Kevin Dean Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Does anyone have a Headed & headless version of the same bass ? is there any tone/ string tension difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Yes and Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Ok, so - My headed has different strings on at the moment so it will feel different, but I'd be surprised if it was the same in that the same way as a guitar with a full locking trem feels different (on string bends especially) than a non-locking and floating trem. Tonally my basses have the same wood, same construction, same electronics and same pickups. The headed seems to have a bigger tone that is maybe a little scooped and a little brighter in the sort of 6k region. The headless by comparison has the same big punchy low end but has a slightly more mid focus and less of the 6k peak. That's only a side by side comparison and the differences are so subtle that you wouldn't tell at a gig and very easy to EQ in or out those subtleties. Further more, you couldn't then say that the headed was 'more toppy' than a passive jazz bass, because both tonally have very big tones, just different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Dean Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 Thanks I love my 36" but when I play in small pubs quite often & because of my height I've caught my singer in the back of he head & other objects ..never mind them but it knocks my tuners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 [quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1469373498' post='3097779'] Thanks I love my 36" but when I play in small pubs quite often & because of my height I've caught my singer in the back of he head & other objects ..never mind them but it knocks my tuners [/quote] With my headless, the clamp system I used to use (Jon is upgrading now), it would have six sharp string ends sticking out. I think I may have caught my singer's arm one too many times and now he makes me stand on the other side of the stage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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