Ohhh and...did i mention the Neck? This stunning roasted flamed Maple Neck is super playable and so unbelivable smooth. Almost like silk....
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Ohhh and...did i mention the Neck? This stunning roasted flamed Maple Neck is super playable and so unbelivable smooth. Almost like silk....
How is that neck finished?Ohhh and...did i mention the Neck? This stunning roasted flamed Maple Neck is super playable and so unbelivable smooth. Almost like silk....
2ndBassGuitar
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Here is a couple of photos of a Roasted Flamed Maple fingerboard on a Wenge neck with matching headstock, with a light matte finish.
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The wenge neck has a matte finish? Or the roasted flame maple fretboard?
I didn't think you could put a finish on wenge.
I didn't think you could put a finish on wenge.
First of all, please note that both my Frog and the sold Elwood are 32" scale, passive basses. While the pickup placement in the Elwood was chosen to make it sound similar to a jazz bass, the neck pickup in the Frog is positioned closer to the bridge. I didn't specifically ask for this, but I think it needed to be done this way because the neck would have been in the way otherwise.
That said, the Frog does not sound like a jazz bass at all. The bridge pickup alone gets you in the region, but not more. The neck pickup alone can be made to sound P-bass-ish, but retains its own character. The pickup placement and all the other bits and pieces as well as the missing headstock give the bass a unique sound somewhere between modern and vintage vibes. The pickups sound warm and round, but not fat like humbuckers and not as "airy" as singlecoils.
The Elwood did sound like a jazz bass, also warm and round and fatter than the Frog. However, it also sounded a bit too even and tame for my taste. The pickups are jazz-like, yes, but imho do not sound like singlecoils, which isn't really surprizing, as they are NOT singlecoils....
I still think these Delanos are good, sort of "universal" pickups that can be used for various genres. But if you want an authentic jazz bass sound, get singlecoils (preferably on a 4-string bass). I hope this all makes some sense. As usual, ymmv etc. etc.
Here is a video Adrian made with my Elwood (in case you haven't already watched it).
I think wenge doesn't need a finish and a raw wenge neck feels great without one, but it can be finished.
Fair enough. I used some Formby's tung oil on the bubinga headstock of my bass (bubinga neck, wenge fretboard). I tried in on a sample of wenge I had, and it didn't turn out well at all.
I've played an ESP Ltd with a wenge/bubinga laminated neck and a satin poly finish. I think it may have been applied after market since I played a similar one with an untreated neck. I guess your experiment suggests that wenge not only doesn't need oil, it doesn't like it. It can be covered with a hard finish.
"Tung oil" is a bit of a misnomer. I'm sure there's a oil base in their somewhere, but more of a varnish(?) -- it dries hard and stays hard and doesn't need to ever be re-oiled. A real oil finish would need to be reapplied occasionally.
The experiment might just say more about my ability to finish wood than it does about wenge's ability to take a finish.
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You are probably correct. There is probably not a matte finish on the neck, but it sure is smooth
In my little experiment, it's not that the finish didn't dry, it's that it looked ugly when it did. The finish added nothing to the look of the wenge.
Hello guys, I came to my senses and dedicated some time playing the Sputnik exclusively. It was a bit overwhelming for me at first, because of the high C string and the tight string spacing, but I am now more at home with it.
I did a recording (I know it has some errors, but I'm not a great bassist, I'm sorry) of an arrangement of a song from my favorite portuguese author, Sérgio Godinho.
The bass was recorded in active mode, both pups full on, volume too. Bass, Middle and Trebble are a bit boosted.
It's rexorded through a Quilter BB 800, with these settings:
Then, the signal goes to a Roland Go:Mixer Pro, with these settings:
Then, it goes to an iPad and recorded through the 4xcamera app. Records video with the sound from the Go:Mixer Pro.
I don't use any programs, like daws. I don't know how to use them, ahah!
So, this is the sound of my Maruszczyk Sputnik 32", 16.5mm spacing, E-C, with TI Flats:
O Primeiro Dia, by Sérgio Godinho:
The original:
I did a recording (I know it has some errors, but I'm not a great bassist, I'm sorry) of an arrangement of a song from my favorite portuguese author, Sérgio Godinho.
The bass was recorded in active mode, both pups full on, volume too. Bass, Middle and Trebble are a bit boosted.
It's rexorded through a Quilter BB 800, with these settings:
Then, the signal goes to a Roland Go:Mixer Pro, with these settings:
Then, it goes to an iPad and recorded through the 4xcamera app. Records video with the sound from the Go:Mixer Pro.
I don't use any programs, like daws. I don't know how to use them, ahah!
So, this is the sound of my Maruszczyk Sputnik 32", 16.5mm spacing, E-C, with TI Flats:
O Primeiro Dia, by Sérgio Godinho:
The original:
On week 5 after placing my order for my first custom Cazpar...Time is dragging
Spent a nice slow day at working digging through this thread while waiting on my build quote. Order isn't even complete yet and I'm getting anxious.
Type: Righthand Number of Strings: 5-String
Scale Length: Long Scale 34"
Number of Frets: 21 Frets
Body Wood: Swamp Ash
Top Wood: Same as body
Color Type: Transparent
Transparent: Dragon Burst Body
Finish: Matte
Pickguard: 1ply Black (matte)
Neck Wood: Hard Rock Maple
Neck Finish: Matte
Neck Profile: Modern C
Nut Width: 45mm
Carbon Rods: No
Fingerboard Wood: Ebony
Fretted / Fretless: Fretless Side Dots: Super Green 3mm
Fret Lines: Mini Ghost Lines
Fingerboard Radius: 14''
Headstock Type: Matching Headstock (Dragon Burst)
Headstock Finish: Matte
Headstock Logo: Black
Nut: Black
Pickup Combination: Humbucker Set
Manufacturer: Delano Pickup
Finish: Black
Neck Pickup: Delano MC 5 FE
Bridge Pickup: Delano MC 5 FE
Electronics Type: Active 2-band
Active 2-band: Delano Sonar 2
Humbucker Switch: Without Switch
Hardware Color: Black
Bridge Spacing: 19mm
Bridge Type: Monorail
Knobs Type: Dome-Style Tuner
Type: Standard Y-Style
