Reggaebass Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 10:23, mickhardup said: and me that's too much for me just to hang on the wall, not called mickhardup for nothing. LOL Expand Yeah I know what you’re saying I’ll keep an eye out for ya Quote
The Guitar Weasel Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 I built my first bass back in 1978(it was a set neck Thunderbird copy) out of an old mahogany hardware shop counter! I love the idea of recycling wood. 2 Quote
Bridgehouse Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 11:26, The Guitar Weasel said: I built my first bass back in 1978(it was a set neck Thunderbird copy) out of an old mahogany hardware shop counter! I love the idea of recycling wood. Expand You still got that? Quote
The Guitar Weasel Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 12:01, Bridgehouse said: You still got that? Expand Sadly no ... I started to be more of a guitar player than a bass player, so I sold it to the bass player of my band at the time ... he used it for years. It's still out there somewhere. It's easily recognisable: a fretless Thunderbird bass with a ebony board and a Model 1 DiMarzio Mudbucker in the neck position and a split P Bass in the bridge. Pretty unique. Quote
Bridgehouse Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 12:12, The Guitar Weasel said: Sadly no ... I started to be more of a guitar player than a bass player, so I sold it to the bass player of my band at the time ... he used it for years. It's still out there somewhere. It's easily recognisable: a fretless Thunderbird bass with a ebony board and a Model 1 DiMarzio Mudbucker in the neck position and a split P Bass in the bridge. Pretty unique. Expand You know what - I fancy doing an SG body with a mudbucker split P combo now... Quote
The Guitar Weasel Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 12:13, Bridgehouse said: You know what - I fancy doing an SG body with a mudbucker split P combo now... Expand Mudbucker covers are pretty much impossible to get ... I'd do a version if I could get those. Perhaps a custom made ebony cover or similar would do the job. I'm an engineer not a woodworker mind ... Quote
Bridgehouse Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 12:17, The Guitar Weasel said: Mudbucker covers are pretty much impossible to get ... I'd do a version if I could get those. Perhaps a custom made ebony cover or similar would do the job. I'm an engineer not a woodworker mind ... Expand Time to use internet fu to see what I can find... Quote
SpondonBassed Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 10:17, Jimothey said: I'm looking to change to some black tapewounds but I can only find the La Bella ones for about £45 a set which I can't stretch to as I'm only a bedroom player at the mo do you know of any cheaper but good sets?? Expand I have the Rotosounds on my fretless Vantage. They sound fine. The bass is all black and the strings have yellow silks. Visually it's quite satisfying. 1 Quote
Jimothey Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 12:35, SpondonBassed said: I have the Rotosounds on my fretless Vantage. They sound fine. The bass is all black and the strings have yellow silks. Visually it's quite satisfying. Expand I have looked at the roto nexus, are they the ones you've got or have you got the 88 flats? Quote
mickhardup Posted July 21, 2018 Author Posted July 21, 2018 Spent a little time out in the shed today managed to clean the binding up makes the body look a lot whiter, i'll go out tomorrow and look for some lacquer and try and get it finished this week and then start putting it together fingers crossed. I have looked for some strings but the black tape wound are just to expensive for me if I could play bass I could justify buying them but I have found some fender flat wounds on line for 23 quid, I am fitting a jazz neck so what gauge strings would be best ? 6 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 15:26, Jimothey said: I have looked at the roto nexus, are they the ones you've got or have you got the 88 flats? Expand 88s Quote
Jimothey Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 16:54, SpondonBassed said: 88s Expand Apart from the obvious that the 88's are tapewound and the Nexus are coated what's the difference between to two and how are they different sound wise? Quote
SpondonBassed Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 17:20, Jimothey said: Apart from the obvious that the 88's are tapewound and the Nexus are coated what's the difference between to two and how are they different sound wise? Expand I haven't tried the Nexus strings, sorry. Quote
