BTGAndy Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Left to Right Conklin GTBD-7 7 string Overwater Progress III 5 string 36" scale Squier Precision Protone fl 5 string with Kahler Whammy and EMGs Aria SWB EUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 How does the magnetic pup on the Aria sound? I've got one of the SWB-1 models with just the piezo and I'm wondering about adding a magnetic pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTGAndy Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 It doesn't seem to make much of a difference. The best way to describe it would be that when you're playing pizz you get more of the sound of your fingers on the string if you see what I mean. I think your best bet would be to check out some other basses with magnetic pickups on and see if you get the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 That GTBD-7 is a looker! What is the top wood? Mine's curly maple I think... yours looks a lot more like a flame or something? And the knobs are different... I didn't know there were two different variations of the bass at all! And may I also say, that Squier looks absolutely pimped out. Love the massive trem bridge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 +1 Very cool 4-some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTGAndy Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 Cheers guys, it's flamed maple on the top. The squier is a bit of a beast, I've got 50 flatwounds on it which are far too heavy gauge so I'm waiting for some 40s in the post. I'm not sure whether or not to get it refretted, I cant imagine it being too hard seeing as it was fretted previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 The fretless with the trem is interesting... What do you use the trem for that you can't do already without frets? - Do you have any clips of you playing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 That Squier is brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 [quote name='BigRedX' post='198703' date='May 14 2008, 01:22 PM']What do you use the trem for that you can't do already without frets?[/quote] Having an assload of fun, is my guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I want that squier! Can you post more pics of it ? Cheers. rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTGAndy Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 (edited) Sure thing, I'll do some more pictures today. There's a certain bizzare voyeuristic quality to this forum category, I guess thats why it's called the bass porn forum! The trem is good for flutters and it gives a slightly differently quality of sound than changing pitch by sliding my fingers about. It's good for pitch bending chords too, and as Chris said it is an assload of fun! Here are the pictures (the Squier has a Fender transfer on because the old Squier one was removed by the previous owner and I was not able to get another Squier transfer.) Edited May 15, 2008 by BTGAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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