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The worst in my mind would be Nick Karns Technique god rest his soul. His plucking fingers are held out completely straight at all times.

Pretty sure its Ebonal, bowling ball material.

I have some of the Steels on my maple bodied P-J where I had nickles before. Tbh there is not much of a difference in tone maybe ever so slightly brighter, feel is very much the same. I think the coating negates the metal change quite a bit.

Nope its a real Epiphone Thunderbird, non reverse model.

Bump!

I saw a band there today and they were bloody good and loud! Any ideas who they were? Sorta reggae pop funk thing, guitarist/singer, girl drummer and male bass player.

Hmm, I reckon I missing a T-40 in my life. Whats the current price on one? Anyone got one for sale?

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1351703891' post='1854424'] The guitars changed scale apparently, so maybe the bass did too. [/quote] I know, I just want to get it right!

Hey guys. I was wondering what the exact scale length of a Gibson RD Artist. My luthier has just measured one, and claims that from the nut to the crown of the 12th fret, it measured 17" and double that equals 34". Yet many websites and some forum posts claim it is actually 34 1/2 or 34 3/8". Can anyone measure their Gibson RD Artist (Not Kris Novaleselic models). And tell me what result they come up with? Cheers! Rob.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Music-Man-Sub-Bass-Guitar-American-4-String-/300806009715?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item46096f7373"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Music-Man-Sub-Bass-Guitar-American-4-String-/300806009715?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item46096f7373[/url] Thought someone might want it, bit damaged but meh!

Ok all of the specs have been confirmed. Decided to go Flat top after all. [b]Gibson RD Artist copy. 34" scale, 19mm string spacing. 4 String. Right handed. Emphasis on better balance and more lightweight then the original. Neck thru, mahagony/maple neck with black "ebony" like fingerboard.[/b] [b]Maple body wings. Fancy dan flame maple bookmatched flat top[/b] [b]Black/white/black scratchplate and clear scratchplate.[/b] [b]Vintage brown burst, with extra brown dye sunburst finish to accentuate the flame, to give it almost 3D effect. Black headstock front. [/b] [b]Body, neck and headstock bound.[/b] [b]Brass nut. [/b] [b]Les paul Supreme a-like fingerboard inlays. (Split block) [/b] [b]Hardware will be gold throughout. Hipshot 3 point supertone bridge, Hipshot ultralight tuners with Drop D tuner on low E (Big clover ear ones with the larger hole size)[/b] [b]SGD RD copy Humbucker style pickups to be installed in standard Gibson RD Artist positions. [/b] [b]ACG Filter based pre-amp. [/b]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1351339141' post='1850262'] That is so bad that it's ... erm ... bad. [/quote]

It's sorta nice... but it aint got a skeleton on it!

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1351159872' post='1847987'] you know the messy thread on TB where SGD... well hasn't made his pickups yet.... have a look, theres a fella in norway that makes them time to time- I saw him with one on ebay a month ago and it wasn't too expensive. [/quote] Any ideas who this guy in Norway is? Otherwise can anyone give me ideas for traditional style pups that would get me an approximation of the sound?

[quote name='scojack' timestamp='1351154274' post='1847889'] Wal pups are pretty unique and have a two coils per string if i remember correctly. I dont know of anyone else that uses/builds them. SGD Lutherie was looking to build them at one point but i dont know if he ever got round to it. [url="http://www.sgd-lutherie.com/pages/pickups.html"]http://www.sgd-lutherie.com[/url] [/quote]# I am aware of that. I already have pickups being made by SGD which have taken forever so at the moment I am just looking for an approximate sound until he gets that project off the ground. Wal pups are polyphonic, no one else really does that style of pickup for bass anymore.

[size=6][b]UPDATE at Post #16[/b][/size] http://basschat.co.uk/topic/190250-waghorn-guitars-rd-artist-supreme-bass-clone/page__view__findpost__p__2214924 Hey guys. I have come up with a build spec for my Waghorn guitars custom build. I was going to go 6 string, but got a deal with Lettsbass to make me one so here my wild idea! What do you guys reckon? Take this But with the wood and finishing of one of these. and put them together! [b]Gibson RD Artist copy.[/b] [b]34" scale to combat neck dive and give me more string choices.[/b] [b]4 String. Right handed. Emphasis on better balance and more lightweight then the original. As such the body will be slightly slimmer then the original.[/b] [b]Basically turn an RD Artist into a "Supreme".[/b] [b]Neck thru, mahagony/maple 3 peice neck with black ebony like fingerboard.[/b] [b]Maple body wings. Fancy maple bookmatched carved top prefer wide spaced grain.[/b] [b]Darkish Two tone sunburst finish.[/b] [b]Body, neck and headstock bound.[/b] [b]Les paul Supreme a-like fingerboard inlays.[/b] [b]Hardware will be gold throughout. Hipshot supertone bridge, Hipshot ultralight tuners (Big clover ear ones)[/b] [b]Likely humbucker style pickups to be installed in the Wal MK1 bass pickup positions.[/b] [b]ACG Filter based pre-amp. [/b] So I am basically looking for a sound approaching that of a Wal. Yet with the RD aesthetic. Not sure whether to go with a pickguard or not. It will look good without one, but cant help but think it will just look like a fancy thunderbird rather then an RD! What sort of humbuckers should I be looking for to best approximate the Wal sound? I know it wont be the same..

No matter. Dealt with the seller on BC and snagged the Pickup and slide for £50 shipped. The Grabber pups are pretty unique, have been known to fall apart and break inside the pickup to make them unusable. Best to have a backup for mine!