Mr Fretbuzz Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Ace, mine arrives today. Hoping it will sound awesome and interested to hear the new pick ups. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Hope your new baby is delivered to you all safe and sound. Enjoy and get some pics up for us P bass anorak types to gawk at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Woo! I'm excited for you. I have the 2011 one and it's excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Excellent choice of bass. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Don't forget the photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fretbuzz Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Yep, it's been delivered at a neighbours..I get to see it in about an hour...ooooooo :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Cool!! I'd like to hear what the new pup is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_Bass Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Im so tempted to by a Fender again, i'd love to read your thoughts once you've gotten to grips with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fretbuzz Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 WOW ITS JUST BEAUTIFUL Why do they make it difficult to get that cling film crap off the scratch plate/pick ups? I'll play it tomorrow and it will sound like this: Blues.....Buuuz Bzz Buuuz Bzz Buuuz Bzz Buuuz bzz Punk pop..... B B ZZ ZZ B B B ZZ ZZ Reggae..... Buuzz Buz Buz Buz Buz Buz Funk..... Bzzzzzz Z Z Bzz Rock..... bzzzzzzzzzzz bzzzzzzzzzzz bzzzzzzzzz bzzzzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Nice colour...red and sparkly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icunningham Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 wow, that is lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fretbuzz Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Wow that looks fantastic! I can't help but wonder what it would look like with a black pick guard <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 [quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1339533057' post='1690197'] Wow that looks fantastic! I can't help but wonder what it would look like with a black pick guard <3 [/quote] I was thinking it would look great with a chrome pickguard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fretbuzz Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 I fancy one of those fancy white pearl ones :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Lovely colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBbass Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Very cool, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fretbuzz Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 It's candy cola with a maple neck..... I was interested in the Olympic white with the tort pick guard but then I took a look at a few utube videos of the CCOLA :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 that looks soooo good bet it felt like christmas morning opening that up BSB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameltoe Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 [quote name='Mr Fretbuzz' timestamp='1339529443' post='1690066'] I'll play it tomorrow and it will sound like this: Blues.....Buuuz Bzz Buuuz Bzz Buuuz Bzz Buuuz bzz Punk pop..... B B ZZ ZZ B B B ZZ ZZ Reggae..... Buuzz Buz Buz Buz Buz Buz Funk..... Bzzzzzz Z Z Bzz Rock..... bzzzzzzzzzzz bzzzzzzzzzzz bzzzzzzzzz bzzzzzzzz [/quote] Why, does it have an earthing problem? Damn Fender shoddy QC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fretbuzz Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 I had a noodle tonight but before I started I thought I'd check the intonation, G D were spot on, A a little off and E quite a bit off. I checked it on the 12 harmonic and the open string. After I adjusted it I was finding that most of the notes at the top of the E were very sharp and the notes from the middle spot on my Korg Chromatic tuner..spot on the green light in the middle.... The F note was over +20 on the sharp side. Virtually all of the notes on the D and G were on green, most on the A. I noodled to my Stage 3 songs and afterwards all of th strings were off and I guess I put that down to stretch. I've managed to get the F note to less than +10 by slightly flatting the open E. There is a little triangle either side of 0 on th tuner at about +20. Does this mean that if you can't get perfect intonation anything under +20 closest to 0 is ok? I checked all notes on all strings and they are correct, most hit the green light and any others are slightly sharp. The Bass is far heavier than my Fender Squire P Bass and it's so low it's unreal......I've got a punk pop song to play mostly on frets 1 and 3. I had the volume knob on the Bass set to max and rolled off all the treble.... I had to turn it up almost to full as it was so low... I've only got a 15 w basic fender bass amp. What I've found though is that I've discovered harmonics that aren't even on my harmonic chart...is that possible? All harmonics are crystal clear and easy to find even for me including the half fret ones :-) I know little to nothing about Bass but it seems awesome. ....... A little fret buzz as normal :-) .... The strings don't like sliding but I guess they are brand new, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 [quote name='Mr Fretbuzz' timestamp='1339535926' post='1690283'] It's candy cola with a maple neck..... I was interested in the Olympic white with the tort pick guard but then I took a look at a few utube videos of the CCOLA :-) [/quote] I,m seriously interested in the oly white R/W board torty plate. Will have to sell the Ray to finance it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Would it be considered hijacking if I were to post a pic of mine? I'm so proud of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fretbuzz Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Nice, I had to stick it on my card and pay later:-( Really could decide........ It was OW right up to the last minute...... They are in stock in Germany at thormann .... Slightly cheaper but you get hit with about £30 visa charge.... But I wanted it NOW.... Uk suppliers seem to have a bit of difficulty getting them...... I thought that I would need to be a funky dude funkster to go for the OW :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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