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Total noob question here. It seems odd to have both pickups so close to the bridge. Wouldn't it benefit from greater spacing?
I'm sure there's a reason, I just couldn't help thinking that it seemed counterintuitive.
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Total noob question here. It seems odd to have both pickups so close to the bridge. Wouldn't it benefit from greater spacing?
I'm sure there's a reason, I just couldn't help thinking that it seemed counterintuitive.
Thats the point, the pickups being so close together, and being so close to the bridge makes its signature sound.
It's funny that you mention that because when I had a modern; but analog 32 inch screen TV on it,...it sagged in the middle. The TV was a big heavy ****er. I know what you thinking,...."Dude you got an small to medium sized stage rig there". To which I say,...yes, but this is a NEO cab that only weighs 56 lbs, with an amp on it that only weighs 3 lbs. Considerably lighter than that TV.
So no; I haven't done anything to tighten it up,...just turns out that the rig is light enough to not stress it out.
What? No Rics yet?
And its backup, a Palm Bay Atlantic that nobody seems to know anything about...including me...or TB'ers
The Patrick Eggle Milan V Fretless, the Squier Precision 5 and the Crafter acoustic have escaped being laid out on the floor for the moment
And its backup, a Palm Bay Atlantic that nobody seems to know anything about...including me...or TB'ers
The Patrick Eggle Milan V Fretless, the Squier Precision 5 and the Crafter acoustic have escaped being laid out on the floor for the moment
Woo, a reason to post my basses again!
My Favorite is the surf green and rosewood ....
wall and rail.
My Favorite is the surf green and rosewood ....
wall and rail.
Vintage Fender garden....
Past over this one.
It's been explained to me that the ovangkol body wood has such a dark character to it that placing the pups so close to the bridge help to brighten the sound up.
That said the Bubinga NT Thumbs have the same pup placement, so that all could be BS.
FWIW there is quite a sound difference between the neck and bridge pups on these basses.
A simple Google search yielded this:
Initiated in 1990, Palm Bay became one of the most sought after British guitars produced. Made from only the best possible materials sourced for quality, Palm Bay engineered the guitars to look great, feel great, play great and sound great. etc, etc...
"Although Palm Bay are not well known as a bass producer, two models were made in four string called the 'Atlantic' and ' Pacific'. The difference between the two being a coloured and bound top finish on the 'Pacific' and a carved mahogany and maple body on the 'Atlantic'.
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Ahhh yes, the good old simple Google search...I did, try that which is the only way that I found out that it was a Palm Bay Atlantic in the first place, but apart from that pretty superficial info, I'm hard pushed to find any more (except that there are a lot of retirement homes in Palm Bay from where I could do some Bass fishing)
When I bought the bass I knew nothing about it other than it was in a local music shop (who knew nothing about it either). After playing it for an hour or so, I found out that it had a very nice comfy neck and was very versatile, enabling me to dial up P Bass, J Bass and even passable imitations of a Ric. It cost me £900 after a bit of haggling which seemed like a good price because the quality of the woodworking, the setup, the hardware and the sounds are easily equivalent to a £1000 -£1500 bass.
I know it has Gotoh machine heads, what looks like an ABM bridge (although that could also be Gotoh I suppose), but I don't know what Pups it has or what circuitry (it's two way active with Vol, Bal and Concentric Treble and Bass).
I also know that I've never seen another one, either on the web, in any other store, in photos or being gigged...doesn't worry me, I'm all for individuality and the bass more than holds it's own...even if it does look like a bit of a pointy 80's big hair 'rawk' bass.
My two Spectors:
I'll snap a nice pic of the two together after I dye the NS-2A's fretboard black.
I'll snap a nice pic of the two together after I dye the NS-2A's fretboard black.
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