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[quote name='Al Heeley' post='377117' date='Jan 11 2009, 08:28 PM']I'd like to get it as close as I can to the real Ric, and with the original Lemonbacker, I guessed These were just some of the issues first time round I struggled to get clear answers on.[/quote]


In answer to your questions:

1. there appears to be no discernible angle of incline on the neck, at least I can't be bothered to take the bridge pickup assembly apart as it is slightly in the way of my long flat steel rule, but it looks flat or close to flat
2. The headstock angle is about 5 degrees. This is based on a headstock which extends past the nut to a length of 215mm (along axis of fingerboard). Rick headstock sizes vary depending on era if you didn't already know that. The angle begins at the nut end.
3. The neck thru is about 1 - 1.5mm proud of the body where the fingerboard sits. So the fingerboard is not flush.

Good luck with your build. Have a look at this for your amusement, I would make a lefty one if I have the time.
[url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=283322"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=283322[/url]

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='376958' date='Jan 11 2009, 06:04 PM']Not in degrees then? Any idea why not? (Just curious - it's hardly a burning issue in my life. )[/quote]

You don't need a protractor when you construct a bass. You can mark out a triangle in the required lengths to achieve the desired angle, and cut accordingly. In measuring an angle you can take the same measurements of a triangle. It's simple carpenter's geometry, hardly rocket science.

The angle is measured via triangulation with a flat edge, an identifiable position, and the drop or difference at another identifiable position.

That's the sticking point with that one. It's been on the market for a while.

I think the OP is referring to the incline of the neck to the nominal flat surface of the body as opposed to neck relief. PM me if you don't get the info you want - it'll give me an excuse to get my Rick out tonight and I want to know if there is an incline myself.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='321521' date='Nov 4 2008, 07:54 AM']When Jackson toured the UK with Michel Petrucianni, he was about 8-stone. Thin as a rake. Bizarre but he didn't look much like Eddie Murphy (more like a thin Anthony Jackson )[/quote]

Petrucianni died before the last millenium so that's a good 9 years or 10 years now. I saw the Camillo Trio from the front dinner table at the 5 Spot in NYC in '95. Michel Camillo played with a smile, a rotund AJ snarled as he played and they both played with a drum machine, the DWeckl1995. AJ was highly protective of his instrument after each set, and he clung on to it. For all his musciality, and ideas about gear - FWIW I never liked his Fodera tone, and still don 't. I liked his tone better when he was with Al Dimeola/Jan Hammer/S Gadd, and always thought it was the Smith bass, but he has revealed it was a Fender J on the recording.

T nuts are available off the shelf at B & Q.

[quote name='TPJ' post='370998' date='Jan 5 2009, 03:17 PM']Very true and it's amazing to see how many different variations there are with the removable neck. I'm still trying to figure out which to use. I noticed the BSX mounts onto the body similarly to a BG with a neck pocket. Looks like a solid method. Does it appear to "wear" much taking it apart and re-assembling it? I would think a nice hard finish would keep the wear to a minimum.

I thought a steel joint would be the most robust way to go too, but not so sure now.[/quote]

I was amazed when I got the BSX how simple it was. Unlike EBG, it has some metal work embedded so the wear is on the metal not the wood. There is a very heavy duty threaded insert and I recall an M12 bolt. There is a reason to the BSX design as there is something similar to Fender /Early MM/ G&L neck tilt concept via another bolt. The Eminence has a metal coupling which I think is dovetailed as well, so the bolt is an additional lock.

The EUB I plan to build is for all intents and purposes an AUB but slimmer in width not in depth. The neck is a full 3/4 neck. The joint would be similar to a AUB with a removable neck as opposed to the BSX. I plan to use a one bolt design, and was going to cut a dovetailed joint against the pull of the strings. I was going to line the joint with aluminium plates as well. It was based on the eminence RN joint. Not sure all that fancy dovetail work is necessary now. Given that there are no truss rods in your typical AUB or EUB based on the physiognomy of the AUB, perhaps the Eminence style RN joint is a bit overkill.

