mario_buoninfante Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 14/01/2023 at 16:00, Baloney Balderdash said: Yeah, I never understood why anyone would have their high D and G string sound even thinner, and the low E and D string to sound even more boomy in comparison. But then again it is a known fact that Leo Fender liked to be contrary and do stuff the complete opposite way of everyone else, P pickup orientation defying logic and common sense... there wasn't really that big of a crowd of luthiers at the time he made that decision though... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 13/01/2023 at 17:20, Waddo Soqable said: Don't be daft, in the 22nd century they'll look like this.... Well, headless is the way of the future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 16 minutes ago, tauzero said: Well, headless was the way of the future in 1987. LMFTFY... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Depending on the bass, I'm quite partial to a bit of pimpage. Usually reversible, but not always. A few victims examples: My no. 1 bass is a 1980-ish Japanese CSL Jazz copy, which I picked up for £60 from a local pawn shop 20-odd years ago: Schaller 3D bridge, DiMarzio Model J pickups, stacked controls, black pearl plate & lots of T-Cut. Bought this to hose down & flip, ended up being the nicest-playing J I ever picked up, and the one I'd save in a fire. Next - simple but effective bling on my MM V7 fretless - clear acrylic scratchplate & replacement knobs: Still haven't ruled out reshaping the headstock to Tele-style... This one goes beyond mere pimping into full-on butchery. Denizens of the builds folder may already be familiar with this particular exercise in nightmare fuel: It's a cheapo Ebay thing called a Wesley Europa, picked it up for £100 brand new. neckthrough, active, 2-way truss rod, quite a nicely made thing but with a finish on the back that fell off after 2 or 3 gigs and a misconceived headstock. Languished on the to-do pile until last summer (full uncensored story here), on reflection my Laurus-esque headflap wasn't quite the aesthetic improvement I wanted, so it'll have a second appointment with the hacksaw as soon as it's warm enough to work in the garage... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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