The neck PU on the '64 pretty low compared to everything else (bridge PU is a little weak, even for a bridge PU). Not the thing to do I suppose, but it sounds so good I have no intention of adjusting it.
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Might be a "Bass" shoe, so you should be safe. Do they even still make them?
That would be funny! He was struggling with the cost of living in the Vancouver area. Rents are incredibly expensive here.
Woulda coulda shoulda! Oh wait, my arm would have disappeared if it went above the green screen
But ... brace yourselves ... I hate cars and even worse, that would require learning to drive.
Where did you find that photo of him?
Hmm. Maybe that's why it appealed to me.the only thing I don’t like about the Artcores is their f holes. They seem a bit fat around the middle... I really should like that.
That's frickin' brilliant!
Cool! just don't sit down suddenly onna bus.
This is for the bass pickups, not clothing.
Interesting. My 2015 has crummy blobs of silicone that hold the pup cover to the pup innards, but in addition to that, each pup has two springs. Well, they had two springs before I removed them.
I set my VP up for max pup height. So the leading edge of the neck pup gap is about two credit cards thickness from the bottom of the E string when the string is depressed at the last fret. The pup face sits relatively parallel with the body but the strings follow the angle of the neck. This creates a gap at the bridge side of the neck pup which is greater than the neck side of the neck pup. I could change this with foam cut to the proper wedge shape so the strings have the same gap across the full face of the pup but then the pup would look odd. Maybe on the next string change I'll mess with the pup tilt to see how it looks and sounds but I doubt it will make a noticible change in sound.
How do you feel about motorcycles? Also, out of curiosity, do you own and ride bicycles? I know one person that chooses to live their life completely by bicycle and public transportation. Nice guy if not a bit weird for Michigan since life here is so automotive-ly defined.
Much of Europe is reasonably well organized for those that want a car-free life. The states of Europe were around long before cars.
Conversely in the colonies (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa etc.), the people that moved to the colonies were primarily farmers and necessarily everything was a long distance apart. This meant self-reliance due to the prohibitive economics of mass transit. So the colonies are organized around cars.
This is how my bolt on epi bird looks.
Top of pups are inline with the strings.
Bridge raised at front.
Also, I think I read here that the bridge colletes are raised on epi,s but mine seem to be recessed.
Just been checking out the serial numbers of my epi,s
The Ripper was built may 2010 in China.
The Thunderbird was built December 2003 at the unsung factory as was the Eb3 which was built December 2000
The Ripper was built may 2010 in China.
The Thunderbird was built December 2003 at the unsung factory as was the Eb3 which was built December 2000
The Grabber is a melody copy, the others are Epiphone
Got my '77 back from the "spa" on Saturday. The neck went wonky again so the luthier clamped it under heat to get it back in playing shape. This is the 2nd time I've had this done. After the 1st time, we talked about ripping the fingerboard off and installing some reinforcing rods, but after examining that ridiculously thin neck at the nut, he's not convinced he can get the fingerboard off without possible permanent damage to the board/neck. So.....I figure I need to plan to have it straightened once or twice a year. I've been hauling this bass around since it was new, so I can live with that.
