EssentialTension

Does this look like a 66 Slab Precision? http://youtu.be/kM-y1a1oeCo

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1465155567' post='3065704'] Perhaps that's part of it: there's an attitude among [b][i]some[/i][/b] guitarists that playing bass is something any guitarist could do, so to counter this [b][i]some[/i][/b] bass players want to emphasise that "real" bass playing isn't like that! [/quote] Maybe, but most of the guitarists I play with don't use a pick but use fingers the same as me.

If anyone complains about a bass player using a pick I would usually comment 'but you think it's ok to use frets'.

[quote name='Pow_22' timestamp='1464086131' post='3056381'] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]... Ive read conflicting reports on the difference between the FL and FS sets. [/color][/size][size=3][color=#000000]Some say there is little to no difference whereas some say the seemingly small difference in gauge belies the rather significant difference in tension.[/color][/size][/font] [/quote] I'd say the difference in gauge (FL=43-60-82-104 versus FS=45-65-85-105) belies a rather more significant difference in tension than one might expect. Also, if it matters to anyone, FL have red silks while FS have black silks

Tuning up a semitone (F-Bb-Eb-Ab) won't hurt your neck. But I don't at all understand why you need to do that. And really, if the guitarist can't tune faster than that, then sack him.

It's a non-tremolo version of a Fender Jaguar or Bass VI tailpiece. I can't see now who has them in Europe but I'm sure someone does because I almost bought one about a year ago.

30" scale Bass VI needs a normal 34" scale gig bag.

I don't exactly know but the spec for the two on the Fender site is exactly the same except for the different product numbers.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1464880426' post='3063465'] I might still consider fitting a second string tree for the D and G strings. [/quote] I did that. It does help.

Looks OK to me.

Very nice, well done.

Mesa 1x12 Walkabout .... no problem.

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1464951010' post='3064046'] ... Sinatra At The Sands ... [/quote] One of my all time favourite albums.

Congratulations to Alex and Barefaced. Commerford is a high profile player, whether or not you know who he is and whether or not you like his tone*. Having him using your manufactured equipment is fantastic. *I knew who Commerford was but I can't say I care too much one way or the other about his tone. I have no idea what a 'tone fiend' or 'daddy of bass tone' can possibly mean other than 'I like his tone'. If I was using a Barefaced cab I doubt I would sound anything like Commerford.

[quote name='Deedee' timestamp='1464613199' post='3060772'] ... I was told that the angle of the head I.e. the angle it leans back away from the nut certainly makes a difference to the tension, so perhaps a reverse headstock would do the same. I've certainly noticed differences between basses even when they are all 34" scale. I use exactly the same strings on my Precision as on my Stingray, but they certainly feel 'slacker' on the Stingray. In fact I'm just in the process of ordering the next gauge up for the Stingray to try and get them feeling more alike. [/quote] Tension, by definition, is only affected by three things: 1 Vibrating length of the string (from bridge saddle to nut). 2 Mass per unit length of the string. 3 Pitch to which the string is tuned. Nothing beyond the bridge or beyond the nut can have any effect on tension. However, compliance or elasticity - i.e. how the string 'feels' - may be affected by other factors such as round-core or hex-core construction, steeper break angles, length of string beyond nut or bridge. Meanwhile the tension must remain the same. [url="http://www.liutaiomottola.com/myth/perception.htm"]http://www.liutaiomo.../perception.htm[/url]

[quote name='The-Ox' timestamp='1463782630' post='3054117'] A white bass collection - pretty cool! [/quote] I used to be in a band with a guitarist with five white Stratocasters - each tuned differently, mostly open tunings, and variant pickup arrangements.

Am I remembering correctly that there was a BT in between BW and BC?

... but a great story.

[quote name='project_c' timestamp='1463477063' post='3051579'] 71 years to the day! pretty weird. [/quote] She didn't die '71 years to the day', she clocked up 71 years with same orchestra in February ... [quote]The bassist was recognized by Guinness World Records for the longest professional tenure with a single orchestra earlier this year when she performed Feb. 4. That was 71 years to the day since her first concert with the group's forerunner, the Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra[/quote] She died May 15th, not 71 years to the day and not weird.

[quote name='Casablancas' timestamp='1463814090' post='3054203'] Sure, thank you. But do you know of any online shop where I can get it for a good price? [/quote] Sorry, I misunderstood what you were asking. For price I would need to google etc. but in the UK I'd be expecting to pay probably £40-£50 I guess.

[quote name='Casablancas' timestamp='1463811297' post='3054187'] Does anybody know where I can buy a trem lock for my dear Bass VI? [/quote] Fender Jaguar replacement tremolo unit drops straight in.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1463749053' post='3053817'] ... When I raise the bridge to compensate for the new neck angle should I raise the whole bridge or the individual saddles? [/quote] After the shim, the bottom edge of the whole bridge plate should be approx quarter inch (or half centimetre) above the pickguard with no serious buzzing. That gives an effective break angle after appropriate TR adjustment and bridge saddle adjustment. It took me a few goes to get the shim correct - a small difference in shim can have a big difference in bridge situation. [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1463749053' post='3053817'] ...How does the Staytrem bridge improve matters? [/quote] It sits in the ferrules without rocking in the way that the factory bridge does. If you were doing lots of wild temoloing this might be a disadvantage but for most people it means greater stability and the tremolo can still be used.

Very good but you won't know what you've got until you've shimmed the neck and changed the strings. It makes a massive difference in my experience, as does the Staytrem bridge.

Tape would not look as good.

Oil-can guitars are very common in southern Africa (and maybe the rest of Africa for all I know). Son of ET and me were at a stall in a market in Durban. The stallholders were very proudly in possession of a Fender Stratocaster and were somewhat flummoxed to find we were not so bothered by a Strat and were more interested in their oil-can guitars, which played and sounded great.