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Okay..What would the metal thing over the strings be called?
And its use?
Okay..What would the metal thing over the strings be called?
And its use?
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What are these...
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bongomania
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It's a bridge cover and a pickup cover, jokingly known as "ashtrays". Today they're just "retro" decorations, but IIRC the original intention was shielding from electromagnetic noise (at least for the one over the pickup).
Well, it's either that or take them off! Unless you've got some kind of ethereal metal-piercing electromagnetic energy fields where your fingers should be.
Actually I think they are great to have. My first bass had them and you couldn't ask for a better hand rest. They are really comfortable to have around. I can imagine how in the way they would be for slapping but if you use a pick they are great to have. None of my other basses have had them 'cept my first one and to this day its always a thing in the back of my mind that I have nothing to 'rest' my right hand on as I'm playing.
They are called pickup covers. Now i am not going to tell you what is its use, but try to concentrate on and think "pickup cover"
Bongomania answered already, But I have a question: Where did you find that SX? I want one exactly like that but I haven't seen them on rondo's website
Yeah, but those are new, I was in their website today in afternoon and didn't see any of those.
Anyway thank you dude
Anyway thank you dude
not a problem....
I'm gonna snag this one myself....
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I'm gonna snag this one myself....
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This is a common misconception. They were never purposely grounded. Therefor could not be used as shielding since they were not a part of the circuit. It would seem they were always used as decoration on Fender instruments. It has been said that Leo did not like the look of the pickups but who knows if that is true as I have never seen any citation on that. Other people speculate the covers were originally designed to protect the fragile pickup on early model p-basses and to keep people from scratching their hands on the screws on the bridge then were kept on later models because people expected the basses to come with them. This seems more likely but who knows. On early Rics the part that covered the strings were actually part of the magnet but current ones are decoration as well.
