HeadlessBassist Posted Tuesday at 17:27 Posted Tuesday at 17:27 40 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Oh my… Wow Andy. That looks amazing. You'd better apply to run the European Marketing Dept of SoloKing. 1 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted Tuesday at 17:31 Posted Tuesday at 17:31 4 minutes ago, HeadlessBassist said: Wow Andy. That looks amazing. You'd better apply to run the European Marketing Dept of SoloKing. If they replied to E-Mails… 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted Tuesday at 17:33 Posted Tuesday at 17:33 Aaand if anyone was wondering… Black on LPB looks the balls too… 3 Quote
AndyTravis Posted Tuesday at 17:59 Posted Tuesday at 17:59 Next step (probably weekend) is 2 badass bridges. and they’re on the way… 1 Quote
Harps Posted Tuesday at 21:22 Posted Tuesday at 21:22 3 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Aaand if anyone was wondering… Black on LPB looks the balls too… How does black on black look? Quote
Machines Posted Tuesday at 21:33 Posted Tuesday at 21:33 10 minutes ago, Harps said: How does black on black look? I'll be fitting that Friday hopefully (when Mr Trav sends to me). 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted Tuesday at 21:47 Posted Tuesday at 21:47 13 minutes ago, Machines said: I'll be fitting that Friday hopefully (when Mr Trav sends to me). Aye. Ready to go Quote
Harps Posted yesterday at 10:53 Posted yesterday at 10:53 Had a good blast last night. Really like the bass. I had to do a little set up adjustments which isn’t something I’m that good at but it’s playing really nicely now. one, possibly stupid, question though - I can’t seem to adjust the next pickup at all. I’m presuming I should be able to raise it? It just feels very tight and won’t lift at all. Quote
wingnutkj Posted yesterday at 11:50 Posted yesterday at 11:50 You should be able to raise it - they're just screwed in like Jazz bass pickups, so maybe the pickup cavity is a bit snug. 1 Quote
neepheid Posted yesterday at 12:31 Author Posted yesterday at 12:31 It might be catching on the pickguard also... 1 Quote
Harps Posted yesterday at 15:26 Posted yesterday at 15:26 3 hours ago, wingnutkj said: You should be able to raise it - they're just screwed in like Jazz bass pickups, so maybe the pickup cavity is a bit snug. Cheers - I did presume so. I’ll take the pick guard off and take a look. It sounds good as-is anyway Quote
Harps Posted yesterday at 15:30 Posted yesterday at 15:30 (edited) 2 hours ago, neepheid said: It might be catching on the pickguard also... This might be the perfect excuse to order a spare before I go hacking it up with a dremel! Edited yesterday at 15:30 by Harps 1 Quote
80Hz Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago Well I impulse bought that black one which popped up on Andertons, so thank you to @Harps for the heads up! It’s an eye catching bass and the metallic black is flawless. No rippling or other tell-tale signs of “budget” finishing. I basically concur with @HeadlessBassist on tones - my favourites are middle switch position with the neck in single coil mode, bridge in series or bridge in series on its own. But lots of options to play with. Pickups are pretty neutral voiced but nothing a bit of EQ or careful choice of preamp couldn’t add character to (I did particularly well with a Sansamp profile on ToneX). Lovey neck, profile is very comfortable. My first roasted maple neck, really like the deep caramel. Nice piece of rosewood too which will get better with a little oil or Montys relic wax. Frets are great with just a slight hair of sharp ends here or there. A quick dress and it’ll be fine. I would concur on weight too, probably in the 9 lbs area but nothing out of the ordinary. Overall it’s got a bit of personality and nice to have a twist on the traditional formulas. Even if it is strongly inspired by a RB! Hopefully not the last bass from this brand that we’ll see in the UK. Quote
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