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I'd like to try one of these Torzal basses, but I don't really see the ergonomic benefits if you play the instrument more vertically where you naturally get a better fretting hand wrist angle. Bit of a solution looking for a problem. but, I haven't had on in my hands and am prepared to be wrong. But I'd be surprised if I was, especially to justify the entry fee. That said, it's not mine so I hope BCH loves it. PS: needs more strings.

One with a 5th string.

This. I like mine so much, I bought another.

IF the level was actually too high, and I doubt it, a competent engineer would have had a pad to insert.

Something like neck profile isn't difficult to change for a Sig model but can completely change the feel as can the spacing on a >4 string instrument. I like 6ers, but not at 19mm at the bridge. In that case I'd rather have 14mm like the Ibanez Gerald Veasley but I'm partial to the SRs anyway. Tone is overrated for the most part, and as I said, you'll never sound like that person anyway. Otherwise modding a FSO in a minor way does nothing for me anyway, so I'd never pay even a modest premium, nor would I for even the base level (US$3200) Greeny Les Paul, let alone the 50k version. Blatant Onanism*. * This is the name of my next Prog album.

Because I'm not them, and consequently don't have the same needs in terms of ergonomics, tone or feel. I also think that a lot of the reason for their existence is for people who think that if they get a Signature X model, they'll play more like X. You won't; you'll still play like you so you may as well get something that you like and are comfortable with, and find your sound.

I used to trade a lot of gear in the early days of teh Interwebz before most people cottoned onto ebay etc and would buy up lots at garage and estate sales etc, so I've had a few Epi, Gibson and lawsuit units come through and they always hung wrong and dived badly, but nothing like the Kramer Lumi. I'd at least try to put one of the Epis around my neck to see how it feels before ordering. I know it won't be the same, but close enough to give you a better idea of how it will sit on your body.

Congrats on the new bass. I'm waiting on the Klos headstock 5 necks to become available to do a custom build, so I'm happy to get another positive datapoint.

Since you asked, I don't like it at all. Apart from the poor ergonomics it's going to have, I generally dislike bursts, long 4IL headstocks and pickguards. However, I'm not going to be paying for it or playing it. If you get one, I hope you really love it.

Poor ergonomics = hard pass. There are plenty of options that mean I don't have to hold the neck up. I'm glad you like it, but I simply don't get the masochism involved.

Agreed, but my response would have been somewhat less tactful. Plenty will pay the premium though.

Thanks for the detail. Is it not worth doing with the stock pickups (toasters on both basses I have)? Are the outer strings lower in output the way you built yours? Narrower spacing isn't an issue and another build I have planned is for 14mm so I could do the same and get about 6mm narrower edge to edge and keep it better in the magnetic aperture.

So you were the originator of the T50? Glad to give credit. I have no problem with narrow spacing, after all I finger pick the SRC6 that's in my avatar and that's 10.8mm. T40s are rare down here so I want to keep my modified one completely retrofitable.

Miss them? Nah, still have 2 and lots of parts. I've seen a couple converted to 5s and I might do that later my making a new bridge and neck once I get the CNC dialled in. The Retrovibe is sort of cool, but unless it has the same pickup construction, and it clearly doesn't, I don't see how it would sound similar. Plus no ash body and I loathe bursts. I still wish him best of luck with the venture.

Which is where exactly?

I'd put money on the fact of the shape, strap locations and the large headstock mean it's gonna be a diver.

I feel the same about FSOs. I think the EHBs look fine, but the ergos. weight and tone are more important to me.

So? Show that 'you' can hear a difference between the two instruments directly recorded, and then in a mix. Until 'you' can reliably and consistently, then the difference is irrelevant when you can't see which is being played or was recorded.

Happy you found another one and hope you get much enjoyment from it.

The post I responded to was from April 16 this year. Maybe you need a new calendar. Or spectacles.

They may have a patent, but it wouldn't be hard to beat as it's a standard feature in many, many electronics applications for decades. The only defensible item might be a copyright on the form factor if it is unique, and not n off the shelf package.

Physics. Hoffman's Iron Law states that the three parameters that affect speaker performance in a cabinet (at LF) are size, efficiency and extension; pick two. Unless there is a massively different new technology in speakers, HIL will still rule. In 40y of speaker design, I've never seen it broken. Drivers can't really get much lighter than they are now. CF cabs might become more common, but they won't be cheap.

I'd be surprised if it doesn't work the same as the guitar one, and there are videos on how that works.

I emailed them about this the better part of 2ya and was told 'soon' so I doubt they rushed it. When the 5 comes out, and in the same email I was told it would be coming, I'll get one.