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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
- Thread starter smperry
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Okay...
Flamed Maple
8 string bass
Short Scale...
Sounds awesome to me! Make it headless and I'll die a happy camper!
Use a individual saddle, tuner system so the saddles are all in line for intonation but the tuners are staggered to fit.
... Please tell me about this Aliexpress bass... I am intrigued.
I've always been gunshy of Ali Express... Dunno if it's "safe" or "good"...
It's safe, I've ordered cheap computer stuff from there before... In regards to good? Yeah... That's up in the air. It's mostly chinese knockoffs and stuff, but China is also a huge place and you can't paint all chinese instruments with a wide brush. Buy at your own risk haha
That is Supercosmophantasmagorical !
I will not lie... it definitely looks better what it feels... the finish has some imperfections and the neck is not necessarily a thin neck... I have big hands so It doesn't bother me too much. The pickups it came with were trash, so I knew that this bass was a project bass, that's why I bought everything new, it also needs a fret job as some spots are higher than others. But I'm actually happy with this bass, it has an interesting tone and it looks great. For $300 I think it was a good deal, considering the cons.
Are these bodies downsized or is just a medium scale neck mounted on a regular bass body? Anyway a gorgeous looking bass ...
Definitely the most unique sounding in the bunch. It’s not for everyone tonally.
Normally I use it for acoustic settings as it has an acoustic feel about it sound wise. I think I might prefer it fretless actually.
The build and technology are amazing and it’s super-light for a 5.
Here's the collection so far. I'm thinking of adding a squire vintage 60s to the mix. Only I can't decide on P or J. I like them both.
If you could choose just 1 would it be a p bass or Jazz?
If you could choose just 1 would it be a p bass or Jazz?
Given the collection that you have there, I would go with the jazz since you said you like it and it looks like you've already got a few basses with P pickups but no jazz style.
The 2 sr800's have a pj configuration but different pickups. The blue one has the renegade pick ups. The green one has the AFRs and sound amazing to record on. It's got a lot of growl to it. The sr 900 has kind of a jazz configuration but with bartolinis and a very loud pre amp.
The 60s jazz base definately has more tonal options. Hard decision.
The 60s jazz base definately has more tonal options. Hard decision.
The medium scale bodies are smaller to match the shorter neck. Without having the comparison it is not visible that the scale is different.
I was able to play the p bass on Sunday. The specs say the nut is slightly wider than the Jazz. But still a very slim neck. On a Fender rumble 40 set flat it sounded really good with the tone all the way open. I dont recall previous p basses sounding that good to me. It might be the 60s inspired pickups.
I suppose that you mean the visualization in the configurator?
I have the direct comparison as I have both 32“ and 34“ Marusczczyk Elwoods - bodies are definitely different in size
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