Bridgehouse

Part 1 of the great wood stain experiment has turned up today.

Having ordered all 12 of the Crimson Shots, my plan is to try different colours at different dilutions, with different combinations, and some multi-colour sand and apply style samples. I'll be able to see what they look like and I can post the various experiments here so others can see as well. 

And hence, the big box of Ash offcuts delivered (for a massive £8)

I did put that Marshall amp and cab up for sale a little while back (collection only!) or for trade for something (anything!) but didn't get any takers. 

It's a shame really because I wish it would get some usage. It's just way beyond too heavy for me at the moment and I'll be sticking to the Helix and QSC K10.2 for the foreseeable. I might get a Barefaced with a lightweight head, but for home use the TE is superb. 

And, this gets used at home more than anything else…

If this wasn’t against the docs instructions right now I’d use this all the time…

1 minute ago, Jimothey said:

I have done a set up on it now the neck needed about 1/2 turn which I did in two 1/4 turns about 8 hours apart then I left it overnight, checked it this morning and the action needed to be lowered a little bit and it plays lovely now 

 

Thanks everyone for the advice....... 👍🏻 

Good job! Once you’ve done a few the truss rod adjustment becomes second nature, and you get used to how it affects action. You’ll also learn how the bass changes depending on the season and if it needs mid year tweaks as well.

10 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said:

 firing one-per-note in a precision strike on the strings. 

Please note: For balance, other Fender basses are available.

1 minute ago, fretmeister said:

I'm far more offended by the existence of Bono.

I can't live with or without....

Oh, no, that's right, yeah, I can live without him. 

53 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

It looks in a groove

Last time I tried that I saw nothing but a load of spenk...

3 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

I stand corrected - I meant 0.5mm ish at #8, resulting in 2-3mm at fret 12 when string released 

Ah, now that sounds spot on!

4 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

Usual drill - capo on fret 1, hold down at last fret, release quarter turns till you get about 2.0mm -> 3.0mm at fret 8

2-3mm relief does sound huge. Unless you mean action height… and I’d be careful about letting it settle after each quarter turn - it can take a while for it to settle. 

Yep - lefty loosey (not righty tighty!)

7 minutes ago, Maude said:

My, completly stupid, fear is that guitarists will think I want to be in their gang. 

I'm a bassist and proud of it. 😉

I’d be worried that people would be judging my quack in positions 2 & 4 like they judge my mwah on fretless… 

There’s just too much to think about for the modern bassist!

Just now, Woodinblack said:

 

Oh didn't need it, I just chipped a bit of the leg of this old Thomas Chippendale sideboard that was kicking around. 

Chipped a chippendale to crack cites certificate conundrum?

Just now, Woodinblack said:

 

Yeh, but I had to replace my maple shims with rosewood as the tone was too bright

 

Did you have a CITES certificate for those shims??

2 minutes ago, Bassfinger said:

Its fine if you use the correct tonecard.

I’m pretty sure BT did those in the 80’s and 90’s….?

1 minute ago, Hellzero said:

You mean the bass playing itself like butter.

I try to avoid playing with myself with butter

1 minute ago, Hellzero said:

But it's only working if all the hardware is in titanium.

Ah yes, of course the DavidGuetta effect.

1 minute ago, Reggaebass said:

The wood ones definitely sound better  

It’s all to do with the sympathetic transfer of vibrations which maximise the pickups efficacy

Just now, Stub Mandrel said:

Colour difference will disappear if you do a burst finish.

 

OTOH I think you'e going to fail unless you use a neck shim.

I’ve got a pack of those Stewmac neck shims at the ready, and as I said a neck shim transformed the Shuker, so….

I've ordered the full set of Crimson Shots. 

I've also bought a bargain bag of Ash offcuts from some geezer on eBay so me and the missus can practise and work out the right colour scheme. 

In anticipation of these two arrivals, I tried a quick mock up..

7 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

If you were closer to London, I'd suggest coming over and trying them both - I have a Mk.II and a Mk.IV.

 

Very kind. Yeah, I’d like to try something like that at some point, but I’m not travelling much at the moment… 

Maybe next year when I’m out and about more. 

I've never had a bass with a mud-bucker (or similar) in. Sometimes I wonder if a tele bass with a right-against-the-neck pickup or a Gibbo EB0 might be a worthwhile investment.

Mind you, that Ovation does look rather snazzy.. 

11 minutes ago, Boodang said:

The large neck pickup had 4 individual coils and was quite fat sounding, although the position of it had a lot to do with that. It had individual trim pots for each coil, I believe Bassculture make a version of it.

The rear pickup on the original was not a single coil but a hum canceling split coil. 

Ah - I missed you post!

4 individual coils? Interesting...

Just now, Happy Jack said:

Yup, they do. Set correctly, these are huge-sounding basses.

 

 

Are they big hum buckers, or dual buckers or some sort of wide range jobs?

I always wondered about the dining-table sized pickups in them and whether or not they actually sounded any good...