Micks Psilos bass - my opinion

[Guest aDx]

So.... had a play of this bass ... and

Its amazing to play!!! really low action, fast fingerboard, and the weight!! SOOOO light! Deep rich tone too! and ALL the notes ring, with no dead spots, even at the highest frets!

No head dive, nicely balanced

The shape is not to everyones taste, but it is a bold statement, and really a work of art!

I think the build quality is top notch! well done Andy!!

For me the controls would take a while to get my head round as they are very hidden, but only a minor niggle really

Other thing tho, (and not a problem for me as I only play fingers or pick) is you cant pop the top string for slap stylie! (mick is aware of this tho and may alter it?)

So..... all in all.... very nice

aDx

[Thunderbird]

I'm not keen on the shape of it but I think it shows a ton of skill making it and it's irrelevant what I think as long as mick is happy BTW why can't you slap on the bass maybe andy should patent a non slappable bass he would make millions of people happy lol

[Geek99]

[Thunderbird]

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1502789018' post='3353490']

[/quote]there is lots of pictures on the build thread

[TheGreek]

Sorry to disappoint...it's not un-slappable...Psilos doesn't have a raised fretboard so the G string is relatively close to the body, meaning that popping requires using the tip of the finger rather than the middle. The easy solution would be to rout a 5mm x 2" long groove under and along the string - the other solution is to persevere.

It's probably a 5 hours round trip from mine to Andy's - to do about 3 minutes work...doesn't make sense really...as I said "persevere", it only affects slappers, not finger players.

Thanks to Ad BTW for the review...

[Geek99]

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there is lots of pictures on the build thread
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I had no idea there was a builder thread

[Thunderbird]

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1502868150' post='3353973']
I had no idea there was a builder thread
[/quote]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/302963-finished-a-bridge-too-far/page__st__660__p__3344062__hl__a%20bridge__fromsearch__1#entry3344062

[Daz39]

The builders thread kept us all going this summer!

[Geek99]

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http://basschat.co.uk/topic/302963-finished-a-bridge-too-far/page__st__660__p__3344062__hl__a%20bridge__fromsearch__1#entry3344062
[/quote]
Ok fair enough - I don't tend to follow those so thank you for enlightening me

[TheGreek]

You're missing out on one of the best things on this forum.

Check out BlaBla's and Jabba the Gut's current builds along with Andy's [size=1]guitar[/size] builds.

[Dad3353]

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1502883978' post='3354141']
You're missing out on one of the best things on this forum...
[/quote]

That, and the excellent bargains to be had in the Marketplace section.
Oh, and, of course there's 'Bad Jokes'.
Not forgetting the Basschat Composition Challenge.
And the Gardening.
And the football topic. (No, on second thoughts, skip that...)
There are even some 'running jokes' that recur from TIM to TIM
Soooooo much to enjoy...

Edited August 16, 2017 by Dad3353

[Mykesbass]

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1502887620' post='3354180']


That, and the excellent bargains to be had in the Marketplace section.
Oh, and, of course there's 'Bad Jokes'.
Not forgetting the Basschat Composition Challenge.
And the Gardening.
And the football topic. (No, on second thoughts, skip that...)
There are even some 'running jokes' that recur from TIM to TIM
Soooooo much to enjoy...
[/quote]
Just misread composting...must get back to listening and voting, missed the last couple.

[Dad3353]

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1502910624' post='3354366']
Just misread composting...
[/quote]

That's the Gardening thread.