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[quote name='AsterL' post='1066418' date='Dec 22 2010, 08:14 AM']I definitely prefer 4 string basses. If you need to lower than E, use a sub-octave pedal [/quote] See what I mean?

Tempted... [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Stingray_Status.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...ray_Status.html[/url]

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1066718' date='Dec 22 2010, 12:55 PM']Indeed. A quick look on the Warwick website (why didn't I think of that before? ) [i]claims[/i] that the bubinga and maple versions are both 4.3 kg (4-string). That's about 9½ lb... but of course there'll be big variations around that average weight.[/quote] Quite weighty for a hollowbody... but not unmanageable by any means. That's if the claimed weight is accurate.

[quote name='Truckstop' post='1066709' date='Dec 22 2010, 12:50 PM']Bootsy Collins has got one hasn't he? Ask him if you can borrow it. Truckstop[/quote] I suspect you are thinking of this - OP is thinking of this - I think...?

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1066703' date='Dec 22 2010, 12:45 PM']IIRC, it's got a solid "sustain block" or somesuch right through the centre (a bit like a neck-through with hollow wings). I'd be interested to find out how much it weighs... and the weight difference between the bubinga and maple versions. Of course, that extra weight in the body might help counteract the neck-dive from the short top horn.[/quote] Even with a sustain block, the air (as opposed to wood) in the wings is going to do wonders in keeping the weight down. Maple isn't particularly light either!

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1066669' date='Dec 22 2010, 12:26 PM']Looks like a boat anchor...![/quote] No more that a Gibbo 335... or a KingBass...

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1066555' date='Dec 22 2010, 10:49 AM']Just wondered if anyone has one and looking for thoughts, opinions and info... anybody know how they balance?[/quote] Never tried one but looking at the specs of the neck - Ovangkol and Bubinga, that's some pretty heavy wood to be using on a neck for a bass. Even though the top horn position is in traditionally the wrong place, the fact that it's hollow body and consequently going to be a lot, lot lighter than a slab body, I'd say there is a good chance it will. The well known Bubinga solid bodies from Warwick can be very heavy - but on those, as you'll well know, have the top horn floating around the 12th fret so it will balance. Whether the bass will sit where you want it whilst on a strap is a different question.

[quote name='poptart' post='1066658' date='Dec 22 2010, 12:18 PM']Dan The scheme is being changed - as of April/May 2011 the scheme will only be available for 16 - 26 year olds. So you old gits need to get a shake on if you want to use it! Mark[/quote] The ageist so and sos!

[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1065854' date='Dec 21 2010, 04:09 PM']Had a chat with Bernie this afternoon. A few delay's took place due to the temperature in the spray shop not being suitable for the poly laquer... this has now been sorted, and after a 2nd trip to the spray shop to get the finish exactly as we discussed, the bass is back with Bernie and having the final assembly done as we speak... Bass should be with me as soon as the temperature deems it suitable to be in the back of a couriers van, OR I can find a way to get down to Brighton (If anyone fancies a road trip, let me know!!!). I've been promised a pic later or tomorrow so watch this space [/quote] It must be a nightmare at the moment. His newly installed "jet engine" heater is helping out but even so, it can't be ideal! That workshop is f-f-f-f-f-f-freezin....

[quote name='birdy' post='1065855' date='Dec 21 2010, 04:10 PM']Nothing beats Bergs for me. And I spent a lot of time and money realising that.[/quote] Isn't that the truth?! The Bergs must be the most stable part of the setup that Birdy's ever had.

[quote name='cetera' post='1065857' date='Dec 21 2010, 04:12 PM']Fair enough, each to their own... You do play an Ashdown though.... j/k![/quote] One word. Fire.

I've learnt one thing from this thread. I couldn't work in retail.

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='1065735' date='Dec 21 2010, 03:01 PM']Can we start a petition to get Mark King's right arm amputated? Failing that just his thumb would do! Should i run away before the nuthuggers start crying? [/quote] Seriously, is there any need for that?

