jd56hawk

15 hours ago, Duroc17 said:

On 17/09/2024 at 18:16, jd56hawk said:

No real need to go string through with that bridge and have to worry about flatwounds or tapewounds breaking...it's a high-mass bridge after all.

I've owned several Thunderguns and a Mercalli and have always used the top load option with tapewound strings...they're well suited for those pickups and electronics.

You might like these...second best tapewounds made. Perfect tension, I have them on my two Dean Exotica acoustic basses, too.

 

Thanks I’ve gone la Bella LTH - I’ve tried tapes and I didn’t like the “clank” in the tone. In fact I’ve got some la Bella tapes in a bag of strings but didn’t want them for this. I tried a Reverend Triad and was really impressed- if I didn’t have my jazz I’d have one of those for sure 

I think you're really going to like your Dub King, regardless of the strings you go with.

I almost bought the purple metalflake one, but went with a Bacchus Woodline instead.

15 hours ago, BigRedX said:

 

The "mass" of a high-mass bridge makes less difference than you would initially think. While most are about 2½ times as heavy as the typical BBOT bridge, once screwed onto a bass body they increase the overall weight of the bass by less than 6%. On a semi-hollow bass like that in the OP it might make a bit more difference, but it's still not a lot.

Yes, I don't put much credence into the high-mass bridge being better for sustain or whatever, though some people do.

I certainly don't notice anything measurably different between these two.

However, I do like the look of many high-mass bridges.

No real need to go string through with that bridge and have to worry about flatwounds or tapewounds breaking...it's a high-mass bridge after all.

I've owned several Thunderguns and a Mercalli and have always used the top load option with tapewound strings...they're well suited for those pickups and electronics.

You might like these...second best tapewounds made. Perfect tension, I have them on my two Dean Exotica acoustic basses, too.

If you have to buy without trying, it's always a bit of a gamble, so go with a store that has a good return policy and a bass brand that has a good track history. 

I have seven basses, bought five of the from Reverb.

No problems whatsoever with any of them.

Keyword...savvy. 

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Some people don't like the high price for an MIM, but wasn't the Milky Way MIM Jazz bass $1,500?

$1,500 or $1,600 is what people should expect to pay for MIM signature basses, whether it's Blu DeTiger, Mono Neon, Mikey Way, Mike Kerr, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Mack Weakly or any of the big-name bassists of today.
Other than that, both basses look better than anything you can put together on the Fender KCS.
And let's not forget, they didn't add $100 to $150 to the price of the new Player series basses, so this new Jazz bass isn't exactly a money grab.

Someone said they looked like they're painted with house paint.

9 hours ago, OliverBlackman said:

Because most customers have eyesight 

I stand corrected.

They do!

So the question is, where are  the lemon yellow MBs in the photo being sold?

If they had to go yellow, why didn't they go with Markbass yellow?

Cato said: Pricing aside I'm slightly confused about the thinking behind this.

Is there that much demand for a passive Ray?

There must be, three different passive Rays this year.

As for the huge bridge, no one complains about the massive Ric bridge.🤔

Other than that, I can definitely see myself playing this one.

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Not a PJ fan, but does the typical Fender PJ problem exist with the Japanese J pickups?

Other than that, they do have a traditional P bass, although I have to wonder about their name choice.

I've heard plenty of people say the acoustic Kala U is surprisingly loud, it's not, but the plugged-in tone is pretty good.

The solid-body models are nice little basses for kids who want to learn bass but still find something like the Ibanez Mikro too big.

I'm not saying it goes against the original reasoning behind the U bass, but...

I would d buy this one, though 

Haven't tried some high-end and rare basses because you just don't see them hanging up when shopping here or there.

I'd try these, but I'm afraid I would never buy either one.

6 minutes ago, Silvia Bluejay said:

There's also a - currently rather mangled - blue basses photo thread here. Pity the various forum updates screwed up a large number of the photos.

Thanks, somehow I missed it.

Show them if you have them.

(I have 13 basses and will be selling quite a few, but these two aren't going anywhere.)

What about a bass with an extreme fretboard radius, very flat or very curved?

This company's been doing this for 15 years and there's a reason countless bassists say "Wow, never knew something like that even existed!"

https://youtu.be/9jdVkNWnII0?si=lhbtMFwNhypRYcnt

ROTATING FRET MECHANISM ON A FLAT FINGERBOARD . (YES, IT REALLY MUST BE FLAT, NO RADIUS).

I wonder if whoever buys the 100th one sold will get a certificate...might happen this year!

(Actually, pretty nice bass, even though Fender didn't put much thought into the color choices and the headstock.)

18 hours ago, LeftyP said:

Is Chowny still on the go?  Their website does not appear to have been updated for some time and their last blog was May 2018.  Can't find anyone who has hem in stock.

They just posted on Talkbass a few days ago.

2 hours ago, Beedster said:

When selecting a board material for a fretless bass, plastic is not my first choice.....

 

Although of course according to many on here the material chosen makes no difference to sound 

When this was first being developed, I suggested they go with sapphire crystal, like you can find on Movado watches.

Now, I'm no longer in product development, but sweeping up and taking out the trash is still a job.

I'd pay good money to see someone do it in 2 minutes!

Not all dreams come true, that's why I decided to keep it realistic.

This is Flamingo Pinkburst from their Custom Shop configuration page.

Only pink available, but the configurator is pretty good, much better than the Fender one.