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On 16/11/2024 at 10:59, W1_Pro said:

I decided to leave the finish as is, so I gave it a bit of a buffing which left it nicely battle scarred.

Good call - enjoying seeing your work

12 hours ago, Bassybert said:

Has anyone had any experience with Aion/Musikding?

Musikding are good - bought a few things from them. Aion I've seen on there site for years so I guess they must be at least ok or they would have dropped them due to support issues?

2 hours ago, bobbass4k said:

pretty years clone

Oh wow - that is monster! I'm pretty tempted by the Pompei, but I think my PCB build backlog now exceeds my likely years remaining. I think I still have a deadendfx board to make, though I can't remember what it is... good luck - someone must want something!

Monty's do good work: https://www.montysguitars.com/pages/rewinds

There is also a lot in magnet configuration e.g. the MFD has a ceramic bar under the pole pieces that, to my ears, increases the output, but also the dynamics and definition. Or, to take another Leo Fender design - the dual pole pieces under the each string with a p-pickup were specifically there to diffuse the bass response and attack from the earlier 'telebass' single pole per string version because that was apparently blowing speakers!

Overwound would be a good example - https://www.fralinpickups.com/2019/10/24/overwinding-and-underwinding-a-pickup/ hotter, but also 'thicker'

7 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

lap steel surplus units

I have a '38 Rickenbacher lapsteel that I inherited (they changed the name to be less german after the war). Hand wound around a massive magnet. It does sound, er, warm and I suppose dirty - it's the same basic design as the rickenbacker horseshoe bass pickup, but I've never played a ric bass.

Hmm, good question - and so subjective!

I'm going to say DiMarzio Model P? I have some EMG active P and know what you mean by clean. I don't have model P's, but I have some PAF ones which are supposed to be pretty consistent with the modern Model P. Interestingly they are ceramic.

Looking forward to other replies!

Also: https://lusithanddevices.com/product/double-nfp-special/

A friend of mine was talking about these (https://aquilacorde.com/en/short-bass-one/) and how much he liked it compared to the u-bass.

Anybody had one for a while? I'm tempted by Kala but I understand that they really aren't loud enough to play with, say a acoustic guitar. I'm thinking campfire rather than pub...

That a thing of beauty - GLWTS.

41 minutes ago, eude said:

If only this kind of talent could be billed for! 😁

That's the trouble - this stuff is invaluable!

That is lovely - what a beautiful finish! GLWTS!

I like the geezer, very clear defined sound

10 hours ago, Supernaut said:

Yeah... this video helped immensely. Leaning toward the Dimarzio now. 
 

 

From that video I prefer the dimarzio - sounds a bit fuller, but still ballsy. I always liked the geezer, but it does seem a bit thinner, more mid. I have an old kramer with pat pending dimarzio P that feels similar to the DP-122, different circuit though. Thanks for posting that! They sound *really* different.

8 minutes ago, tauzero said:

Don't change the bridge then.

It's a BBOT - I have no intention of changing it - I'm just participating in a discussion 🙂

I've tried all except the Fender Hi mass bridges on different basses, plus a couple of others. I was very excited about the Babicz and pretty disappointed when I finally heard it in situ.

12 hours ago, tauzero said:

You'd hear bugger-all difference down the Dog and Duck on a Saturday night, so just go for the one that looks and feels nicest.

Yeah, but what if you're painstakingly recording something? Some bass tones are irretrievable even with EQ and all the FX in the world. I have a gold sparkle tele bass with a fretless neck (I know right?) - looks like ass, sounds sublime.

I could hear quite a bit of difference. I don't think it would make a huge difference through an amp in a practice room, but you'd hear it if well recorded.

The BBOT sounded pretty good overall! Liked the fender hi mass and the baddass - felt like the tonal window was shifted down - got a bit more low mid as well as loosing a little top. The babicz kind of sounded a bit honky - didn't like it as much. Great to hear stuff like that - thanks @Baloney Balderdash

I'm wondering about a small amount of solvent on a cotton pad - if it wasn't too wet and you were super careful - you could always try a small spot and see. Sandpaper I'd worry that it would be hard to not take off the top layer of nitro. I am claiming no expertise!

I built the duocast with a 70's transistor - lovely thing. I've never really used it for fuzz, but the overdrive is really good - it's a bit of a secret weapon more like overdriving an old desk. It also has a transformer in it.

Ok understood! Sounds like maybe it never hardened properly then? There is a thread here about it below - lots of different experiences, but definitely for some the only cure was to remove entirely and refinish - you might be in that category. Though it sounds like trying wax might help?

https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/best-way-to-fix-sticky-nitro-neck.2166300/#:~:text=It's sticky because the lacquer,and it'll dry faster.

Is it one of the ones that was just oil and wax over bare wood? Might be worth taking the wax off it is - it might have changed chemical composition over the years! You could then re-apply some new. You'd be able to tell because the back of the neck would be a different colour/texture from the headstock - looks like this:

Here's a video on how to re-apply. Gun oil is quite nice to work with - 

What an amazing find. The Curlee basses always looked very cool to me with the deep neck placement and Hondo are one of those budget brands that sometimes really shine - this is no question on of those times - good luck with the repairs! I'd try hard to salvage the pickup

Didn't want to start another thread - looks like he's playing one of these here? Amber stain

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_QXCjsuSOJ/

What a beaut! GLWTS

Pretty cool looking - yeah, like the spacing - would be interested to see a basic knob twiddling video to hear the diff