I got around to watching it. Not at all what I was expecting, but makes sense. Maybe not for all situations. But he's well thought out. Likely easier and less risky than splines. But possibly not ideal for a bass with 160lbs or more on the neck. But possibly so. If it holds--it worked.
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It wouldn't meet your criterion of top jacks, but the Ashdown has no tracking issues. And sounds as normal as you can ever hope for. I assume the pedal is equally as good.
Looks like might be flats of some kind not rounds when I stop the vid. The silks looks like La Bella Low Tensions. But the bright sound throws me. But could be new strings and no telling what his settings are. Maybe some kind of pressurewound.
I recently got one of these used & yeah it tracks great! the fifth is pretty unique & interesting, i've not found a use for it as of right now, but i'm sure when my band & I write more songs, it'll come in hand.
Oh, look...FedMess tossing a delivery on the ground while saying it was left on the porch again while gone.
'64 Epi
I use it almost like a preamp. Always on and all settings on low. Does a great job adding depth to your sound.
I've had this one on my board for years. It use it to emulate the 8 string on "I want you to want me", octave up only where I want to sound like a guitar, and octave down to get a lower D. It will track the D on the 10th fret of the E string.
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It’s as if he’s s daring you to register a complaint about him.
IMO it works for him because he has the lathe and makes those pieces to fit.
I'll stick with splines and hide glue or tight bond. My upright headstock is still holding together after a couple of years.
Don't TI flats have red silks?
It looks like there's a separate mahogany plate on the headstock face. That creates one side of the nut slot and the other side is the fingerboard. I've never noticed that detail.
This 80s nugget popped into my Facebook feed. I remember seeing this video once on Headbangers Ball back in the day. Looks like the bassist is using a Greco Bird, but hard to be sure.
Yes, the raised black area on the top of the headstock is a separate piece of mahogany as opposed to the edge being routed.
Im surprised by the apparent gap between the nut and the overlay/TRC on the Gibson. Never saw that before.
Unique to that period?
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I’ve been looking for a while. We’ll see!
Yes that gap between the nut and TRC is normal, and varies a bit.
That’s one of the reasons I didn’t consider the MicroPOG. No top jacks.
Thanks. That’s similar to one I ran across. I expected a bit better from that era & wondered if it was legit.
