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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

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lucas303 said:
Are there any current production basses with aluminum necks, or is the used market the place to go?
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robot graves industries and electric guitar company both have 4 string go to on necks you can attach to anything of sorts. You can get them used or from the company. I have an egc but Id be damn curious and the rgi, and itd likely be easier and cheaper to get. There are quite a few others as well, but those seem to be the standouts.
 
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lucas303 said:
Are there any current production basses with aluminum necks, or is the used market the place to go?
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arbitrary said:
robot graves industries and electric guitar company both have 4 string go to on necks you can attach to anything of sorts. You can get them used or from the company. I have an egc but Id be damn curious and the rgi, and itd likely be easier and cheaper to get. There are quite a few others as well, but those seem to be the standouts.
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^^^ I have an egc bolt on as well but the first one they sent had an issue. They replaced it with a working one free of charge
There's a couple up and coming manufacturers out there like alef guitars, thunderbolt guitars, aluminati guitars, and red hand armory guitars. All variations on the same theme pretty much. Personally I really like what thunderbolt is doing, I saw pics of the RGI neck profile and was turned off by it to some degree; it looked really flat compared to a typical C shaped neck
 
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I seen a monster in the back yard
On the swingset
He said, Sir, I'm taking this here with me
I said, That's some bullsh|t
I got the wherewithal
Got power in my veins
Got rugged hands
That stuff belongs to my two kids
I want your ass up off my land
 
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cornfarmer said:
I seen a monster in the back yard
On the swingset
He said, Sir, I'm taking this here with me
I said, That's some bullsh|t
I got the wherewithal
Got power in my veins
Got rugged hands
That stuff belongs to my two kids
I want your ass up off my land
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Go get em

Kaa said:
So, after setting up the shorty with the Chromes, I'm noticing the strings are a smidge high (maybe 3/16" at the last fret), but the note are clear, the harmonics are loud, and the despised fret buzz is almost non-existent. Any of you peeps play with a higher action? Any negatives about it? The only thing I can think is it might give me a Popeye forearm on the fretting side.
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220_Hz said:
I play pretty physically as well but prefer lower action so I can bounce the strings on the fretboard easier
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Id say mines a bit high, and I am heavy handed most of the time. I don't mind it one bit and my pull offs seem to have more pop. Not sure if it's technique or high action though.

Does bouncing you're strings of the fretboard give it more clank?
 
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Novarocker said:
Does bouncing you're strings of the fretboard give it more clank?
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I believe so yes. I picked it up from watching John Entwistle and also from watching live Kyuss footage. Scott reeder was one of my biggest influences starting out & he plays by hammering the strings against the fretboard like that!
It’s a really snappy sound with fresh strings, but gradually starts to mellow out. I’m looking for a nice compressor right now so that I can control the peaks when playing with fresh strings because I want to start changing them more often
 
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cornfarmer said:
I've played most of my 'career' with higher action. Mostly because dumbass me didn't learn much about setup until later in life, so I am mostly used to it. Other than eliminating 99% of fret buzz, I notice that notes ring/sustain much better.

I do find myself lowering my action lately where a little buzz is ok for the sake of making playing easier, especially on the basses with thick necks (I feeling a purge coming on of said thick-necked basses).
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I'm definitely getting more clarity in the notes/harmonics. I used to want it as low as possible but always had an issue with fret clank/noise.
 
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Novarocker said:
Go get em





Id say mines a bit high, and I am heavy handed most of the time. I don't mind it one bit and my pull offs seem to have more pop. Not sure if it's technique or high action though.

Does bouncing you're strings of the fretboard give it more clank?
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It does. I'm also plucking right over the bridge pick up, and using it as an ersatz ramp to keep from going too far below the string height. I find my callouses develop right on the very tip of my index and second fingertips, right next to the nail end.
 
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arbitrary said:
robot graves industries and electric guitar company both have 4 string go to on necks you can attach to anything of sorts. You can get them used or from the company. I have an egc but Id be damn curious and the rgi, and itd likely be easier and cheaper to get. There are quite a few others as well, but those seem to be the standouts.
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Does EGC still offer the necks alone? I read months ago that they don't make them anymore.
 
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lucas303 said:
Are there any current production basses with aluminum necks, or is the used market the place to go?
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New is damn expensive. Maybe better build quality, fixed some neck dive issues but man... 3000$ for a bass is big money, for me.
Kramers can be found for cheap and sound great. I got mine for 550€, best sounding bass I ever tried.

Kramer Aluminum Neck Stagemaster Bass - Black | John’s music | Reverb

This is the same model as mine (except for the color, this one is cool AF :drool:)
 
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oZZma said:
With fingers sounds great... love it. As soon as I started playing with a pick tho, I had to rise the action in order to avoid plowing in the body/pickups :roflmao:
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I think I play fairly soft with fingers (been working on the thumb, index, middle, ring four-finger technique lately, which has me playing a bit harder than with traditional finger style but still pretty soft compared to others, I suspect) but I seem to hammer the crap out of the strings when I use a pick so I'm in the same boat as you. I primarily play with fingers though so I set up my basses for that style.
 
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220_Hz said:
Personally I really like what thunderbolt is doing, I saw pics of the RGI neck profile and was turned off by it to some degree; it looked really flat compared to a typical C shaped neck
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Never heard of this one before..

"Aluminum neck guitars made by hand in my garage. I might be the only one stupid enough to attempt to build these with a file and sand paper"

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That's my luthier!
 
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220_Hz said:
^^^ I have an egc bolt on as well but the first one they sent had an issue. They replaced it with a working one free of charge
There's a couple up and coming manufacturers out there like alef guitars, thunderbolt guitars, aluminati guitars, and red hand armory guitars. All variations on the same theme pretty much. Personally I really like what thunderbolt is doing, I saw pics of the RGI neck profile and was turned off by it to some degree; it looked really flat compared to a typical C shaped neck
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It looks like some of these have aluminum fingerboards...? That must be clank city.
 
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