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The Reverend Club (part 7)

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#341
Chef said:
Play it. Play it. Play it.
Shoot, now I may have to take my 5L out. Haven't done that much since I went all J5...


I've heard the Mr Clean Magic Eraser works on the yellowed side, but haven't tried it.
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The yellowing is really minor; it's about the only sign that it's not brand new. I've heard about the magic eraser but don't feel like it's warranted yet.

In single coil mode on your 5L, is it the neck pickup only? If you're in an adventurous mood, you could try swapping it to the bridge pickup only and seeing what you think. It's my favorite setting on the 5L.
 
#344
Just saw on CL that a music store in Long Island has three of the new Reverends...not that I have the $$, but hoping to check them out, especially the Mercalli 5.
 
#349
i went ahead and pulled the trigger on a chronic blue justice bass. Here are a few pics from the first night out with it. I should have some audio/video in the near future.... love this bass!
 

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#352
10 days of playing the Dub King and I am now broken in.

Previously, I had reported that the neck width and higher string tension were the main/only negatives of the bass for me. I found them uncomfortable.

I am now back to my usual comfort level. In fact, I now find the neck comfortable, and the difference in neck width and string tension aren't inhibiting factors.

At a jam last night I was complimented by musicians in the audience, most of whom have heard me play pretty regularly for years. They didn't single out the new axe, just said the playing and sound was really good. A few drummers said they really liked it.

Now, I don't think my playing has improved in the last two weeks, I just think they're noticing the sound of the new bass.

I'll take it, thank you!
 
#356
Help me out on this one, guys....I've never been much of a modder for my basses. Except for strings and pickguards, I keep them stock. Ken got the new 5er back from Houser. He loved, but thought it was a tad neck heavy. He put on some lighter tuners, and said...not only did it solve the neck dive, but the bass completely came to life...he then said it was the perfect 5 string. I know bridges can make a difference,,, but tuners? Any thoughts???
 
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chris4001asat said:
Help me out on this one, guys....I've never been much of a modder for my basses. Except for strings and pickguards, I keep them stock. Ken got the new 5er back from Houser. He loved, but thought it was a tad neck heavy. He put on some lighter tuners, and said...not only did it solve the neck dive, but the bass completely came to life...he then said it was the perfect 5 string. I know bridges can make a difference,,, but tuners? Any thoughts???
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YMMV, but in my experience, there is almost nothing you can change on a bass that doesn't effect the sound. That's not to say that everything changes for the better, like you'd hope, or that every change is night-and-day. But I believe the sound you get is the sum total of all the materials, all the connections, all the hand positions, plucking methods, humidity, preamp, amp, settings, etc. etc. etc.

About 6 months ago, one of the original tuners on my Reverend Rumblefish PJ broke in half. Literally. I decided to replace the whole set with Hipshot Ultralights (I have no idea what the originals were, they looked like Hipshot, but they didn't have the hipshot stamp, so I don't think it was them). For some reason, at that particular time, I could get the "T" style cheaper than the "cloverleaf" style, so went with that.

Did it change the sound? Yes. Better, but not by a lot. But better is better. I did NOT change the strings (which I put on when I first got the bass in 2003 (the Moroccan gold bass from the Bass Player review) or anything else at the time.
 
#358
chris4001asat said:
I know bridges can make a difference,,, but tuners? Any thoughts???
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About a decade or two ago there was a product out there called "The Fathead". It was a brass plate the same size and shape of your headstock and it was held on by the tuners.
Its purpose was to increase sustain by increasing the mass of the headstock.
It worked! In fact it worked very well.
But the big problem, besides the rather high cost, was that it also did a very good job of giving many guitars/basses a bad case of neck-dive.

So yes, changing tuners can change tonality.
 
#359
Just ordered a Decision from Ken over at reverend!! I am very excited to get it he said it will ship next week. I have a very busy gig month coming up so I am looking forward to breaking it in. Ken also asked me to write him a review comparing it to the old rumblefish. I will also post it here if u guys are interested.
 
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