ubit Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Came across this, looks very nice and sounds lovely. Anyone tried one of these? http://youtu.be/WYPC_Cj5Mw8 Quote
HowieBass Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 But not as much aluminium as a Travis Bean or a Kramer! Quote
theyellowcar Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 I like it. I don't know how much of that is down to the aluminium compared to say the pickups or the EQ, but it sounds good regardless. Quote
RhysP Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 [quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1420988025' post='2655839'] But not as much aluminium as a Travis Bean or a Kramer! [/quote] Or a Veleno. Quote
Bassassin Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Tokai Talbo FTW..... ...until you plug it in & it starts squealing like a piggy. Most resonant, microphonic body ever. Jon. Quote
kodiakblair Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Cheers Jon Always wondered about the Talbo. It'll be one to avoid now Quote
Bassassin Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 In fairness, it probably depends what sort of tone you're after. I struggled to nail the sort of bright/snarly/touch of overdrive racket I usually favour without getting microphonic feedback, chances are it'd be fine with more neutral amp EQ & no effects. I didn't perservere with it, it's surprisingly heavy for a hollow/light metal body bass so I only gigged it twice. Looks ace on the wall though! J. Quote
kodiakblair Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 " [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Looks ace on the wall though! "[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Don't say things like that.[/font][/color] It just encourages me Quote
tommorichards Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Yeah. This bass player on youtube has a signature one. Plays it in a few vids. Sounds pretty sweet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKsFY6mHTno Edited January 12, 2015 by tommorichards Quote
BigRedX Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 Looking at the bass in the OP the aluminium content doesn't much more or much different in concept to the Traben "bigger bridge" basses form a few years back. Aluminium in solid electric instruments is an interesting thing although IME it's more useful as a constructional component rather than a tonal element. I've owned a lot of basses and guitars with aluminium content, and from what I (and others) could hear the use of aluminium contributed less to the sound of the basses than the type and position of the pickups. For instance, this Born To Rock F4B Bass which is all aluminium except for two lightweight wooden inserts at the back of the neck had what most people who played it thought, a traditional P-Bass sound. [IMG]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/BigRedX/DSC02174-1_zps72ba13f8.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/BigRedX/DSC02176-1_zps38c1e4ce.jpg[/IMG] Quote
ubit Posted January 14, 2015 Author Posted January 14, 2015 I never realised there were so many aluminium basses out there! I must say right enough, the bass in my original post is by far the best looking and what a sweet sounding B string! Quote
dangerboy Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 That Longfellow is in my living room. Quote
Musky Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 [quote name='dangerboy' timestamp='1421248414' post='2658924'] That Longfellow is in my living room. [/quote] Glad you've still got it Steve. That's a strong candidate for my 'coolest looking bass ever' category. Although that Egmond is now sporting a Jaguar-esque vinyl covered body and looks pretty damn funky as well. Quote
alittlebitrobot Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 wow, so much clickity-clangy fret noise on both those videos. Still, I'd love to try one, because it might be more to do with active electronics and EQ. Quote
Mcgiver69 Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 "As many bassplayers I'm affected by GAS" it doesn't matter how many times we explain it to those non-players still doesn't sound very good. 1 Quote
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 [url="http://www.metalnecks.com/"]http://www.metalnecks.com/[/url] Might be of interest in this thread.... Quote
ead Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 All presumably quite good for metal OK, OK, I'm going now. Quote
Seaweed Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Electrical Guitar Company, anyone? Some day they will build me my dream bass... http://www.electricalguitarcompany.com http://youtu.be/Wrlg-kJ7Ssc Quote
Bassassin Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Good lord, that's stunning. Until you get a hernia trying to pick it up. J. Quote
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 9, 2016 Posted January 9, 2016 Anyone seen the Stash Bass? http://stashstainlessbass.com/ I know it's not Aluminium but worth a look if you like basses made from metal. <1 inch radius "fretboard" anyone Quote
philw Posted January 9, 2016 Posted January 9, 2016 There's a stainless steel one too: http://stashstainlessbass.com P Quote
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 9, 2016 Posted January 9, 2016 Err, that's what I meant by "it's no aluminium, but" Quote
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