Tait Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Do you get basses with whammy bars? and if not why? I know people like hipshot and warmoth do tremolo bridges for bass, but I never see stock basses with them. Don't they sound very good or something? And has anyone on here got a bass with a whammy bar? Can i see some pics please? I just cant imagine a bass with a tremolo at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bnt Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 (edited) I don't have one, but I know I wouldn't mind one of these [url="http://www.cc.rim.or.jp/~tune/"]Tune[/url] TWXT models: They do 4-, 5-, 6- and 8-string basses with tremolo. If you wonder what an 8-string with whammy sounds like ask [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=19iekoushoY"]Narucho[/url] for a demo. Edited May 23, 2008 by bnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Order [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bass-Culture-Entwistle-Collection-Guitar/dp/1860745938/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211565010&sr=8-2"]this book[/url] and be stunned and amazed by the Alemics with "backward bigsby" tremolos. I'm not sure if you have to pull them up to lower the string tension, or just push down and have the note rise in pitch... Either way, every bassist should have access to that book.... it is very drool-worthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 wow i have that book somewhere, bought it cheap at some book sale at college ages ago, got it sitting in a box somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 (edited) [quote name='ahpook' post='205154' date='May 23 2008, 06:28 PM'] [/quote] ahhh of course, how could i forget the fender VI?! nice bass by the way. Edited May 23, 2008 by lwtait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamble Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 One of Les Claypool's fretted 4 string Carl Thompson's has a trem fitted, and Jens Ritter makes his own trmolo bridges which look lush but only come on Ritter basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Victor Wooten's 1983 Fodera has an aftermarket tremolo added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenofthedepths Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Or you can get a bridge with a whammy bar and attach it yourself! [attachment=8940:IMGP0116.JPG] This is hanging right in front of me so I had to take a pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 I think washburn do a bass with a kahler trem as stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Drop a pm to Bloodaxe, he's got an Aria with a kahler trem fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 (edited) Here's my two whammy equipped basses... 1995 Bass Collection - bought for my 18th birthday. Could never part with this one. Stock apart from the kahler which was bought from the back pages of Bassist in around 2000 for £60. Kahler trems are the best in my opinion - You can take them about 2 semi-tones up and almost an octave down... Dive bomb heaven!!! Bass collection basses may be a bit out of fashion now but they really are ace... Playability city. Tune 6 String - bought secondhand in 2001 for £675. Martin Peterson replaced the PUPs with custom Kent Armstrong moulded Tune style ones and a Schack circuit - sounds ultra clean and modern especially with all the maple in the neck and body. Very playable and thin neck. The whammy is ok but not brilliant. It is a Standard strat style fulcrum design. You can't bend up and can only go down two semi-tones. Only really any good for vibrato. The best albums for hearing kahler in action would be the first two Primus records IMO... Queenofthedepths - how is the Kahler for you btw? Enjoying it? Edited May 24, 2008 by Jono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenofthedepths Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 [quote name='Jono' post='205425' date='May 24 2008, 10:14 AM']Queenofthedepths - how is the Kahler for you btw? Enjoying it?[/quote] It's absolutely fantastic! I thought it'd be awkward to use whilst playing, like I've found with guitars, but I guess that's coz I'm just a crap guitarist - it's actually really easy and loads of fun Not sure my bandmates share that point of view though... yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 I love the idea, just wondering how much use it would get, bound to have guitarist on your back for even thinking about one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Ah, the Fender VI! Not a bass, but a bass guitar. And yes, this is my personal pedantry. I play a BASS, not a guitar. The VI even specifically says on its headstock that it is a Bass Guitar. A Vintage Jazz tells the other half of the tale - "Electric Bass". Guitar-like, yes, guitar family, no. Boring old fart, me? Too right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamble Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 [quote name='Jono' post='205425' date='May 24 2008, 10:14 AM']The best albums for hearing kahler in action would be the first two Primus records IMO...[/quote] So that's a Khaler bridge on Les' CT is it? I had wondered. I spent a little time looking into trem bridges but couldn't find one that matched the string spacing on the bass I wanted to fit one to. I think I had a bit more luck once I'd lost interest in the idea, but that was a hipshot which didn't look all that solid. I'll be looking into Khaler bridges then..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 More on topic from me! Try [url="http://www.wammiworld.com"]Wammiworld[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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