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[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='939745' date='Aug 30 2010, 02:22 AM']You're on the right track. If a carbon fiber neck is solid it's flawed, as that doesn't take advantage of the stiffness of the material.[/quote] Steinberger necks are solid and are some of the best sounding and responsive graphite necks ever produced (IMO). However they are a completely different manufacturing process to monocoque "semi hollow" equivalents. While structurally rigid, monocoque construction doesn't always make for a pleasant sounding neck. However the most advanced monocoque designs (such as Status necks) incorporate fill material that selectively dampens some unpleasant frequencies. Technically superior doesn't always mean better sounding. I believe honeycomb construction for speaker cabs was discussed on the Talkbass thread but gluing the material became quite critical to its success. Thing is when you push the boundaries of any construction process, the costs go up as the manufacturing process becomes more sophisticated.

Billy Sheenan isnt going to feel very threatened by that.

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Yeah, I have this version on DVD and keep listening too. The fretless fills are delightful. I've heard the original maybe once or twice at most.

[quote name='mrtcat' post='939020' date='Aug 28 2010, 07:43 PM']May have been mentioned before on youtube links but I love the bass line on "Starlight" by The Supermen Lovers[/quote] Oh good call on that one. Thats typically my soundcheck choon, how could I forget it? Oh yeah, I haven't done a sound check for 18 months... ...anyway let me add then: Room 5 feat. Oliver Cheatham - Make Luv The Ones - Flawless and a couple of oldies: Janet Jackson - Black Cat Miami Sound Machine - Conga and Black Velvet - Alannah Myles needs a mention too

8, no change in the last 12 months and I don't anticipate needing to sell or buy any either. I've got all the bases (ahem) covered sound wise.

He's not been on line a lot recently but if I get a chance, I'll pass the message on. He has seen the thread already.

No. What makes basses valuable is nostalgia. If a bass brand isn't associated with someone's teenage years then it won't be collectable. Warwicks might be collectable based on this theory in about 15 years. Get purchasing all those pre 91 instruments.

+1 on Kylie's Fever tour - some killing bass lines there esp Kids Are Alright, Love At First Sight and Come Into My World Open Letter To A Landlord - Living Colour Wonderful Life - Black/Colin Vearcombe Seal - Self titled album (Doug Wimbish ripping the book up on that one) Level 42 up to about 1988 (sorry, they lost it after that) Abba (Rutger Gunnarsson on bass) Some Lisa Stansfield stuff is good and pretty much anything with Paul Young and Pino on No Parlez [quote name='Bassassin' post='936066' date='Aug 25 2010, 02:30 PM']What went wrong? [/quote] Grunge and Indie

9K on basses, 4K on backline, maybe 800 on effects and perhaps about 3-4K on studio/other gear.

Definitely a Pentabuzz unless you're looking for something a little mellower sounding in which case a Godin Acoustibass/A5 takes some beating.

[quote name='tino' post='932492' date='Aug 22 2010, 09:14 AM']By quackery I assume you agree its all BOl*Ocks...... There are timbers such as lignum Vitae that are extremely dense and do not appear to suffer from temperature or moisture variation and the structure & density is such that truss rods would not be needed....possibly a choice for a fretless???? Only disadvantage would appear to be the weight of such a neck...do away with headstock possibly...anyone know if its ever been used as such????[/quote] Its been used on occasions although I can't remember where I saw it. There's no need to use lignum vitae for a whole neck, just stringers are enough. Truss rods are handy for other reasons though, not just stiffness. A bass neck needs to be stiff but it only needs to be [u]stiff enough[/u], and the wood doesn't have to be dense to be stiff either. One of the stiffest woods out there by weight is spruce but its not stiff enough for a neck. Best choice for a fretless is a wood like mahogany which is warm sounding but mahogany can be sensitive to changes in humidity so typically needs to be supported by a stiffer wood like...birdseye maple.

[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='932451' date='Aug 22 2010, 07:26 AM']Here's Sadowsky's somewhat more reasonable claims for the process. "Sadowsky Guitars has always taken pride in the quality and stability of our neck wood. We are now pleased to offer "roasted maple" necks for an unprecedented level of stability. Lumber for maple necks and fingerboards is placed in a special oven after normal kiln dying. The wood is roasted at temperatures ranging from 180º to 220º Celsius. The result of this treatment is wood that is significantly more resistant to absorbing or releasing moisture. With this increased stability, the "roasted maple" process enables us to offer figured maple neck blanks for the first time in our three decades of instrument making. We have always advocated that figured neck stock was too unstable to use. However, any piece of wood than has a stability problem will warp during the roasting process and be discarded. It would also be a recommended option for players who reside in areas of extreme humidity (low or high), or who travel a lot through variable climates, as well as players who desire a figured maple neck for aesthetic reasons. NOTE: The roasting process is performed on lumber. It cannot be applied retroactively to finished necks. Any revisions to existing instruments already on order will delay build time by approximately five months." [url="http://sadowsky.com/new/index.html"]http://sadowsky.com/new/index.html[/url][/quote] I still don't believe it. Birdseye and flamed maple necks have been used on many basses in the past with no warping issues. In fact Ernie Ball used birdseye maple in their necks from 87 to maybe the early 90's because it was the same price as normal maple. There have been no reports of those basses having neck issues at all. In fact, its even been suggested to me by some luthiers that birdseye maple is more dense than normal maple, NOT less stable. Flame maple, especially quarter sawn, has been in common use by luthiers again with no specific issues against particular grain patterns. If wood is going to warp, it will warp because of improper drying, NOT because of the grain pattern. Also, Fodera leave their wood on shelves for a couple of years to let it settle a little and then plane it to shape. There is simply no need to chuck away a mildly warped piece of wood if it can be planed to shape. I still think these claims for roasted necks are pure, unadulterated bass quackery.

Fender made the first 5 string bass with the Fender V but it was never a commercial success. Alembic made the first BEADG five string for Jimmy Johnson in 1976. First commercially produced 5 is a hard call. Yamaha's BB5000 was launched in 1985 (or 1984? depending on references) as literally a 5 stringed BB3000 although the 5000A had more refinements. The Stingray 5 was introduced in 1987 IIRC.

I used to have an MM Cutlass 1 that was ex Cliff Williams from AC/DC. I have two other basses that are ex-well known players but I'd hardly call them famous.

me luv u big time now...

the standard of spelling appears to be gradually getting worse...

He was very supportive to me in the past as well, I wish he could see the responses so far. I can't believe he's not going to be around any more. RIP Si.

I listened to some of the clips of the Rees 5bass on the site. It didn't really live up to the claims.

Its bass Jim...