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  1. [quote name='goingdownslow' post='1139475' date='Feb 24 2011, 12:47 AM']To stop the dive on my short scale EB3s I pass the strap under my belt.[/quote] that's definately original. you should patent that!
  2. [quote name='Blademan_98' post='1139448' date='Feb 24 2011, 12:14 AM']I've had no trouble with it. The bass is as light as anything anyway. It's just tied on as with my acoustic guitar. All well balanced it just looks odd as nobody seems to do it![/quote] i've wondered why people dont do this, as you say, i think it's just because nobody else does it. if it fixes your bass, jobs one of them good uns.
  3. if it's finished, the only way to get it 'right' is defret refinish refret. orange oil, lemon oil, almond oil. it's all the same thing, just for feeding the wood. not for cleaning. too much rubbing with oil is gonna get messy.
  4. how bad is it? i used to notice my old fenders walnut (?) stripes contracting and expanding out of relation to the maple which is normal, and you'd just feel it sometimes and not at others. if it's ever so slight, but too much to bear, sand it down to 240 grit, oil it with danish oil and buff out with wire wool. if you mean it's really popping out, like a few mill or something, well. i wouldn't want that job. i guess some clever boy could replace the stripe if it's come unglued (can't imagine that happenin though) otherwise it's time to either get a new neck or bass. it could be a truss rod thing. you could scrape it back with a cabinet scraper too. pics speak more than words.
  5. [quote name='martthebass' post='1139347' date='Feb 23 2011, 11:02 PM']Not necessarily disagreeing with you but I once owned a Stingray on the lighter side of typical (about 8.5lbs) and that didn't balance as well as my current Ray4. As far as could tell the pin positions were exactly the same. Obviously the neck length, and body weight have some effect on the cog. On your 5lb special I guess you're using lightweight neck wood and tuners to ensure good balance?[/quote] body shape, as described earlier.of course weight is key, but who needs all that unnecessary weight? not me! i'm only ickle. yes to light neck wood and tuners. mahogany necks are about 2lb with tuners. a heavy maple neck would maybe tip the 3lb body over a little, but to balance that out you'd still only be talkin 6 or 7lb. symmetrical bouts in a bass are bad news. obviously, when you start to approach the 9-10lb range, who cares about neck dive? it's back dive you need to worry about. basses can be heavy beasts as we know, and there really is no need for it.
  6. bugger
  7. scrape with a thin wilkinson double edge razor blade from the chemist and buff with 00 wire wool. i assume it's unfinished? i'm sure lemon oil would be fine although i use almond oil also from the chemist. there's a video of the guys at prs doing this on youtube. don't be scared, just give it a quick go over the higher frets 1st until you feel like you've got the knack, and then do the job proper.
  8. checkout computer music magazine. thay have a section on home studio setups every month and it always covers acoustics.
  9. [quote name='tomb' post='1139214' date='Feb 23 2011, 09:30 PM']what is neck dive?[/quote] it's what old rockers get from all that headbangin!
  10. [quote name='Ian2k' post='1139196' date='Feb 23 2011, 09:15 PM']Thanks. I'm not sure I quite understand. The RBX bass horn reaches to around the 12th fret, and the lower bout does extend back further. What I thought was the case was the counter balance was the going to basically be the bridge end of the bass, but do I understand you correctly that it's really treble side rather than what's towards the bridge?[/quote] the [url="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://hcms.hertford.ox.ac.uk/files/rbx374%2520(small).jpg&imgrefurl=http://pineapster.com/forums/topics/bass_for_tradesale_telecaster_or_similar_wanted&usg=__cQ14bx3Z5EVaeIZ1lvOtvGTxL6g=&h=413&w=550&sz=206&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=uGnarJH7VXGnTM:&tbnh=126&tbnw=168&ei=MntlTcbaBtCZhQfkttH2BQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drbx%2Bbass%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox%26biw%3D1007%26bih%3D671%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=157&oei=MntlTcbaBtCZhQfkttH2BQ&page=1&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:0&tx=245&ty=44"]rbx[/url] has rounded hips as opposed to an 'extended' lower bout which is important imo.
  11. again. check all screws are bottomed out on the base, loose springs etc. process of elimination. saddle slot too wide, string guage and all that 'jazz'.
  12. [quote name='Ian2k' post='1139177' date='Feb 23 2011, 09:09 PM']That's interesting, I had thought about that, but have never seen it done, and I was worried whether that would put a strain on the neck joint that it wasn't designed for. Presumably you've not had any indications of any problems like that?[/quote] be carefull there. dont do go screwing through into the truss channel. common sense but you never know.
  13. [quote name='Ian2k' post='1139175' date='Feb 23 2011, 09:06 PM']The Status is headless I belive? What's the thickness of the neck like - I don't know how to technically describe it, but what I'm used to and like with the RBX is the neck thinness, so for example at fret 1, from fretboard to the back of the neck is around 2cm.[/quote] warwick have similar neck thickness. check out their web site for neck dimensions. quite interesting if you're as sad as me. although i have heard someone complain about warwicks diving.
