PinkMohawk

Something like mounting a charging port on the bass really requires something like a pouch battery or similar, 9v rechargeable, as mentioned above, aren't really fit for the purpose. Fishman does something similar, though I don't know if they have a version for sale that only has the battery and port that you could use to retrofit a bass.

For me, I find that a lot of bass amp drive circuits tend towards too wooly and undefined for my personal tastes. Exceptions exist of course, GK being the main one that comes to mind, but for the most part, if I'm not using a drive pedal on my board, I'd sooner reach for a guitar head to get a dirty tone. Another consideration is whether or not most bassists use drive constantly. If you do, and the amp drive is what you want, you're off to the races. If you don't, then you'll need a drive circuit that has a footswitch, and for some reason amp footswitches always feel like more hassle than just a pedalboard.

I didn't say he made it, just that he made it as popular as it is now. Remember that he's not just a bassist, he's a producer/engineer too, he's had his hands on plenty of other records and been influencing a lot of other producers and engineers.

They might not be a fan of the music, but I think we'd be fooling ourselves if we didn't give Nolly the props for making *that* djent bass tone popular. The Dingwall/Darkglass combo is ubiquitous because most metal bassists are trying to ape his tone and the way it cuts.

Really is an unfortunate truth that too much signature gear is just 'stock model with name attached'. To my (admittedly limited) knowledge, a lot of the lower level signature gear, the company approaches an artist and says "Hey, pick a model, make a couple changes and we'll stick your name on it" (Rob Arnold, Chimaira guitarist stated as much in one of his videos when he discussed his first ESP signature) so it's kind of understandable, but at the same time the only really interesting signature gear comes from an actual collaboration between the artist and company in the design stages. I really wish more companies would allow artists a free hand to get weird and make something really interesting. Fender's Roscoe Beck model or even their brief brush with something much more weird when they made 2 prototypes for Tye Zamora, then Alien Ant Farm bassist.

I don't think I've ever heard a single note of his playing. Same for Jeff Berlin. That said, the old Hellborg Warwick amps looked and sounded something really special, clearly a lot of thought went into those, not like Rex Brown just slapping his name on any old thing that gets offered his way.

Too right, my old 2x15 sounded massive. Didn't have the BW's, but still sounded great. Only issues I had were the crap wheels, which I replaced, and the grill never quite fit properly in one corner, so I'd always have to give it a whack to seat it.

Goddamn, those demos on the website sound massive. I'm in love.

That's my vote, some kind of pitch/harmoniser.

Just seen this on an EB rundown of their new accessories offerings at NAMM. Could be an interesting option for those of us finding that none of the current mute options on the market are quite what we're looking for. No videos of them in use yet, as far as I can see on Youtube.

Has there been any mention of price yet?

Really not sure about that body shape. It just feels, bloated? I'm not sure, maybe I'll feel differently seeing someone actually pick it up and play it. I would prefer a more drastic multi-scale as well, my thinking being if you're gonna do it, go all in, but that's just me.

Could probably get him to do a 'Funder Percision' decal as well. I still dream of the day I'm able to give him a call and get myself a custom build, I've been reading about how bloody great his work is on here for years.

Jack's got the right of it, if the stain doesn't work, might give one of those 'Shou Sugi Ban' finishes a go. Nice excuse to get the blowtorch out at least.

There's a public address for the shop in Japan making them, so if anyone fancied going along and having a peek in the window we could find out for sure

Apparently they're being made by Sleek Elite, a custom shop in Japan, handmade under license. Which, for 3.5k it better be hand made.

There's absolutely zero finish on this one, that I'm absolutely sure of. My main concern is that it's a two-piece body, with the two pieces being different colours, so I'm unsure if they'll take the stain in the same way. If it really goes to the dogs, I can always pick up a couple cans of Rustoleum and spray some black instead so it won't be the end of the world either way.

The best P-bass is of course.... The BC Rich Mockingbird. Double the P, double the good. On a slightly more serious note, I'd have someone's arm off for a Matt Freeman signature P bass at a reasonable price. If I wasn't a broke student, that is.

They sound amazing, and I don't doubt for a second they feel even better, but I just can't handle the shape, either the body or the headstock. They just look wrong to me.

Quality, reckon I'll treat the body with it too, see how that comes out. Hopefully the uneven body wood colour doesn't cause an issue and make the blacks look uneven.

Damn, I've had enough of that from my poorly painted bass haha. Have you had that issue with the vinegar/steel wool solution? As for the 'properness' I'm not sure, it's a kit bass that I didn't pay a whole lot for, so I wouldn't be so sure. It's relatively dark for non-Brazilian rosewood already, but like I said, I'm looking for as close to that perfect ebony black as I can get it. In terms of strength for the vinegar/steel wool, is it just a matter of feeding as much steel wool into the vinegar as you can to make it stronger?

Personally, I like how they look without covers, but yeah, I can see how they'd be uncomfortable. What about getting a set of J covers, then cutting the tops out? You'd get the surround, give you a place to anchor your thumb, but without obscuring the pole pieces from view and mostly maintaining the visual aspect of the pickups.

Thomann's E-Bass Case should fit, though it's a tight squeeze. I use one for my Epi Ripper, and it just fits lengthwise. Though I did remove the strap buttons and bolted a strap directly to the body, so it's a touch shorter without the strap button, so keep that in mind, it isn't a simple drop-in fit.

I considered the wax, but I'm looking for less Brazilian rosewood (which is lovely) and more pitch black ebony. It'll probably make more sense when I finally get all the parts in and get to work on the bass itself, but it's going to be all black with gold hardware, and I want it pitch black. I've got an Epi Grabber/Ripper, can't remember which, that I repainted with that Black 2.0 paint which was great, but wear and tear has worn through the paint in a lot of places, and I want this bass to be jet black as much as possible. That leather dye result looks the business, a few coats of it looks like it'll get as dark as I'm looking for.

Hey all, I'm gearing up for a project bass that I bought years ago and never got around to doing anything with. I'd prefer it to be a maple fretboard, but it's not, and I'm not willing to try removing and replacing it with maple, so instead I'm going to go with making the rosewood as pitch black as possible, so I'm turning to the experts here to see if anyone knows a way to turn rosewood as dark as possible without just painting it.