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The Official 7-String Bass Club.

#41
CoR Bass said:
Nice. What kind of rig do you play that through?
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I have a few rigs I run through. I have a Rack amp and a 2x10 + 2x15 stack that I like to play the 7-string with. That sounds pretty good, but I need a bigger stack to make that low C# sound proper. I tried my friend's SVT Classic running through an old Ampeg Refrigerator Cab + Acoustic Control 301 that would quite literally take your breath away...
 
#43
yonoid_man_man said:
Can I join?
Conklin GT-7
Tuned Sub Contra C# - G
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yonoid_man_man!#7
 
#45
Update.
Got a call Sunday morning.
The Delano's are in.
The scratchy gain pot has been resolved without putting in the new preamp.
But there was a small issue with the bridge's string-thru ferrules.
(the gold screw is pointing at the ferrule)Hipshot.jpe

The tech wasn't in but I went down to GC today after work.
One of the salesmen bought it out to me.
The black finish on the threads of the ferrules made threading them into the saddles tight at first.
But then they went in easily!o_O:rollno:
The Tech didn't really try!

I resolved it myself and left it there for them to finish the installation.:rollno:

I've never had any problems with GC.
I hope that all the rumours don't come true.

It should be done soon.
 
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#46
I've got my bass.The Delano's are in.
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The tone is pretty much the same as the old pickups.
That's OK!I wasn't trying to change the tone.
It's still a monster!
But the D string was weak.And I had my suspicions.

But the verdict is in!
I was right!

The reason that the D string volume was weaker that the other strings IS because KHL used a six string split coil pick up!
The D string fell in between the split in the coil!
I took one of the pickups and cut the face off.
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The Delano's are duo coil bars.

On the other hand,the tech apparently overestimated his ability to route and install the Hipshot bridges and backed out of the installation.
So after weighing my options.
I've decided to sell the single string bridges and get a Hipshot A bridge.
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#48
Test mount.Loosely attached.
I was going to use the old single string saddle holes,but the bridge wouldn't be centered correctly in them.

Now.

In order for the bridge to sit at 35" scale it will sit on top and cover the string thru holes.
The screw holes line up.But not directly!Off center!
So I'll have to fill four of the seven string thru holes with wood pegs so I can mount the bridge in that place.
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Watchootognbout said:
And it's in!
After much planning and layout,the new bridge is in!
Now to set the intonation and saddle height.
All hardware is gold.
All upgrades are now complete.

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Watchootognbout said:
Alright!Alright!Do we have enough for a 7 string bass Club?
Let's get it up!
gebass6 #1
My Wolf WTHB-7WView attachment 655262 View attachment 655264
The great thing about a seven string is:Not only can you play regular bass,

You can also play it vertically.Like a Chapman Stick! View attachment 665928
Using Touchstyle technique on all the strings!

You can also do high register chords.
Use a pick for lead lines.
Or tap massive polychords.

I got this because I wanted an N/S Stick.
But an N/S Stick is $2,600.00.
This was $560.00.
And is one string away from a N/S Stick.
For the muting issue I bought an XL size FretWrap. View attachment 665931

My 7 string is made by the same company that makes Woodo basses.
KHL.Corp.
Wolf,Woodo,HK and Raven West (KHL.Co.)Basses. | TalkBass.com
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#52
GODSBASSMAN said:
Post pics here. And video there. View attachment 791092
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Godsbassman.A belated welcome!You are number #8.
That Clement looks great!
I remember seeing is a six string Clement without tone/volume.
Did you install the electronics?The vid shows you playing it without tone and volume controls.
 