[quote name='TPJ' post='370944' date='Jan 5 2009, 02:33 PM']Not meaning to be funny but, the Eminence and BSX are pretty much considered EU basses and the Jauray is actually a double bass with a removable neck and there is a difference. If you want a portable bass that's easy to travel with then by all means the BSX, Eminence, Azola etc... are great basses. These double basses with removable necks are a different kettle of fish altogether. There is a great article on [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=460884&highlight=Rufus+Reid+Removable+neck"]TB with Rufus Reid[/url] explaining how he gets to play his main bass with the neck conversion. I imagine this would appeal to the big players. I think Charlie Hayden may have one as well. Interesting stuff really.[/quote]


An EUB is not a AUB, but the difference is not much in the RN concept.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='370965' date='Jan 5 2009, 02:48 PM']As a card carrying jazzer, I can say that this tune is the worst piece of remedial s***e ever to find its way onto the world's airwaves. It doesn't swing at all, anywhere, the solos are atrocious, Morrison drops nearly a whole bar in one place and is only able to avoid looking like a complete t** by the fact that the band, despite their complete lack of chops, manages to pick him up again.

How this recording was ever allowed to see the light of day is an astonisihing inditement on the low production values that existed during that era. The producers (Van Morrison and Lewis Merenstein) should be ashamed of themselves (although Morrison's complete lack of self awareness would make this unlikely).

The song (which I loath) is on my 'won't play' list, along with

But that's just me.[/quote]


It's how you do it. One trio I worked in had to back an aspiring singer (40 yrs old) who was a gym fitness instructor before. Her dance moves were (in gown and stilettos) derived from aerobics and she was trying to go sophisticated "jazz"...When we did moondance she seemed to do the moonwalk, so in dedication to her moonwalk moves, we would slip in the riff to "beat it", the pianist and I....it works, try it.... not that she ever noticed. We sometimes slip in some deep purple riffs in various tunes, .. "Black Night" seques easily into a number of the aforementioned tunes....(Canteloupe Island, Watermelon Man and Fever.)

You'd just have to take the piss.

[quote name='teej' post='369775' date='Jan 4 2009, 10:45 AM']Nearest thing is here... imported from USA:

[url="http://www.smart-distribution.co.uk/page0/page29/page29.html"]http://www.smart-distribution.co.uk/page0/page29/page29.html[/url]

and

[url="http://www.gelbass.com/bass/bass4RN.html"]http://www.gelbass.com/bass/bass4RN.html[/url]

I want one.[/quote]

Dino makes a removable neck BSX Allegro, mine's a RN verision and it only has one bolt but it works very well without stability issues. The Eminence RN has a metal coupling which I thought was necessary when I was designing a homebrew EUB, but the Allegro does not have it and I have changed my design to follow the BSX method, which is far easier to construct. I have to say though, that the only issue with removable necks is the idea that you can set it up quickly at a gig and off you go- you'd surely be able to fit the neck on and string it up quickly, ...but whatever removable neck you use, you'd have to allow for the strings to stretch and settle from slack, so you'd have to watch your tuning quite a bit.

[url="http://www.bsxbass.com/"]http://www.bsxbass.com/[/url]

[quote name='bassace' post='369203' date='Jan 3 2009, 12:22 PM']The only stuff I don't use is the For Sale and Wanted forums, due to the transatlantic preponderence (naturally).[/quote]

It's actually easier and more pleasant than Ebay. When the Sterling was strong there were lots of bargains to be had, and the gear tends to come with some user history as you can have a conversation with the seller with some pre-established common ground as opposed to a question to an ebay seller. Also, sometimes things you are looking for turn up there and you just can't find them here. I have made a few transactions with no issues whatsoever. Well, one was lost by Parcelforce for a while, and it was safely recovered but it was a parcelforce problem. Craigslist US is also a great place to search for bargains.

Ace buyer.

[quote name='seymourfluid' post='352719' date='Dec 12 2008, 02:16 PM']I don't understand why anyone would want a rack tuner. If you are putting on a show, the last thing you want to do is turn your back on the audience.

When I'm at a gig and the band finish a number and everyone dives for the tuner, I lose that connection. Even though the song has finnished, if the band members are interacting with each other, smiling at what the frontman says even though it's inane crap, you don't loose the audience and the show flows smoothly.

SeymourFluid[/quote]


There are all sorts of professional performers, including performers who do not tune their own instruments and whose roadies have racked tuners, and those who do. The real reason for a rack tuner is to rack it for whatever reason that it needs to be racked, - transport, travel, all in one, short wire runs, wireless performance, etc etc.

