Dread Bass

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1018063' date='Nov 9 2010, 08:10 PM']That bass looks very smart on you. [/quote] Why thank you sir I am quite a big fan of it. You are a man of impeccable(spelling?) taste. Its one of the reasons i want a stripped down custom is to tour with so i don't hurt The Murder Bass. That would make her angry and you don't want to see her when she is angry.

[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1015875' date='Nov 7 2010, 11:29 PM']Of course mate... It may be a little too right handed for your tastes though Shep[/quote] Story of my life mate

Epic quote fail!!!!! my response is in the middle of the quote because im a t*t.

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='1018032' date='Nov 9 2010, 07:44 PM']One of my basses as i mentioned already is tuned down to g . Ah yes sorry i missed that in your signature. and the guy was selling it for like £450. Bit of a bargain i thought. Oh well. Maybe in the future...[/quote] That is a great deal. The conklin groove tools used to come up quite a lot on ebay for like $700 left handed but you dont see the lefty ones very often now.

Good man Eddie. I see you are already using A and C tunings so that's pretty low as it is but there is always scope to go further.

TBH One of my bands tune to G already and i cant say i have noticed any massive problems now i dont know about fundementals or overtones but what ever it is it sounds fine. I am paranoid now. Im going to have a really close listen on Wednesday night when we play Rock city.

Wehey We have made it to page 2 without one silly comment about ERBs. well done everyone. ....... I think i may have just jinxed myself

Will do. I am going to try to go see Alan before the end of the month.

Stunning. I hope his is coming to the Notts bass Bash.

I cant get away with Headless basses. I cant explain it I can see the benifits but i just cant get away with the look.

Thats a good point about the Machine heads i will add that to my list of things to ask Alan about, Its getting pretty long LOL. Between my ACG, Alembic and Warwick i have a fairly good idea of what i am after. My spec has quite a few similaritys to Doodle actually. Most notably: Single cut, Ash body (no fancy top), mainly Wenge neck (from the Warwick), Maple fingerboard (i think undecided on this bit). My goal is to have a bass that i can take on tour and can get marked etc without me wanting to die. I bought my 6 string to play but i dont want it to get wrecked .

Afraid so!!!!! Welcome to my world of being in the same room as a wonderful bass and not being able to play it properly.

Yeah i am going Custom its going to be an ACG and it will have the asymmetrical neck which helps. TBH i think a lot of the pain i was experiencing was from wearing my bass too high so i have dropped it a bit and that helps. I also am planning to keep it as light as possible to save my back. I am going to re read your build thread for Doodle now. Can you suggest anything else important to consider in the spec that will help?

Yeah i am only 5'7 so i have quite small hands and i already get really tired when playing with Taken By The Tide when a lot of the song on the first 5 frets but the lines a very busy. Thats interesting and useful cheers Dood.

Thanks for the replys so far. Dood i was hoping you would chip in. You have a low F Sharp, do you have any problems with amps/cabs reproducing the open note?

I thought i would start this thread for people who own or have played 7 string basses to discuss pros vs cons etc. I am currently planning a new bass with a builder and it is looking more likely i am going to go with a 7 string with a low f Sharp . WHY? i hear 90% of basschat scream? Well my main band is a tech metal band and my guitarists are planning to buy 8 string guitars in the not too distant future. I already play a 6 string and use the full range of the bass so i dont wanna loose the high C string. Now i hear you all shout "just play the higher bits higher on the neck. Granted this would work for some sections but not all and i dont like the way some parts sound further up the neck opposed to in the first 5 frets say. What i wanted to ask the people who already use 7 strings is: What are the pros and cons of having a bass with that many strings? What do you use them for? Is it your main bass or do you just use it when the 7th string is required? Now i am half expecting loads of comments criticising people for using more than four strings but if we could please try to keep that to a minimum this could be a useful thread.

[quote name='simon1964' post='1015553' date='Nov 7 2010, 07:00 PM']Some nice stuff in your sig - will be cool to have an Alembic there![/quote] Yeah i will bring it along. Even the "cheaper" models such as mine are amazing.

I might be able to make it. if I do I can bring everything in my sig as I will bE driving so if anyone needs a lift thevoffer is there.

Just bought a Roland cube from Marcus. Spot on. Sound guy, great price. Recommended.

Welcome Dave Get some pictures up of that Overwater and the Thumb. Talk to you soon. Andrew