#53
Watchootognbout said:
Godsbassman.A belated welcome!You are number #8.
That Clement looks great!
I remember seeing is a six string Clement without tone/volume.
Did you install the electronics?The vid shows you playing it without tone and volume controls.
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Yes, self installed electronics and now tune it BEADGCF. The passive 250K pots with a .068 capacitor give it a more pleasing tone to my ears. The original was just too bright and less flexible for what I was aiming for. Oh, I just reread the statement above about being a 6 er? It was always a 7 string from conception. It was Tom's first "Darlene" shaped bass.
Thanks for the 8.
Adding a picture of my other Clements because you will see the 6 string you probably saw me post on another thread. It has no controls onboard and has an NP6 pickup "Nordstrand Precision 6" which is also a Clement Darlene.
 
#54
GODSBASSMAN said:
Yes, self installed electronics and now tune it BEADGCF. The passive 250K pots with a .068 capacitor give it a more pleasing tone to my ears. The original was just too bright and less flexible for what I was aiming for. Oh, I just reread the statement above about being a 6 er? It was always a 7 string from conception. It was Tom's first "Darlene" shaped bass.
Thanks for the 8.
Adding a picture of my other Clements because you will see the 6 string you probably saw me post on another thread. It has no controls onboard and has an NP6 pickup "Nordstrand Precision 6" which is also a Clement Darlene.
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OOOps. Forgot the picture...
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Here is mine. Stock photo as I'm not home right now. Cheapie import Zdressy, but surprisingly very well built with a few quirks. Neck is very solid and tons of sustain, and is unfinished which I like. Rounded body, nice woodgrain and finish. Pots are silky smooth, better than my Ibanez's were when new. Wiring is good quality but it was wired just plain wrong, I'll rearrange it sometime. Pickups seem decent. String gauges are far from balanced, but I wanted it with the low F# anyway so I bought a couple D Addario singles and fitted it up. Tuners and bridge are quality units. Side dots are where they would be on a fretted bass (but I heard even some Warwicks came that way). I'll change that sometime too. Overall I'm very happy with it.
 

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#57
Aidil said:
gebass6, allow me to join the club (and get a number) with this:

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Upgraded with Gotoh Res-o-lite tuners and changed the hardwares to gold and the knobs to Ibanez black knobs:

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Welcome Adil! You are #9.
Nice BTB.Is that a custom wood truss rod cover?
I see that you and I have an eye for gold hardware on a natural dark wood bass.
 
#58
tlc1976 said:
Here is mine. Stock photo as I'm not home right now. Cheapie import Zdressy, but surprisingly very well built with a few quirks. Neck is very solid and tons of sustain, and is unfinished which I like. Rounded body, nice woodgrain and finish. Pots are silky smooth, better than my Ibanez's were when new. Wiring is good quality but it was wired just plain wrong, I'll rearrange it sometime. Pickups seem decent. String gauges are far from balanced, but I wanted it with the low F# anyway so I bought a couple D Addario singles and fitted it up. Tuners and bridge are quality units. Side dots are where they would be on a fretted bass (but I heard even some Warwicks came that way). I'll change that sometime too. Overall I'm very happy with it.
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Welcome to the Seven string Club tlc1976!
You are #10.

I've seen those sevens on Ebay and have wondered about them.
Keep me updated about any upgrades.
 
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Watchootognbout said:
Welcome Adil! You are #9.
Nice BTB.Is that a custom wood truss rod cover?
I see that you and I have an eye for gold hardware on a natural dark wood bass.
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Thanks gebass6.

Nope, the wood truss rod cover isn't custom. It's Ibanez stock. I think BTB7 might be the only bass that Ibanez had put wood cover on it. Unfortunately the back electronic cavity cover doesn't get the same treatment... :thumbsdown:

Not that I'm utterly crazy about using gold hardware... Initially, it was because I always use light weight tuners on my basses, either Hipshot Ultralite or Gotoh Res-o-lite. On my Ibanez, I always swap the stok tuners with Res-o-lite tuners.

The second reason was because the earliest model of BTB7 was using gold hardware. So it's kinda wanting to imitate the limited run BTB7.

Lastly, I also think the gold hardware look good on natural dark wood. Coincidentally I haven't had this kind of combination before. Almost all my other Ibanez are using cosmo black hardware. So... why not if this one I chose gold
 
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