MoonBassAlpha

Yes, I did say height in the first line. I'm very tempted to give it a try, but this particular bass has a very shallow break angle over the nut, so would almost certainly require some kind of string tree on the g and d. Also, will crowning very low frets be next to impossible, they're quite wide frets? I hadn't really considered this,but frets get wider the lower you take them....

Top quality whittling man!

I'd be a bit worried about that control cavity cover falling off. Needs some more screws, I think!

Nice 'fro, bro!

What were you thinking?

Has it become a bit unwound at the ball end?

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1413791560' post='2581771'] I've developed a product that will enable everyone to experience the tonal superiority of green basses. Chlorophyll impregnated green tape. The chlorophyll, with it's strong light capturing abilities, enables a 2" by 5" strip of tape to capture as much green light, and convert it to tone-enhancing body energy, as a bass painted entirely green. Simply take the tape, and affix it to the front of your bass. (Not the rear as the tape will be shaded by your body and be ineffective.) Strips of chlorophyll bass tape are now available from me for the very low price of only £79.28 a strip. Coming soon - mauve bass amp tape. [/quote] I'm afraid you've got your science a bit wrong here AT, things that look green absorb strongly in the blue and red, and hardly at all in the green

So, is this Squier's take on a Stingray? Looks awesome vfm

Someone must make a generic soapbar that is similar.

I am mainly playing fretless and love the feel. I just got to thinking about this when having trouble playing a high unison part quite in tune enough! I recorded it no prob with the fretted...

It has struck me recently the frets don't really need to be anywhere near as high as they are to fulfil their function on a bass. I totally get why they are like this on a guitar as it helps a lot in fretting clean chords and digging in on big bends, but on bass, I'm not so sure. I have smaller frets on my Sei and find them comfortable to play. Has anyone taken their frets right down to nearly nothing and found them preferable/usable?

In my experience, strings fracture at the machine head end when taken off a couple of times, not surprising at all. I don't think I ever had this with repeated boilings with double ball-end strings.

Also, I'd try to use a proper pillar drill rather than a hand drill, as the holes are more likely to end up in a straight line on the back of the bass.

Doesn't this method rattle like buggery? I've not tried it though (the strap lock thing, OR the buggery, for that matter!)

Nice. Thanks for that.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1413153183' post='2575394'] LOL. I am used to listening to gigs and appreciate that the best ones have a clarity to the sound where the air isn't filled with noise ALL the time. They're talking about filming a rehearsal. So it will be interesting to watch it back. [/quote] ooh yeah! post it up here for critique by the good folks of BassChat!

Used to see it years ago, in places where the audience got in for nowt. Not seen this for years, but I think it's a really nice idea, if you've had a really great time. Show a little extra appreciation, after all, it's not mandatory, like door fees.

It has the roundness in the body of a Pedulla

[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1412676041' post='2570882'] Miidgets need a LOT of watts.well my new super midget does... I recently got a super midget so i could go to rehearsals in my GT86! What an extravagence. My GB Shuttle9.2 has to be cranked much higher to get the volume I get from my S12T. I fear if i'd had anything with fewer watts than the 9.2 (500W @ 8ohm) then the super midget would not achieve required volume [/quote] Interesting comments Ian, but what does it sound like at required volume? Does it do the job?

Yeah, I pretty much told the guy this, but I think he has his heart set on a new rig now, one of the TC amps with the "free" speaker add on deal. The power of GAS!

One that sticks in my mind is ELP on Karn Evil 9 (first impression) at 3 minutes in, where Carl Palmer gets a bit excited in a drum breakdown and speeds up, then it all crunches back in to time when L and E come back in. Didn't they listen back to it and think eew?

I have one in my studio made with a pressed metal tool hanger with a bit of sticky foam wrapped around the arms to prevent damage.

Old Barefaced Midgets fit the bill. Might see some coming up used now the new range of barefaced is out. They are definitely mid focussed, though you can eq bass in if needed without farting out.