The Fenders are my gigging axes, American Pro 2 P, and MIM J. The Ibby SR405 is for jammin’ with local jazz/fusion buds, and the Lace Helix is more of a conversation starter...but its output—supposedly current-driven as opposed to usual pickup powering method—startles even my band buddies. The 405 might be replaced with a Yamaha TRBX505, but my jury’s still out...all of ‘em probably getting high.
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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
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Can we see the back of that Lace Helix?
sexellent!
Wow! Through body with a jack in the back. That is trick.
Rod, sensing how you’re impressed with some of the intriguing details, I’ve taken the liberty of adding pix of other interesting features.
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Does yours have the twisted neck like in this video?
It doesn’t appear so. Maybe it’s a n issue of being the model with single coils. I don’t know when either model was manufactured. But that twisted neck is a clever idea.
Torzal has been doing the twisted neck thing for a number of years now:
Very nice basses throughout. The Helix has always piqued my curiosity and I'd love to try one.
I remember the intro ads years ago by Torzal (with a twist) and even my traditional butt can understand the intent - very forward thinking actually. Probably very cool to play, but another "where do I try one?".**
Torzal is another niche idea that clicks but doesn't go forward (i.e. Feiten tuning which quietly disappeared).
** For me Dingwall fills the same bill. Wish I could grab one.
Home baked maple body, cobalt blue bursted and then encased with just a liiiiiiiiiiittle bit of epoxy...
I missed my cue to cut away some excess before it fully cured so now I have a bit of reshaping to do, plus cutting the pup pocket back out (facepalm).
The iridescence is killer in person though. In person, the facets shift from blue to green to a hint of dark purple.
So yeah, I have to sand back some high spots on the front and back, cut out all the excess and re-roundover some edges and then I can apply thin coats to bring back all the luster...
It's not fun but I'm stoked for the look!
I missed my cue to cut away some excess before it fully cured so now I have a bit of reshaping to do, plus cutting the pup pocket back out (facepalm).
The iridescence is killer in person though. In person, the facets shift from blue to green to a hint of dark purple.
So yeah, I have to sand back some high spots on the front and back, cut out all the excess and re-roundover some edges and then I can apply thin coats to bring back all the luster...
It's not fun but I'm stoked for the look!
One neat thing about owning multiple Fenders is I can do this:
Now that's how Capri orange should be...with maple.
Indeed! I've also wanted to go back to a darker wood on the PJ since I put maple on it.
I love black and maple but this bass has always looked better to my eyes with a dark board. Plus fretless PJs are where it's at!
And now I've got some extra bits to sell to pay for a purple guitar.
Here's my current bass collection... I picked up a couple of these bad boys and a bunch of guitars in the past year.
1) 2017 Ernie Ball Music Man 4HH Neck-Through in Glacial Frost w/ Ebony fretboard. I've yet to find another in this color; it looks like they only used it on the Petrucci Majesty guitars. Really sparkly white that covers the back of the neck and headstock, too. Wish the pics didn't always look so yellow. It actually looks like snow in person.
2)Warwick 2005 Hot Rod Corvette Limited edition. This is the most fun bass playing bass that I have. It is super fast and active; great for slapping, tapping, and laying back in the groove. Very easy neck. I don't use it as often as the Ernie Balls, though, doesn't sit as thick in the mix; great for showing off! Mostly stock, replaced tuners for light weight Hipshot.
3) Fender Precision 2019 Vintera - Monstered out. My first project bass. I liked the shape of the neck and tone, but not much else. Replaced tuners with black Gotoh vintage style reverse to eliminate neck dive, replaced bridge with Hipshot KickAss bridge to set better action, blacked out all hardware, swapped pickguard then vinyl wrapped it, and lightly sanded the sticky finish off of the back of the neck to a satin feel.
4) 1996 Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray 4 - my #1 utilitarian bass. I play this at most gigs and recordings. Sounds ridiculously thick and extremely versatile. This thing is mostly stock, besides a swap out of the chip on the pre-amp. I've been steady touring with this bass for 25 years...and it shows! Chewed up and nasty, just the way that I love it.
1) 2017 Ernie Ball Music Man 4HH Neck-Through in Glacial Frost w/ Ebony fretboard. I've yet to find another in this color; it looks like they only used it on the Petrucci Majesty guitars. Really sparkly white that covers the back of the neck and headstock, too. Wish the pics didn't always look so yellow. It actually looks like snow in person.
2)Warwick 2005 Hot Rod Corvette Limited edition. This is the most fun bass playing bass that I have. It is super fast and active; great for slapping, tapping, and laying back in the groove. Very easy neck. I don't use it as often as the Ernie Balls, though, doesn't sit as thick in the mix; great for showing off! Mostly stock, replaced tuners for light weight Hipshot.
3) Fender Precision 2019 Vintera - Monstered out. My first project bass. I liked the shape of the neck and tone, but not much else. Replaced tuners with black Gotoh vintage style reverse to eliminate neck dive, replaced bridge with Hipshot KickAss bridge to set better action, blacked out all hardware, swapped pickguard then vinyl wrapped it, and lightly sanded the sticky finish off of the back of the neck to a satin feel.
4) 1996 Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray 4 - my #1 utilitarian bass. I play this at most gigs and recordings. Sounds ridiculously thick and extremely versatile. This thing is mostly stock, besides a swap out of the chip on the pre-amp. I've been steady touring with this bass for 25 years...and it shows! Chewed up and nasty, just the way that I love it.
You're not the only one! I loves me some sparkly orange!
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