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The Krappy Bassists Klub
- Thread starter The Owl
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I am kind of curious about the three necks? I can certainly dig the wacko visual factor - is there any other purpose related to playability? 2 or 3 note power chords, maybe? Is the single-string neck suitable for bowing? How is each neck tuned ?
To answer your burning questions:
I play it lefty. The single-string neck could be bowed, I'm sure, but I haven't really tried - I've got a DB and an EUB for that. Tunings - E, BE, CGD. I mostly got it to look absolutely ridiculous but it very portable (smaller than most one-neck basses) and great for playing distorted parts.
I play it lefty. The single-string neck could be bowed, I'm sure, but I haven't really tried - I've got a DB and an EUB for that. Tunings - E, BE, CGD. I mostly got it to look absolutely ridiculous but it very portable (smaller than most one-neck basses) and great for playing distorted parts.
Hah!! That's a good enough reason! You should have had it made with a fourth neck - with NO strings on that one !!
Hey, I just noticed that you are in Poland. We should rename it to the INTERNATIONAL Krappy Bass Club.
My ancestors came from Poland three generations back. They came to America to work in the coal mines of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Talk about a krappy job.
Na Zdrowie !
The zero-string neck with its attendant bridge and pickup has a width of zero inches and therefore isn't there. It's very Zen.
But definitely not the Krappy Kommunity Klub, haha.
So did one of my ancestors, actually. Worked in Chicago for some time, saved up some money and then went back home. Then I did the same thing - I lived in Texas for 17 years.
Na zdrowie!
PKL - are the BE and CGD low-to-high or high-to-low? Fourths or fifths? One of each?
This is my nominee for the all-time "Wittiest Response" in this forum.
It seems like most Krappy basses have the floating-bar style bridge. Mine is different.
It appears to be a 2-sting reduction of the bridges he makes for his multi-string monstrosities.
I clipped the picture of a 12-string bridge from the Krappy website, for comparison.
The strings are perched atop screws, across which a horizontal grooves have been ground, to serve
as a saddles for the strings.
When my bass arrived, I felt the strings were a little too high off the body, for my taste. It looked as though I could turn in each screw, one or one-and-a-half rotations, to lower the action.
It turned out, though, that the bottoms of the screws were already flush to the plate… so turning each screw did not do anything but raise the aluminum blocks in which they’re set.
I sent a note to Krapmeister about this. He was kind enough to cut me two new screws, each slightly shorter
than the originals, and mailed them to me, free of charge. To quote from his manifesto: " We will in no way provide any
customer service, so don't even waste your time!!! " Obviously, in spite of this, he does have some commitment
to customer satisfaction!
It appears to be a 2-sting reduction of the bridges he makes for his multi-string monstrosities.
I clipped the picture of a 12-string bridge from the Krappy website, for comparison.
The strings are perched atop screws, across which a horizontal grooves have been ground, to serve
as a saddles for the strings.
When my bass arrived, I felt the strings were a little too high off the body, for my taste. It looked as though I could turn in each screw, one or one-and-a-half rotations, to lower the action.
It turned out, though, that the bottoms of the screws were already flush to the plate… so turning each screw did not do anything but raise the aluminum blocks in which they’re set.
I sent a note to Krapmeister about this. He was kind enough to cut me two new screws, each slightly shorter
than the originals, and mailed them to me, free of charge. To quote from his manifesto: " We will in no way provide any
customer service, so don't even waste your time!!! " Obviously, in spite of this, he does have some commitment
to customer satisfaction!
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Kevin is a trip. I played with him once, awesome player. My brother used to study bass with him. But Kevin plays a great stick, as well as bass and guitar. We grew up in the same town. Anyway, he is a trip to talk to. I forgot about his company- One day I will have a toilet seat bass (hopefully new!).
The practicality of WHAT? Toilet seat basses? Three-neck basses with zero-width fourth neck? Two-string basses? An online club for Krappy Bass owners? All of the above?
When the bass arrived, it had a set of used roundwounds on it. I WAS able to tune it up, but it was somewhat painful on the fingers, because of those tiny guitar-size tuners.
About a week later, I put on a pair of brand-new Brite Flats.
I could NOT tune the new strings up to pitch, by hand… just
could not get enough leverage onto those little buttons.
They stopped turning, shy of my E and A.
Necessity being the mother of invention, I used a scrap of
wood, a table saw, and about a minute-and-a-half of my valuable time, to hand-craft the exquisite piece of musical equipment you see pictured here. Works like a charm!
About a week later, I put on a pair of brand-new Brite Flats.
I could NOT tune the new strings up to pitch, by hand… just
could not get enough leverage onto those little buttons.
They stopped turning, shy of my E and A.
Necessity being the mother of invention, I used a scrap of
wood, a table saw, and about a minute-and-a-half of my valuable time, to hand-craft the exquisite piece of musical equipment you see pictured here. Works like a charm!
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I just made it official, I mailed off my order/payment and a set of Gotoh tuners to Kevin today.
By his estimate, my build will probably be a month (his bench is clearing up a bit of late). In any case, I'm really looking forward to this, and I'll definitely post progress pics in a separate thread.
By his estimate, my build will probably be a month (his bench is clearing up a bit of late). In any case, I'm really looking forward to this, and I'll definitely post progress pics in a separate thread.
