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Frank Blank

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    Contemplating a Trip to Bass Direct

    in General Discussion

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    I hope the dude who runs the place isn’t reading this!

    31 minutes ago, CamdenRob said:

    I’ve looked at going a few times on the train from London but it looks a bit of a hike from the station... Could get a cab easily enough though I suppose.

    You could but I could drive you to the door!

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    Contemplating a Trip to Bass Direct

    in General Discussion

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    22 hours ago, Frank Blank said:

    I am, unsurprisingly considering the post title, considering taking a drive up to Bass Direct in the near future. I occurred to me that somewhere along the 143 ml route from my part of Essex to Leamington Spa someone/two/three might want to occupy one of the three spare seats and visit this veritable Aladdin’s Cave of bassology? If anybody fancies the trip then we can sort out dates/times etc. Or is this a stupid idea? 

    Weekends? You could give me you wallet for safekeeping for the duration of our perusal.

    Contemplating a Trip to Bass Direct

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I am, unsurprisingly considering the post title, considering taking a drive up to Bass Direct in the near future. I occurred to me that somewhere along the 143 ml route from my part of Essex to Leamington Spa someone/two/three might want to occupy one of the three spare seats and visit this veritable Aladdin’s Cave of bassology? If anybody fancies the trip then we can sort out dates/times etc. Or is this a stupid idea? 

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    The 13th South East Bass Bash - Sunday 20 October 2019

    in Events

    Posted

    1 hour ago, NancyJohnson said:

    Could I make a little suggestion?  If the numbers aren't so great this year, could we all just congregate in the main hall rather than the little side room

    Thing is, the little room was perfect for quieter set ups, then again mine was only audible for a while until more rigs arrived. It’ll be worse this time as I’ve gone FRFR but then at least everyone gets to see it if not hear it. Ignore me, I’ve just talked myself out of my own answer, as you were.

    Scale Length - Overall Length

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, ikay said:

    What makes the Godin feel longer is the position of the top strap button which is opposite frets 14-15 (compared with fret 12 on a P bass) and the position of the bridge which is some distance in from the end pin (on a P the bridge is closer to the end pin). The effect of both of these is that the neck sticks out further from the  body and the top strap button. The resulting hanging position on a strap means you have to reach further for the low frets. 

    I play seated without a strap but yes, the bridge is much further from the end pin on the Godin than on the P. Typical me, just looking at specs rather than at the actual bass!

    Scale Length - Overall Length

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by Frank Blank

    Despite having played bass for (I think) around forty odd years I had, until very recently, not played a Fender Precision although I have had plenty of chances to do so since being on BC. I hadn’t bothered because I assumed that the scale length would be 34” and my Godin A4 has a 34” scale length and the headstock is, frankly, in the distance and subsequently gives me shoulder gyp. However, my bass tutor has a couple of Precisions so I tried his 1971. I was confused, it was lovely but surprisingly short compared with my Godin, short enough to be very comfortable indeed but I think it has a 34” scale. So, my question is (and forgive my utter technical ignorance) just because a bass has a certain scale length, that scale length does not necessarily mean the bass has to be a specific overall length? (As I’m reading this back it’s sounding increasingly stupid). I cannot see an ‘overall length’ spec on the Fender site, is this not something usually taken into consideration? Or am I just missing something really obvious? Naturally I would not buy a bass without trying it but if I measured that 71 Precision I could then compare that overall length with that of other basses in order to at least narrow the field of try outs.

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