value that I wasn't digging.


Samsquanch1972 said:
I guess if I wanted a traditional strat pickup config, I would just lock the tremolo as the springs are supposed to be a big part of the strat tone, but I think I would just find an old fernandes or something made in japan for a traditional strat sound. But if I wanted humbuckers on it, then yeah it would be hard to find a hardtail for sure. I am fine with cheaper knock of bodies as long as they have the right neck specs too.
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I wouldn't say the springs have anything to do with the sound, outside of the tremolo. Mine just has the bridge screwed down, no block, and it causes the spring sound to leak through all the time. If I pluck the strings really hard and dampen the bridge with the heel of my palm, it makes it sound like there's always reverb on the guitar, which I HATE. I'm always playing with distortion though, so it hasn't been the end of the world, but I've been eager to replace it with a proper hardtail for a while.
 
#57
Corey Y said:
I've always heard and read good things about them. I wanted to get one a long time ago, it just hasn't been my highest financial priority, gear wise. Bass gear always comes first. I've been wanting to get another SB for baritone tuning. So I've been going back and forth between getting another SB4000 and having them set it up for BEAD (which they'll do) or just getting an SB5000. I know lots of people say they're great five strings. I don't mind fivers either. I really loved the feel of my last one (EBMM Stingray 5), but there was something messed up about the preamp or pickup or something, because it sounded bland and dead. So I ended up selling it right away, since I didn't feel like a project trying to spruce up something that had a good retail value that I wasn't digging.




I wouldn't say the springs have anything to do with the sound, outside of the tremolo. Mine just has the bridge screwed down, no block, and it causes the spring sound to leak through all the time. If I pluck the strings really hard and dampen the bridge with the heel of my palm, it makes it sound like there's always reverb on the guitar, which I HATE. I'm always playing with distortion though, so it hasn't been the end of the world, but I've been eager to replace it with a proper hardtail for a while.
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I have just read it a few times on google about hardtail strats, that the springs are supposed to give that shimmer/jangly stratty sound, probably cork sniffer talk though. I do love position four middle and neck pup sound on a strat though, good stuff. Yeah I am extremely heavy handed so I can ehar myself pulling out of tune on tremolo guitars, as well as too light a string guage on guitar chords sound terrible as I apply too much pressure and bend the strings just enough to be out of tune.
 

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