And when a frontman shuts his eyes and looks at his shoes are you saying the show is not smooth? Get real.

TE preamp, sold

[quote name='guyl' post='344926' date='Dec 3 2008, 11:17 PM']I wouldn't be too dismissive of a 15" speaker. Isn't the "box" on an upright acting as a bass speaker anyway? And that's about 2ft wide.

Never played through a cab with a rear facing speaker. Doesn't that cause trouble when your playing in a corner or against a wall?[/quote]

The measurement of the Bass's width has nothing to do with performance of typical speaker sizes.

[quote name='jakesbass' post='342565' date='Dec 2 2008, 12:26 AM']You're welcome

I pissed myself at this
What a great idea.
you could always use a hammer.[/quote]


You could buy your drummer a pair of cheap hammers for Christmas. Maybe he will take the hint.

[quote name='Geddys nose' post='330848' date='Nov 17 2008, 05:46 PM']I'm interested in this for Band Liability, Anyone?[/quote]

Get one that covers the band, and not individually named members. So it covers subs, deps, etc......
musiciansinsurance.co.uk I think can sort you out. Covers drunks messing with gear, knocked over PA speakers, falling light trusses, drummers fighting with punters' husbands...
I think we got coverage for £5 mil. liability. can't remember exactly but it was something to that effect.

[quote name='PhilT' post='332320' date='Nov 19 2008, 02:20 PM']okay thanks. i'll check that out...

but no, i can't show you the serial because that's just a picture i found. i saw it and i fell in love with it.[/quote]

This model started as "Blazer", which are distinguished by the natural oil finish, and simply the name "blazer" on the headstock. Later it was subsumed into the "Roadster" and "Roadstar" family. The early Blazers were AFAIK one pickup jobs, just a P, so this is either a mod or transition model. The Roadstars had PJs mostly, though some had the P alone, and the roadstars were mostly made of basswood bodies which were painted, whilst the early blazers were oil on Ash mostly. Some variations always abound, and you will find the lower level factory output at the time with the same shape and headstock with the brand "Cimar". Theese basses have a fantastic neck , thin and fast.

forget using tape... try a soft pencil. You can mark your fingerboard with sort marks or full lines and you look at it only when you need to and it cleans off easily. Temporary marks, get your intonation and ear up to scratch and you'd be fine.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='295279' date='Sep 30 2008, 11:40 AM'].....What I have noticed that if you plug into the tuner directly and then feed that out to your amp, your tone gets a little lost on the way... the Peterson is the exception on that front. .....The time tested TU-2 is a good call. Takes a little of the tops off your bass, but in a gig situation, nobody would notice.[/quote]

Well FWIW if anyone is looking for a tuner: If a Behringer takes top off, it is a major tone suck problem; if a Boss/Peterson/Korg takes top end off, nobody would notice during a gig.

Get a vintage boombox, aka ghetto blaster. Plug into the mic input of the cassette section, use our finger to trick the machine into thinking it has a cassette loaded or use a cassette, put it on pause and press record. You should be able to monitor the input to the speakers. Turn up the mic input if it has one and you will get fuzz distortion.

One like this will work:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vintage-1980s-philips-tro-885-boombox-ghetto-blaster_W0QQitemZ250296312995QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250296312995&_trkparms=39%3A2|66%3A2|65%3A1|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vintage-1980s-philip...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url]

It really depends on your venue, if this is an install in your rehearsal room or a stage/ room where you are pretty much always in control, then you could either get a proper PA - either amp + cab or powered speaker cabs; and your stereo dispersion might work.

If you are looking for a gigging rig and your gigs range from the dog and duck to the local sports hall, your stereo effect is pretty much a lost cause for you first, and for the vdrums next. Mono is better in those situations, otherwise your hard panned items will have width, but highly unnatural width.
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Sounds like a crossover component problem if you have extraneous noises.
If your horn loaded tweeter is blown, you'd have no sound from it. And if that's the case, if yours is a common horn loaded tweeter design, you can pick up a replacement diaphragm for about USD$25. This is a easy field replacement that most people can do themselves.

Fast payment, clear comms on a BC sale. Great posts too.