  14. looking at the rbx the bass horn is looking heavy on its own which is pushing the weight forward, while the bridge end is totally round, making the trble side significantly smaller than the bass side. the treble side is where the counter balance exists, or not as the case may be. [url="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.acguitars.co.uk/gfxs/gallery/img_4507.jpg&imgrefurl=http://finnbass.com/showthread.php%3Ft%3D6218&usg=__ZrpFlLo1u5BUTPiuH2CATx8DEU8=&h=377&w=800&sz=23&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=8REzRk2GkPoeKM:&tbnh=140&tbnw=295&ei=6XJlTajCKtO7hAer18TpBQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dacg%2Bbass%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox%26biw%3D1007%26bih%3D671%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=256&vpy=346&dur=4765&hovh=154&hovw=327&tx=103&ty=84&oei=6XJlTajCKtO7hAer18TpBQ&page=1&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0"]this is how a bass with no dive should look.[/url] generally, not that all basses should look the same.
  15. [quote name='martthebass' post='1139115' date='Feb 23 2011, 08:33 PM']Like you I don't have a great deal of love for basses with neck dive. At the minute the 2 Rays I have certainly aren't lightweights, the 4 stringer is about 9.5lb and the 5 a bit over 10, however the weight is in the body on both so they balance well. Due to this both are tolerable on gigs even tho I'm a lightweight mid 5 footer. I've had a couple of lightweight basses (7lb ish) an Overwater Perception and an Epi EBO. Due to the small light bodies on both they both suffered with neck dive and both ended up going. The only lightweight bass I've owned (and still own) that doesn't suffer from neck dive is my Status. Because of this it gets all the longer set gigs.[/quote] i repeat. the weight of the body is less effective than the actual design of the bass. i have a 5lb bass that balances perfectly. only 32" but 26 frets so not a short neck. the centre of gravity is the be all and end all. also helps if the right hand button isn't in the centre of the bass but slightly higher.
  16. the weight of the wood is less important than the position of the strap buttons and length of the upper horn, and thus the centre of gravity. guitars can and should imo be light as a (really heavy) feather. look for something with the strap button positioned at at least the 12th fret. light tuners (hipshot ultralites or similar) and an offset lower bout. the lower bout or 'hip' should be extended further toward the bridge end than the upper bout, which can also improve high fret access.
  17. i've had this song stuck in my brain ever since this thread arrived.
  18. wuuh? how could it just fall off? if you mean the knob, don't get me started (another story). just stick a knife in the split shaft and open them out a little before you shove it back on. if it's a screw in the side of the knob, screw it tight. i think you need a tiny allen key though. there are billions of fender owners on here who'll pop up in a second. change the title to 'precision knob prob!'.
  19. not 100% but i think you just wind the new string on as normal which 'self locks' the string in place. then when you want to remove the string, you unscrew the bleeders intit?
  20. [quote name='Doddy' post='1138782' date='Feb 23 2011, 04:33 PM']But surely you don't need to retune? You are only dropping it a semitone to E,so you are still within the range of the instrument.[/quote] yup. it confuses him though. i can see where he's coming from but. . . 'buckle down and learn it'. seriously. if a singer can't hit the notes, which i can totally relate to being a singer of limited range myself, it dont matter how well you play the bass, it's gonna sound sh*t! you could suggest some vocal exercises to the singer, as it's only a semitone. if i drop a key, it would usually be at least a tone or a 3rd. a semitone seems a little pointless.
  21. [quote name='Bilbo' post='1138682' date='Feb 23 2011, 03:19 PM']I know a couple of piano players that write these books. They are given a recording and told to knock the charts together for piano and vocals with those awful chord box things. One middle aged balding guy told me he had done the Sex Pistols Never Mind The Bollocks for piano a vocals. He played it for me - how we laughed. HC's guitar playing was perfectly congruent with the ensemble sound.[/quote] slayer for harmonium anyone?
  22. [quote name='Doddy' post='1138508' date='Feb 23 2011, 01:21 PM']Sarcasm,right? [/quote] i bloody well hope so!
  23. [quote name='drewm' post='1138293' date='Feb 23 2011, 10:45 AM']Pop something like these in the corners. [url="http://www.studiospares.com/bass-traps/acoustic-corner-trap-bass-absorber-grey/invt/465010/"]http://www.studiospares.com/bass-traps/aco...ey/invt/465010/[/url][/quote] yes, but for lows. not highs. dunelm mill for quilts on the large flat areas. thanks mum!
  24. [quote name='Algae' post='1138241' date='Feb 23 2011, 10:06 AM']I have an MB series 30w practice combo which was pretty cheap to buy but has a really nice tone and sounded much better than any other practice amp in the shop even the more expensive ones. My Fender P sounds really nice through it - nicer than through my current gig amp (Ashdown MAG 300 though I am getting rid of that soon ).[/quote] sold a mag 300 sometime ago. great amps, but heavy? you betcha!
  25. [quote name='mart' post='1138204' date='Feb 23 2011, 09:35 AM']Well here's one culprit: a 2008 Rockbass. I don't think the bridge, pickups or neck were in exactly the right place, but the most noticeable is the misalignment between the bridge and the pickups. I've been told that the RBs now have much better QC. [/quote] shocking!
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