kodiakblair Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Of course it's a Peavey and it's a very unexpected Peavey at that for a couple of reasons 1st reason was I'd Had no intention of anymore Peaveys coming to stay. On Thursday I'd finished converting a T-40 into a 5 string Previous owner had drilled a big dirty hole in the headstock then had 2nd thoughts. It was going cheap and safe in the knowledge I could turn it back into a 4 I decided to finish the job One of the lightest 40's I have at 10.5lb,the string spacing is 16mm so it's a bit on the tight side but definitely playable. The La Bella Jamerson flats sound terrific on it. Next to it's brothers it looks great and has confused more than a few who've saw it. [attachment=245920:Triplets2.jpg] 2nd reason is I don't play 6 strings Got back from the knee clinic on Friday to a Msg from Bass_Guardian regarding the Tim Landers 6 our very own v8bass was selling.Told myself "I don't do 6's" but as the painkillers started taking effect and the 5 string model felt and sounded so good my resistance weakened. biro had shown interest so thoughts of a 6'er were just a safe academic "would be nice." notion. Then biro passed the buck Anybody who's dealt with v8bass knows just how smoothly things move so it was a case of "How do I pay you ?" then the reply " Where do I send it ?". Shipped Monday,here Tuesday morning. And here he is, the TL-6 [attachment=245928:TL 6 (1).JPG][attachment=245929:TL 6 (2).JPG] Lovely flamed maple below the smoky grey finish, Dynabass preamp with active/passive switch,super-duper Kahler bridge.For comfort the back of the body is arched and the neck is asymmetric.Pickups are low impedance. This is a serious bit of kit. Set up was sweet too. Another week like last week and Scotland's Home for Wayward Peaveys will need an extension built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Very nice! Apologies for being a bad influence That T40 still confuses me looking at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 [quote name='Bass_Guardian' timestamp='1495627385' post='3305380'] Very nice! Apologies for being a bad influence That T40 still confuses me looking at it! [/quote]You're a very bad man !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine2112 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Here,s an idea whit aboot an 8 string Foundation with super ferrites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 8 string Foundation ?? You are also a very bad man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 How are you handling the 6 stringer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 [quote name='Bass_Guardian' timestamp='1495709944' post='3306014'] How are you handling the 6 stringer? [/quote]That extra string is throwing me big time. The neck profile is great but I just can't see a use for a C string. Is there a " 6 string bass for dummies" book ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine2112 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 playing drones with the open G string up the neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 [quote name='bassmachine2112' timestamp='1495812754' post='3306830'] playing drones with the open G string up the neck [/quote] Jazzhacker scales & modes fur 6 string bass was bought last night. £3.12 wie £2 credit back fae Amazon. It'd been wrong no tae buy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Regional thread only?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1495830512' post='3306990'] Regional thread only?? [/quote] Until the Dorset contingent arrive it's looking that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 (edited) [quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1495837632' post='3307055'] Until the Dorset contingent arrive it's looking that way [/quote] Late for the train, as usual Edited May 29, 2017 by alyctes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 (edited) [quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1495817006' post='3306866'] Jazzhacker scales & modes fur 6 string bass was bought last night. £3.12 wie £2 credit back fae Amazon. It'd been wrong no tae buy it [/quote] Indeed. But I doubt the tuning would work for me - that seems to use guitar tuning. I'd rather stick with the fixed interval. (One of my guitarists has a Yamaha 6er, tuned in Guitarish. Can't do a thing with it. ) Edit: Okay, my mistake... It looks like he's borrowed the format from his Guitar ebook, and forgotten to change the sentence about "standard tuning". The actual charts are against BEADGC tuning. Edited May 29, 2017 by alyctes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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