Single cut basses

[40hz]

Anyone got any pepto-bismol?

[eude]

[quote name='bassmayhem' timestamp='1452180206' post='2947331']
This is a really good looking bass-to-be. Who builds it? Yourself?
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It's Sadowsky's new singlecut design, I'm not very impressed with it to be honest, they're awfully late to the party too...
Don't you think this M Bass Brooklyn Elite is a lot nicer? I'f I was in the market for a SC Jazz, that's certainly where I'd be looking >>



Eude

[thebassist]

Check out this Ken Smith... not sure about that at all!

[eude]

[quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1452180928' post='2947349']
Check out this Ken Smith... not sure about that at all!


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Urgh, that's even worse!

[Geek99]

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1451940600' post='2944907']
Here's the single cut I'm building for Kert (our very own FuNkShUi )

I always thought of single cuts as interesting but a bit f'ugly, but I'm getting really excited by how I think this one is going to turn out

For anyone interested, [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/271204-single-cut-camphor-and-alder-pj/"]the ongoing build thread is here[/url].




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Not my cup of tea to play but love the workmanship

[TheGreek]

Not me playing but here's a few of the tones available from one of Alan's creations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzxjDSPAdpA

[william64]

I am not a big fun of SC basses but some of them look cool. I suppose the construction enhance the sustain and has a beneficial effect on the sound. On the other hand the shape may affect the weight. But, to be fair, I haven't played any of them so far. When looking at the basses pictured above, I like Dood's one.

[EBS_freak]

[quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1452180928' post='2947349']
Check out this Ken Smith... not sure about that at all!


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That's a bass that has been made into a single cut as opposed to a bass being designed as a single cut.

Yak.

[cascanicoff]

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1452180410' post='2947338']
It's Sadowsky's new singlecut design, I'm not very impressed with it to be honest, they're awfully late to the party too...
Don't you think this M Bass Brooklyn Elite is a lot nicer? I'f I was in the market for a SC Jazz, that's certainly where I'd be looking >>



Eude
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There are many things I like about this bass. The top is also wonderful.

[blablas]

My current DIY project is another single cut... sort of.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/269591-de-afwerking-mk6-6s-mk6-g6-blablas-is-doing-a-double-build/"]Build diary[/url].

[dincz]

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1451120391' post='2938338']
Does anyone else remember pre single cut when neck stability and sustain was an absolute nightmare?[/quote]

No, but I do remember countless complaints about dead spots. I don't like the look of single-cuts either but I think the design makes sense.

[sunburstjazz1967]

So are all the top players not using single cuts playing basses with dead spots?

[dincz]

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1453140939' post='2956799']
So are all the top players not using single cuts playing basses with dead spots?
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I doubt it but my guess is that a good many of them are using basses with multi-piece laminated necks, graphite reinforcing rods, or made entirely from something other than wood. Or their headstocks are weighted to tune out the dead spots.

The neck is the weakest link in the structure and most prone to resonances that cause dead spots.

There are solutions other than a single-cut design.

[sunburstjazz1967]

All of which look neater than a cross between a whale and a can opener imo, lol.

[eude]

I think some folks are getting a little too caught up in the neck design focusing on stability, lack of dead spot etcs.
It's quite clear that these kinds of issues can be resolved just fine without a Single Cut design.
As far as I'm concerned, the main argument for a Single Cut bass is if you like the look of it, just the as if you prefer a Jazz Bass, an SG, or Musicman for example.
Almost all of my Single Cut basses have been bolt-on basses, the most recent ones have the same neck joint as a non Single Cut would have, still not dead spots or stability issues, they just look sexier





Eude

[chris_b]

There's nothing odd, revolutionary or new about Single Cut basses. My first bass was an SC and it was made in the 60's, a Framus Star Bass, small body.

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Most SC basses with their lumpy, shark and big blob top horns don't look pretty to me.

My ideal SC is the Rob Allen Deep and Anthony Jackson Fodera.

[dincz]

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1453198130' post='2957230']Almost all of my Single Cut basses have been bolt-on basses, the most recent ones have the same neck joint as a non Single Cut would have, still not dead spots or stability issues, they just look sexier [/quote]

Now that throws a different light on it. I've never played a SC or even looked at one close up. If the top extension on the body is not reinforcing the neck, then I wonder what the point is - but that's because I don't like the look of them.

[eude]

[quote name='dincz' timestamp='1453216692' post='2957496']
Now that throws a different light on it. I've never played a SC or even looked at one close up. If the top extension on the body is not reinforcing the neck, then I wonder what the point is - but that's because I don't like the look of them.
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I guess the point is that some of us do like the look of them, it's all down to aesthetic. Some of us prefer the look of a single cut to a more traditional, or dare I say it 'old fashioned' design, maybe because we like to be a bit different.

Eude

[Dood]

It's a fair comment actually, most SCs are pretty ugly. I feel that some luthiers are trying so hard to be different they end up making something resembling the Bender Distortacaster.

[sunburstjazz1967]

The difference between the nice looking ones like that Framus or the LP and the boot ugly ones is where the neck joins, I'm yet to see a good looking SC bass where the neck joins the body at the 12th fret.

[Russ]

Did anyone see that Sadowsky have now joined the singlecut club? I like it.



http://sadowsky.com/single-cut/

[Sibob]

[quote name='Russ' timestamp='1453507777' post='2960274']
Did anyone see that Sadowsky have now joined the singlecut club? I like it.



http://sadowsky.com/single-cut/
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It does look nice, but the heel/neck join is weird and just looks clumsy to me.

Si

[visog]

Not is exactly a bass, but then not exactly a guitar either - it's Tosin Abasi's new signature model... single cut, slant frets... Klein body shaping... Pretty radical stuff... like the player...

Plus he uses a lot of bass techniques in his playing (4-finger pluck and double thumbing for example so it counts here!)

[url="http://geargods.net/news/tosin-abasi-new-signature-guitar-prototype-is-bonkers/"]http://geargods.net/...ype-is-bonkers/[/url]

And in action: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQWQjZxfs4g"]https://www.youtube....h?v=xQWQjZxfs4g[/url]

Edited May 21, 2016 by visog

[Dazed]

Another Jerzy Drozd new design, the Prelude

https://www.jerzydrozdbasses.com/prelude-by-jerzy-drozd

Edited May 21, 2016 by Dazed

[visog]

That Jerzy Drozd is quite nice but only three neck bolts? Makes me nervous that the neck will move or snap. And you'd put it out of whack every time you picked it up.

Arghhghh it's not viable