There you go - exactly my point. For people to put down a fellow player, and a player that can probably play better than the majority of people who comment on here, is pretty dire. The fact that the guy can play to such a standard despite a pretty obvious disability, is nothing short of fantastic. All power to the guy in the OP. Bravo!

Sad to say that I haven't found a string I prefer better than the DRs either

It's funny, whenever I read these threads, the common theme seems to be "I don't need the lower notes". It's not just about the lower notes, it's about increasing the ease of reaching notes without shooting off down the fretboard... e.g. the availability of hitting an F on the B at the 6th fret rather than going down to the 1st fret on the E string. As stated, it also makes transposition on the fly a hell of a lot easier.

Just get everything and have a foot in every camp. It avoids tedious threads like this.

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1063346' date='Dec 19 2010, 11:14 AM']Well said all of you's in the last 3 or 4 posts! And thanks for not making me feel like I am the only one that believes that theory.[/quote] There is nothing wrong even if you were the only person to believe in that theory (though you aren't).

[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1063055' date='Dec 18 2010, 11:04 PM']fenders are big heavy lumps, about 2" thick. i doubt you'd have problems with dive, i'd be more worried about back injury! never fails to shock me whenever i pick up my friends jbass. i'm actually making a tele'esque bass right now that balances perfectly.[/quote] I'm not denying that some Fenders can be heavy lumps but the shape requirements of guitars and basses to balance are very, very different For starters, as a rough rule, the extended neck, mass of the headstock and tuners and the neck itself, complete with heavier truss rod all contribute to a moment that is going to be working against a balanced bass with a tele'esque body. This isn't theory, this is fact. Yes, the body of a bass is bigger so would go some way to equalise this inbalance but not enough to compensate for the moment caused by the aforementioned attibutes; a bass is not simply a bigger guitar, therefore it's no surprise that a telecaster shape bass will not balance in typical scenarios. You will see that most bass designs are asymetrical with a top horn extending to over the twelth fret. Again, this isn't some accident... this is where a combination of trial and error through bass building history and physics has dictated where the strap pin has to be in order for the bass to balance. Take a look at pretty much every modern bass design and you'll see this attribute. I would also question how you can tell that your tele'esque bass can balance before it has been loaded with all it's hardware and the like. If it is balanced, I am guessing that you have a ridiulously light neck compared to the weight of your body (never a good combination)... along with ultralight tuners and a heavy brass bridge. Even then, I wouldn't bet on it balancing. Hope it does though - afterall, the above basses are pretty shapes.

[quote name='merello' post='1063206' date='Dec 19 2010, 05:50 AM']Stunner - what's a Tber?[/quote] TalkBass(er) These are the guys responsible for that blue tele bass. [url="http://www.crookcustomguitars.com/paislies.php"]http://www.crookcustomguitars.com/paislies.php[/url]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1063138' date='Dec 19 2010, 01:01 AM']Ah the old best B thread, Can, worms, everywhere! [/quote] Fender B string right?

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1062340' date='Dec 18 2010, 11:54 AM']Especially when you stamp all over the bastid because it's wrecked your jack socket! [/quote] Exactly. I never let those things anywhere near my basses/amps.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1062717' date='Dec 18 2010, 06:10 PM']Russ prefered the Lakland in the second shop but he could see I had left the one I loved in the first shop so we just went back and got it! The cheapest Lakland with the soap bars actually sounded real nice and we were both taken with it but it wasnt a tone I would want all the time instead of my Rays. The 55-02's were defo the next best thing for me and I actually preferred the cheaper one without the maple cap but for a few hundred less than the Ray5 we agreed I would only end up moving it on for a Ray! Fender USA Jazz 5 wasnt great IMO (sorry if you like them but just not my bag). We never got to bassdirect because of the snow but I had decided it would be the Ray by then anyway so it was just a matter of getting the right deal. I just need your 30th and fretless and I have a full house! [/quote] This man has a serious Ray addiction.

Give it a whirl. You'll only think *what if* if you don't.