Dingus Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) I'm trying to set up a bass this evening and the manufacturer's website says they usually allow "about a the depth of business card "of relief in the neck . I don't have any business cards on hand , and wondered if anybody knows how much that translates to in fractions of a millimeter , as I do have a precision ruler . Edited June 21, 2013 by Dingus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombiespacebat Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 About the thickness of a birthday card I'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 [quote name='zombiespacebat' timestamp='1371852298' post='2118938'] About the thickness of a birthday card I'd say. [/quote] The sooner we give you people Independance the better . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tappel Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 According to Fender, approximately 0.3 mm. [url="http://www.fender.com/support/articles/bass-guitar-setup-guide/"]http://www.fender.com/support/articles/bass-guitar-setup-guide/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 [color=#333333][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]A 12 pt. business card means that it is 0.012 inch (0.3048 mm) thick. Hope that answers your question.[/size][/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Thanks fellas , that's all I need to know . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 [quote name='zombiespacebat' timestamp='1371852298' post='2118938'] About the thickness of a birthday card I'd say. [/quote] Folded or unfolded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChick Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I think business cards are very thick..... I've asked many of them for details about the businesses that they represent and not one of them has answered me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou24d53 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Depends whether it is an expensive laminated one, or a cheapo vistaprint* one. *Other business card makers are available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 In our house we call toilet roll 'business card'. Just thought I'd share that with the community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassninja Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Careful, some are as thick as pig sh*t. I asked one for directions in Burnley and it just looked at me and dribbled... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShergoldSnickers Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Card 'thickness' is measured in grams per square metre. The higher the gsm value, usually the thicker the card. There is only a direct correlation when considering a particular sample of product though, such as Ivory board for example. Some card is textured, and will therefore be slightly thicker than a non-textured card of the same gsm value, providing the card used in each is of equivalent density prior to texturing. Then there is the way in which the card has been manufactured............. ever wish you hadn't bothered starting something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 [quote name='ShergoldSnickers' timestamp='1371921727' post='2119673'] Card 'thickness' is measured in grams per square metre. The higher the gsm value, usually the thicker the card. There is only a direct correlation when considering a particular sample of product though, such as Ivory board for example. Some card is textured, and will therefore be slightly thicker than a non-textured card of the same gsm value, providing the card used in each is of equivalent density prior to texturing. Then there is the way in which the card has been manufactured............. ever wish you hadn't bothered starting something? [/quote] I'll get some feeler gauges ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 [quote name='lou24d53' timestamp='1371920821' post='2119649'] Depends whether it is an expensive laminated one, or a cheapo vistaprint* one. *Other business card makers are available. [/quote] A 12pt one mentioned above is about 260gsm, which is puny for a business card. Should really be a minimum of 350gsm or 16pt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 ...all of which confirms my long - held suspicion that when manufacturers say " about a business card's worth of relief " they are being extremely lazy and unhelpful . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 [quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1371922234' post='2119681'] ...a business card's worth of relief...[/quote] A euphemism, surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1371922491' post='2119686'] A euphemism, surely? [/quote]1 It could indeed be a short step from business card relief to executive relief . With some basses you deserve a "reward " for the amount of work it is to get them set up properly ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsmith Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Gsm on its own is not really an accurate indicator of thickness. The thickness (or caliper) of paper or board can vary quite dramatically for a given grammage (gsm), depending on its density. Where caliper isn't given, grammage and bulk would normally be given in order to give an indication of thickness. In some uses (e.g. book production) things are further complicated by the fact that the measured caliper value for multiple sheets tends to be less than what would be predicted from a single sheet measurement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameltoe Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Just make sure you can see a sliver of daylight between the string and the 8th fret (when fretting at 1st and last frets). If you're like me, you'll want as little a sliver as possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 [quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1371852121' post='2118934'] I'm trying to set up a bass this evening and the manufacturer's website says they usually allow "about a the depth of business card "of relief in the neck . I don't have any business cards on hand , and wondered if anybody knows how much that translates to in fractions of a millimeter , as I do have a precision ruler . [/quote] no no no no no..... you can't have fractions of a millimetre.. fractions are related to Imperial measurement ie 1/4" etc, millimetres are metric so you MUST use a decimal point such as 0.5 Phew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 [quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1371936546' post='2119927'] no no no no no..... you can't have fractions of a millimetre.. fractions are related to Imperial measurement ie 1/4" etc, millimetres are metric so you MUST use a decimal point such as 0.5 Phew [/quote] So you wouldn't allow .5 inches? Or allow engineering draftsmen to specify measurements in thousands of an inch? Decimals and metric aren't the same, they are both an unholy alliance but by different devils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1371937092' post='2119934'] So you wouldn't allow .5 inches? Or allow engineering draftsmen to specify measurements in thousands of an inch? Decimals and metric aren't the same, they are both an unholy alliance but by different devils. [/quote] I am an engineer , thats why I nearly choked on my Pino Grog when I read it. but yes its not as straight forward as my initial outburst may suggest Edited June 22, 2013 by keeponehandloose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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