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Stoner/Doom Bassists 89: Father's Missing Voodoo

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Honestly that was one detail we didn't really go over. It feels P-bass-ish, but I think the specs he used to list for the nut width was 1.65" standard.

It's definitely not as narrow as a J-bass (I hate those necks)

I'll have to measure to see what it actually is when I get home.
 
#244
Ron Now said:
34.5" is where it's at. I had a couple of 35" over the years but was never comfortable with them.
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Yeah I always liked the grabber I had with 105's tuned to drop C. It was perfect for a little slop and still good tone. I'm all over the place with string spacing. It really depends on the situation. I prefer jazz width 1.5" But for the metal stuff I like normal p width 1.625". I had a pancake neck (very thin nut 1 3/4" but) that was comfy for short sets but cover band stuff it had to go.
 
#245
Spent some more time with the BDI21 (Behringer Sansamp clone) last night - still not digging it. Couldn't find a setting that wasn't overly bass-heavy and boomy. I don't know if it just doesn't like my ATK or what, but the EQ seems very limited, the drive knob does almost nothing until then end of the its range, then it just causes more bass rumble.

After I got frustrated with that I plugged in the Bass Big Muff just to fool around a bit and it was not acting right - so I think my bass pod or one of yhe cables in my home set up is messed up. So, because of that I'm going to bring the BDI to practice again tonight to try it through the big rig. I'm sure some of what I was disliking last night was due in part to whatever glitch is in my practice rig - but on the whole I'm not really digging the amp-in-a-pedal format. I'll probably A/B with my guitarist's real-deal Sansamp and see if the Behringer really is that ******, or if I got a defective one, or if it just doesn't play well with my ATK...
 
#246
Ron Now said:
Honestly that was one detail we didn't really go over. It feels P-bass-ish, but I think the specs he used to list for the nut width was 1.65" standard.

It's definitely not as narrow as a J-bass (I hate those necks)

I'll have to measure to see what it actually is when I get home.
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lol, glad to see im not alone on that one. gotta think about this now cause hes asking me about duplicating a neck i really like. ill come up with something.
 
#248
Yeah, mine ended up a lot like my RD but thinner, which is pretty much what I wanted.

I originally asked for a 7.5" radius, but it ended up closer to 12" there were a lot of changes (and 3 necks built) in the time it took to get my bass right.

In the end, it's hands down the most comfortable bass I've ever played....so, worth it.
 
#253
Ron and Laz's EGC basses are pretty and sound awesome, but I've got no interest in buying one. I couldn't even hang with the Kramer 450B I used to have, hurt my left shoulder too much. I'm more into natural wood grain as an aesthetic anyway, I was raised in a freakin woodworking shop after all. The last custom bass build I purchased was medium scale, chambered and natural walnut face.
 
#254
bassboysam said:
did you order an EGC?
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been talking with kevin for 4 months, id have saved myself 600 had i ordered in december. but yes im about to order a EGC T-bird in spalted maple. probably putting deposit down on monday.

i loved the kramer so much but the tone just wasnt right, if kramer made a 34.5 scale bass or i could just a neck somewhere id snag one, but theyre all like 33.5, no bueno for big strings. and ive played oldcrows, and they look and sound great, and i love those aluminum necks.
 
#255
The_Janitor said:
Spent some more time with the BDI21 (Behringer Sansamp clone) last night - still not digging it. Couldn't find a setting that wasn't overly bass-heavy and boomy. I don't know if it just doesn't like my ATK or what, but the EQ seems very limited, the drive knob does almost nothing until then end of the its range, then it just causes more bass rumble.

After I got frustrated with that I plugged in the Bass Big Muff just to fool around a bit and it was not acting right - so I think my bass pod or one of yhe cables in my home set up is messed up. So, because of that I'm going to bring the BDI to practice again tonight to try it through the big rig. I'm sure some of what I was disliking last night was due in part to whatever glitch is in my practice rig - but on the whole I'm not really digging the amp-in-a-pedal format. I'll probably A/B with my guitarist's real-deal Sansamp and see if the Behringer really is that ******, or if I got a defective one, or if it just doesn't play well with my ATK...
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Is this a model with only the treble and bass adjustment? If it is, and it's set up as a BDDI clone, it's got a big mid-scoop with both the tone knobs at noon.
 
#256
Corey Y said:
Ron and Laz's EGC basses are pretty and sound awesome, but I've got no interest in buying one. I couldn't even hang with the Kramer 450B I used to have, hurt my left shoulder too much. I'm more into natural wood grain as an aesthetic anyway, I was raised in a freakin woodworking shop after all. The last custom bass build I purchased was medium scale, chambered and natural walnut face.
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im not into aluminum bodies at all, hence why hes doing one for me in wood. took 2 months for him to find the right piece too, but it looks rad city.
 
#258
Kawai-chang said:
Is this a model with only the treble and bass adjustment? If it is, and it's set up as a BDDI clone, it's got a big mid-scoop with both the tone knobs at noon.
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Yeah, it's just treble, bass and presence - I was aware of the scoop so I kept both EQ knobs pretty low. Honestly I had the bass knob pretty much completely off and I was still getting blown-out boomy low-end. It gets pretty artificial sounding with the presence knob above 3:00, as well.
 
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