40hz Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Anyone got any pepto-bismol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 [quote name='bassmayhem' timestamp='1452180206' post='2947331'] This is a really good looking bass-to-be. Who builds it? Yourself? [/quote] It's Sadowsky's new singlecut design, I'm not very impressed with it to be honest, they're awfully late to the party too... Don't you think this M Bass Brooklyn Elite is a lot nicer? I'f I was in the market for a SC Jazz, that's certainly where I'd be looking >> Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassist Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Check out this Ken Smith... not sure about that at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 [quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1452180928' post='2947349'] Check out this Ken Smith... not sure about that at all! [/quote] Urgh, that's even worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 [quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1451940600' post='2944907'] Here's the single cut I'm building for Kert (our very own FuNkShUi ) I always thought of single cuts as interesting but a bit f'ugly, but I'm getting really excited by how I think this one is going to turn out For anyone interested, [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/271204-single-cut-camphor-and-alder-pj/"]the ongoing build thread is here[/url]. [/quote] Not my cup of tea to play but love the workmanship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Not me playing but here's a few of the tones available from one of Alan's creations. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzxjDSPAdpA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william64 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I am not a big fun of SC basses but some of them look cool. I suppose the construction enhance the sustain and has a beneficial effect on the sound. On the other hand the shape may affect the weight. But, to be fair, I haven't played any of them so far. When looking at the basses pictured above, I like Dood's one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 [quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1452180928' post='2947349'] Check out this Ken Smith... not sure about that at all! [/quote] That's a bass that has been made into a single cut as opposed to a bass being designed as a single cut. Yak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cascanicoff Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 [quote name='eude' timestamp='1452180410' post='2947338'] It's Sadowsky's new singlecut design, I'm not very impressed with it to be honest, they're awfully late to the party too... Don't you think this M Bass Brooklyn Elite is a lot nicer? I'f I was in the market for a SC Jazz, that's certainly where I'd be looking >> Eude [/quote] There are many things I like about this bass. The top is also wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 My current DIY project is another single cut... sort of. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/269591-de-afwerking-mk6-6s-mk6-g6-blablas-is-doing-a-double-build/"]Build diary[/url]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dincz Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1451120391' post='2938338'] Does anyone else remember pre single cut when neck stability and sustain was an absolute nightmare?[/quote] No, but I do remember countless complaints about dead spots. I don't like the look of single-cuts either but I think the design makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburstjazz1967 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 So are all the top players not using single cuts playing basses with dead spots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dincz Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 [quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1453140939' post='2956799'] So are all the top players not using single cuts playing basses with dead spots? [/quote] I doubt it but my guess is that a good many of them are using basses with multi-piece laminated necks, graphite reinforcing rods, or made entirely from something other than wood. Or their headstocks are weighted to tune out the dead spots. The neck is the weakest link in the structure and most prone to resonances that cause dead spots. There are solutions other than a single-cut design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburstjazz1967 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 All of which look neater than a cross between a whale and a can opener imo, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I think some folks are getting a little too caught up in the neck design focusing on stability, lack of dead spot etcs. It's quite clear that these kinds of issues can be resolved just fine without a Single Cut design. As far as I'm concerned, the main argument for a Single Cut bass is if you like the look of it, just the as if you prefer a Jazz Bass, an SG, or Musicman for example. Almost all of my Single Cut basses have been bolt-on basses, the most recent ones have the same neck joint as a non Single Cut would have, still not dead spots or stability issues, they just look sexier Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 There's nothing odd, revolutionary or new about Single Cut basses. My first bass was an SC and it was made in the 60's, a Framus Star Bass, small body. [url="http://[URL=http://s293.photobucket.com/user/chris_b_photo/media/CopyofFSBme2.jpg.html][IMG]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm45/chris_b_photo/CopyofFSBme2.jpg[/IMG][/URL]"]http://[URL=http://s293.photobucket.com/user/chris_b_photo/media/CopyofFSBme2.jpg.html][IMG]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm45/chris_b_photo/CopyofFSBme2.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/url] Most SC basses with their lumpy, shark and big blob top horns don't look pretty to me. My ideal SC is the Rob Allen Deep and Anthony Jackson Fodera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dincz Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 [quote name='eude' timestamp='1453198130' post='2957230']Almost all of my Single Cut basses have been bolt-on basses, the most recent ones have the same neck joint as a non Single Cut would have, still not dead spots or stability issues, they just look sexier [/quote] Now that throws a different light on it. I've never played a SC or even looked at one close up. If the top extension on the body is not reinforcing the neck, then I wonder what the point is - but that's because I don't like the look of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 [quote name='dincz' timestamp='1453216692' post='2957496'] Now that throws a different light on it. I've never played a SC or even looked at one close up. If the top extension on the body is not reinforcing the neck, then I wonder what the point is - but that's because I don't like the look of them. [/quote] I guess the point is that some of us do like the look of them, it's all down to aesthetic. Some of us prefer the look of a single cut to a more traditional, or dare I say it 'old fashioned' design, maybe because we like to be a bit different. Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 It's a fair comment actually, most SCs are pretty ugly. I feel that some luthiers are trying so hard to be different they end up making something resembling the Bender Distortacaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburstjazz1967 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 The difference between the nice looking ones like that Framus or the LP and the boot ugly ones is where the neck joins, I'm yet to see a good looking SC bass where the neck joins the body at the 12th fret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Did anyone see that Sadowsky have now joined the singlecut club? I like it. http://sadowsky.com/single-cut/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 [quote name='Russ' timestamp='1453507777' post='2960274'] Did anyone see that Sadowsky have now joined the singlecut club? I like it. http://sadowsky.com/single-cut/ [/quote] It does look nice, but the heel/neck join is weird and just looks clumsy to me. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 (edited) Not is exactly a bass, but then not exactly a guitar either - it's Tosin Abasi's new signature model... single cut, slant frets... Klein body shaping... Pretty radical stuff... like the player... Plus he uses a lot of bass techniques in his playing (4-finger pluck and double thumbing for example so it counts here!) [url="http://geargods.net/news/tosin-abasi-new-signature-guitar-prototype-is-bonkers/"]http://geargods.net/...ype-is-bonkers/[/url] And in action: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQWQjZxfs4g"]https://www.youtube....h?v=xQWQjZxfs4g[/url] Edited May 21, 2016 by visog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 (edited) Another Jerzy Drozd new design, the Prelude https://www.jerzydrozdbasses.com/prelude-by-jerzy-drozd Edited May 21, 2016 by Dazed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 That Jerzy Drozd is quite nice but only three neck bolts? Makes me nervous that the neck will move or snap. And you'd put it out of whack every time you picked it up. Arghhghh it's not viable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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