Cuzzie

This is how to measure a bridge placement copy pasted from my ‘files’ Bridge placement 34” for reference this is for a 34" scale 4-string bass: * if you want to protect the finish from scratches/nicks, not is the time to cover it with something like blue painting tape or similar * insert the neck into the neck pocket and clamp it into place. be careful not to squash your frets with the clamp and clamping fressure * using a long straight edge, draw a line from the neck to the body butt for each side of the neck. accurately measure from the last fret position about 3" on each line. do this again for a reference measurement that is near the butt end of the body * accurately connect each pair of measurements to their counterpart on the other line * accurately measure the center point of each connecting line, and then draw a line thru these two points - extend the line from the end of the neck to the butt end of the body. if you were accurate in all of your steps so far, you now have an accurate reference of where the centerline of the neck passes thru the body. this is critical for your strings to be aligned on the neck properly * measure from the nut back 34" to obtain your theoretical 34" scale reference. accurately draw a line perpendicular to the centerline thru this point. extend the line several inches on each side of centerline * determine the forward most travel of your bridge's saddles, move it back 1/16", and measure the distance from the string witness point on the saddle to the front edge of the bridge. draw a line parallel to the scale reference line (towards the neck side of the line) this same distance. you now have the front edge aligned for the bridge. * measure the width of the bridge and draw a pair of lines parallel to the centerline that each are half the bridge with away. now you have your bridge aligned side-side I know this seems like a lot of work, but it's really not that difficult. it's critical to measure and draw accurately, as any slop will easily be seen every time you look at the bass. it's also important to note that the strings will always intonate longer than the 34" scale, not less, and thicker strings will intonate farther than thinner strings. because of this, only the G string will be relatively close to 34" ... the others may be as much as 34-3/8" from nut to witness point all the best,

Rumour on the streets is that they are OK but not necessarily better than anything out there which is in the upper echelons of Cab manufacturing

Excellent work sir!!

Quite like his videos he has been doing, all very very good cabs, but this reminds me exactly of why I like the 12 XN driver on its own - you get out of it exactly what you put in. I get the thoughts about a P or a J as a better choice, but in the P and J world there are a myriad of choices on pick ups, even within the Fender range for example, Custom shop, Yosemite etc. With a Ray, relatively few have The aftermarket ones or circuits that are available good as they are. I may suggest some riffs for him, see if he fancies them!

Oh my good lord - squeaky bum time - that’s lovely!

Cheers Just done that, cutting a pickguard now so before I go hell for leather on the neck I am waiting for how much telic I end up doing on the body and will match accordingly. I don’t mind the back of the neck as I prefer a work in feel anyway

Similar to the above - just starting to relic this for the next project.... Not got the acetone out yet for the fingerboard. Again I tried to look mainly where I played - the bare wood will get some dark staining as well, it’s in progress and taking it easy with 0000 wire wool

Just on the neck issue-a couple photos from a Geddy’s book (hope they are ok...) different wear across the bases,first one is a 53, last is a 55

I’ll agree with that, but I am as of yet undecided on the amount of fingerboard wear that should happen - certainly in mine there would be next to none past the 7th fret and probably only the E and A string

Nah that bowlocks I have become less attractive as I have aged, and that’s horrific to start with!

@chris_b & @stewblack we can do the Sunday Lunch test. I’ll bring the meat and 2 veg, you guys bring the gravy, we’ll see which is best

If I use more than 1 how many times am I allowed to vote?

CITES was dropped in September last year so that is no issue. I have bought bass, pedals, pick ups etc from the US and Talkbass. No problems, each time I did upon calculating correctly it was less than what I would pay over this side

I was just referring to what you said about quality in your initial statement, it Appeared you had owned one or multiple BF cabs. It’s probably my interpretation that when I think of build quality it’s components, woods, moving parts, sound, voicing etc not just covering. I haven’t seen or heard a sound quality comparison either side by side, or a DG cab without the standard ‘baked in’ type sound going through them. I know you are on board with DG and thought you may have tried possibly the smaller cabs. I assume these are just bigger versions of those

Thanks - I get the tolex covering issue - but aside from the covering, looking at sound what is the comparison?

When u say fair comparison quality wise can you expand?

Supertwin thumbs up from me whatever you put through it

It’s got caster sugars tho

FYI Barefaced 810 is 36kg 2 Barefaced 410’s is 48kg 2 Barefaced supertwins 36kg Yes there are other manufacturers Doing stuff on the lightweight side and good sound, them is just figures I know off the top of my noggin

https://www.darkglass.com/dg412es/?mc_cid=1524005a9d&mc_eid=d03ab5748f https://www.darkglass.com/dg810es/ Needs a bigger amp, looks more perilous than kids sat on Santa’s lap

If you put Someone who sounds like Barry White, through the Barry White filter - will it be subsonic?

No worries, I didn’t make myself clear in my post

Posted at the same time - I think 3 is, play if it’s entry level may not, as the Boss VE 20 doesnt

I was thinking of the voice live 3, I thought that might have been

Am I correct in thinking that it’s Midi so you should be able to one switch it if you set a controller up correctly?