Bassy

Hi, yeah i've been looking for a decent strap for a while. It seems that a lot of straps are only about 54" long and i need about 57". I find that the most comfortable straps are the woven cotton ones like these ones below, but again they are too short. Common someone...a decent bass strap for those who like to hang low! [url="http://www.franklinstrap.com/cotton-cinch-series.htm"]http://www.franklinstrap.com/cotton-cinch-series.htm[/url]

Cheers guys. [quote name='johnnylager' post='193033' date='May 6 2008, 04:15 PM']Gutted. I've got a Planet Waves Comfort Wide Nylon 3 incher. Stop it children! Cheap & cheerful.[/quote]

I can't believe i've lost my favourite strap, i've had it for years. So what do you use? anything wide and comfy?

I used to play Wals and i always thought that most of the tone was coming from the heavy weight bodies. But Pete at Wal always said that the pickups and preamp were producing most of the sound! Now i play Status basses and they are much lighter than the Wals but still have the same depth of sound and attack? Rob Green at Status says that the tone comes from the graphite through neck, pickups/preamp and that the wood wings and laminate tops are really just for the look and don't affect the sound. Recently i've also been playing a 70's precision, which is very light weight, but again has a very good bassy tone? So i would go along with the idea that the pickups and preamp are possibly the most important character on any guitar? The woods -type and weight- are adding minor tonal differences. Just to complicate things though, i have noticed that 5/ 6 string basses have deeper tones to their EADG strings than a conventional 4 string, which i put down to the increased mass in the necks? as the bodies are similar if not the same size/weight to their 4 string cousins.

Thanks, maybe i'll buy a samsonite suitcase and put it in that. [quote name='synaesthesia' post='163030' date='Mar 25 2008, 11:13 AM']If you are flying with it it is possible to pack it in your luggage; neck demounted. I've done this loads of times with Ibanez, Yamaha, Status, and Warmoth Fender style Bolt on basses. Once or twice I hand carried the neck and put it in the overhead cabin in the 80s, I think you can't carry it like that anymore. Last time I flew with an instrument was in Jan 2006 with a bolt on Yamaha dismantled in the luggage.[/quote]

Hi i need to pick your collective brains! I'm going to bring a 5 string Jazz over from the US. What's the best way to do it? a: in a hard case b: remove the neck and hopefully put the body and neck in the overhead lockers c: ship it back. Also has anyone been stopped by customs bringing a guitar into the UK? Thanks.

Yes they made me a case for my laptop. Excellent, very heavy duty. [quote name='thedontcarebear' post='150182' date='Mar 3 2008, 09:38 AM']Anyone ever bought one of these before? [url="http://www.spider-engineering.co.uk/music/typeproducts2.asp?id=3140-3980"]http://www.spider-engineering.co.uk/music/...sp?id=3140-3980[/url] Thinking it would be a good investment for my ACG when it's back.[/quote]

Just found this old thread on talk bass. It seems that Leo Quon has been looking at a string through bridge replacement for the US Deluxes but as this thread is 2 years old, i won't hold my breath. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=184218"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=184218[/url] [quote name='Bassy' post='151842' date='Mar 5 2008, 04:34 PM']Thanks for that. No nothing in the sticky. Yes i think it's odd that the V bridge wouldn't match up for the through body holes? I've mailed the people at Badass, but no reply yet. Guess i'll have to buy one and see how it matches.[/quote]

Thanks for that. No nothing in the sticky. Yes i think it's odd that the V bridge wouldn't match up for the through body holes? I've mailed the people at Badass, but no reply yet. Guess i'll have to buy one and see how it matches. [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='151427' date='Mar 4 2008, 11:34 PM']Ummm Try the sticky on BadAss bridges. That may help! Otherwise, if the string-thru holes don't line up with the ones on the body, it's a bit of a no-no. All the III's I've investigated for my MIA Jazz looked okay, and are in a straight line as per the body holes. Is a V different in that respect? As for string spacing, if it's string-thru, that suggests it's a BadAss III (like above). They have grooved saddles allowing for spacing adjustment to at least 3 variations. If it's a II, you file the saddles (IF you choose to) yourself, in which case, the world is your oyster. Choose your ideal spacing, and file away (carefully!)[/quote]

Has anyone ever fitted a Badass V to a Fender USA Jazz deluxe 5 or any Fender 5 string? I've been told a couple of things, that the holes for the string though body will not match-up? This seems odd, as it's meant to be a direct Fender replacement? Also that it is too wide to have comfatable string spacing on the neck? Anybody?

Status - series 2 or Empathy. Great B, very well made and about £800 used. [quote name='The Burpster' post='138945' date='Feb 12 2008, 04:14 PM']If he's got £700 ($1500) he'll be buying a US std P bass 5string and he'll be a very happy Hector no doubt. And putting 400 bucks toward a growly amp....[/quote]

I want one.

Hi, just a guess, but if i paint anything with gloss i leave it at least 3/4 min days to dry especially if you have a few coats. You might have had moisture trapped under the clear coat? The only thing to do is re sand and re spray then leave it for a week to dry. then try a small test patch for the clear poly? finish. [quote name='WarPig' post='117147' date='Jan 9 2008, 04:56 PM']Hi all! I was asked by my guitarist to re-spray his strat, and because im always up to try new tech things i said yes. Well ive hit a problem, this is what ive done so far: *Stripped down all the electronics, hardware, neck removed etc. *With 100 then 200 i took the top layer of gloss of the body. *Wiped down with white spirit to remove any dust and grease. *Used a spray on primer, gave it a 5 layers, which came out really even. *Sanded the primer with 1200 grit wet and dry to remove any specs of dirt. *Sprayed about 6 coats of White gloss paint, following all instructions etc, came out well with only one run mark. *Left 24 hours for it to dry. Now this is where my problem is, i bought some spray on clear coat to give it a high gloss smooth finish, well after applying the first coat, the paint started to crack and swell up. The paint even scraped off down to the primer when i poked at it, so i think i hasnt stuck to the primer enough. Ive stopped for now. But im not too sure whats happened. Any guesses?[/quote]