Paul_C Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Finally put my old show bass back together and stuck a U-Retro in it it sounds massive ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I expect Stu Hamm will be knocking on yer door soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 [quote name='ped' post='30522' date='Jul 12 2007, 12:28 AM']I expect Stu Hamm will be knocking on yer door soon![/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Lots of effort, well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBassBob Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 ahhhh /b/ ftw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_C Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 It was built as a test/show bass, with multiple pickups to give potential customers more variety to try out. It's had cutaways added front and rear and the neck thinned since I first built it, and I've changed the original BareKnuckles for Basslines to see what they sound like. It had passive circuitry originally too, but after a chat with John regarding dealing with the number of pickups, I decided to add a U Retro to the mix. The first pot is a typical U/J Retro vol/balance control which blends the J pickups and the P pickup, the second single pot is a blend for the two J pickups and the other two are the usual U Retro tone controls. It's only 7 1/2 lbs, which is good, but the oil finish on the soft swamp ash body makes it a little fragile (I've already marked it !) I'm probably going to make a small matte black scratchplate to save further marking to the finish. Next time I strip it down I may paint it for a bit of extra protection, we'll see how the oil finish fares Gigging tonight, so I might take it along for a change from the Bongos I usually use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalmaniac Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Wow.. it even defies gravity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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