Jimothey Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 19:05, SpondonBassed said: I haven't tried the Nexus strings, sorry. Expand Cheers anyway mate 1 Quote
Pea Turgh Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 I’ve tried rotosounds a few times, but they always seem abrasive feeling. Anyone else? Quote
Pea Turgh Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 Btw - that looks awesome with the binding cleaned up! Gonna be a bit special, methinks. Quote
SpondonBassed Posted July 22, 2018 Posted July 22, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 15:29, mickhardup said: Spent a little time out in the shed today managed to clean the binding up makes the body look a lot whiter, i'll go out tomorrow and look for some lacquer and try and get it finished this week and then start putting it together fingers crossed. I have looked for some strings but the black tape wound are just to expensive for me if I could play bass I could justify buying them but I have found some fender flat wounds on line for 23 quid, I am fitting a jazz neck so what gauge strings would be best ? Expand That's a subjective question. "if I could play bass" - I have days like that. Heeheehee, If you intend this to be more ornament than instrument, does it really matter? If however you want to dabble, start with a medium set or a light/intermediate set if you feel that your fingers are soft. If you play often enough your finger strength and the toughness of your fingertips will improve. At that point you should ask the question again. On 21/07/2018 at 23:08, Pea Turgh said: I’ve tried rotosounds a few times, but they always seem abrasive feeling. Anyone else? Expand The nylon flats that I have were a little "grabby" at first but they were quick to bed down and feel slick. If you have tapewounds that feel abrasive I'd say they are faulty. Quote
SpondonBassed Posted July 22, 2018 Posted July 22, 2018 The Rotosound 88 black nylon tapewound strings that I bought immediately impressed me with a pleasing thump. Opening up the tone brings out some mellow harmonics that suit the fretless quite well. The Vantage has P and J type pups. The sound is never going to be bright but I am not a fan of bright so it's okay. No finger noise whatsoever. Slick. I was reluctant to play the fretless with the roundwounds supplied from new. This was partly due to the roundwounds being noisy under my fretting fingers and feeling harsh after a bit of playing. This was born out by the way the black finish wore through on the fingerboard. With the flats my attitude to the instrument improved lots. I enjoy picking it up for a noodle now. One day, I might actually knock a groove out of it! Quote
mickhardup Posted July 22, 2018 Author Posted July 22, 2018 put the guitar together today just a mock-up to make sure everything fitted and I was pleasantly surprized that it all fitted ok, the pups were a bit tight and I think I will need a little shim in the neck pocket or sand a bit of the bottom depends on how lazy I feel, I will take it apart tomorrow and try to get a coat of lacquer on it. got to put another hanger on the wall now. 4 Quote
Jimothey Posted July 22, 2018 Posted July 22, 2018 On 22/07/2018 at 15:42, mickhardup said: put the guitar together today just a mock-up to make sure everything fitted and I was pleasantly surprized that it all fitted ok, the pups were a bit tight and I think I will need a little shim in the neck pocket or sand a bit of the bottom depends on how lazy I feel, I will take it apart tomorrow and try to get a coat of lacquer on it. got to put another hanger on the wall now. Expand Very nice! I like the family photo aswell! 😀 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted July 22, 2018 Posted July 22, 2018 That's lovely! I like how having just the saddles in gold balances out the frets without being gaudy. It certainly stands up well with the rest of your fleet. Quote
mickhardup Posted July 22, 2018 Author Posted July 22, 2018 On 22/07/2018 at 15:46, Jimothey said: Very nice! I like the family photo aswell! 😀 Expand Thanks a lot . Quote
mickhardup Posted July 22, 2018 Author Posted July 22, 2018 On 22/07/2018 at 16:15, SpondonBassed said: That's lovely! I like how having just the saddles in gold balances out the frets without being gaudy. It certainly stands up well with the rest of your fleet. Expand Thanks, I was thinking it might be a bit gaudy when I started doing it but I think it looks ok, the missis said it matches the wallpaper LOL. Quote
Bridgehouse Posted July 22, 2018 Posted July 22, 2018 I’m seriously gassing for a pinecaster now... Quote
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