NikNik Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Seriously, WTF is going on with the tuners? I didn't catch it the first time but on looking again I saw that he's been hacking them. This is going beyond bodging and into the realm of bastardisation......for the sake of it! The nut is the usual MDP mess. Someone said that he can't do a set-up and this is patently obvious when looking at that nut with the D and G slots at ridiculously low cuts. That thing will be a nightmare to play. 'S' for special? Indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, NikNik said: Seriously, WTF is going on with the tuners? I didn't catch it the first time but on looking again I saw that he's been hacking them. This is going beyond bodging and into the realm of bastardisation......for the sake of it! The nut is the usual MDP mess. Someone said that he can't do a set-up and this is patently obvious when looking at that nut with the D and G slots at ridiculously low cuts. That thing will be a nightmare to play. 'S' for special? Indeed. Read the blurb, it's all explained here you foolish man...😉 It plays fast and fluently because I re cut and filed the nut so the strings start at a milimicrobe off the fingerboard; meaning they make a note the instant you lay a fingertip on them however lightly you touch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 On 21/11/2019 at 13:47, NikNik said: The nut is the usual MDP mess. Someone said that he can't do a set-up and this is patently obvious when looking at that nut with the D and G slots at ridiculously low cuts. That thing will be a nightmare to play. Surely not a great problem with a fretless, as the moment you "Fret" (yes, I know) a string it's going to be touching and vibrating right down to the fretboard anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 On 21/11/2019 at 10:19, yorks5stringer said: I know I said no further comment but...even the premise behind the string swap is flawed. It is not 'tradition' that favours a flatwound but practicality, as a roundwound will over time wear grooves into a rosewood/pf fretboard, especially with the action at a 'milimicrobe'(btw what is that?).... Many professional fretles players use round wound, so not quite as clear cut as you state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Count Bassy said: Many professional fretles players use round wound, so not quite as clear cut as you state. It was not me who said 'tradition favours a flatwound' and that was my point given that pros will usually use proper fretless ebony boards which resist the action of roundwounds. The bass being sold has a rosewood board (if my memory serves me right) which will not resist flatwounds as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 And I forgot - he's gone back to using that anachronistic Metric term 'Milimicrobe'. He hasn't used that for quite some time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 '...they make a note the instant you lay a fingertip on them however lightly you touch.' Imagine the intonation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Theodore Logan, III Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Little know fact; Mr Phillips actually rents his work space from an associate and close friend of mine. Coincidentally, the two of them are in a similar line of work and often share their expertise and experience with one another... I've got an old photo of my dear friend, it was taken a few years back but you may still recognise him... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Ah so it's his friend who cuts the nut slots? This is all falling to place now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 On 19/11/2019 at 21:50, prowla said: Oh boy... Why? I have no other words on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 1 hour ago, 3below said: Why? I have no other words on this one. Cockamamey - that's a word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 And could it be just a matter of time before we start seeing this? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 On 28/11/2019 at 17:44, NikNik said: And I forgot - he's gone back to using that anachronistic Metric term 'Milimicrobe'. He hasn't used that for quite some time! Yep. Very tiny germs. The instrument's riddled with them. It would be more appropriate were the additional line on the back of the headstock to announce "Butchered in East Sussex... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 17 hours ago, NikNik said: And could it be just a matter of time before we start seeing this? Well, I don't think I can unsee it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Are those tuners supposed to be bums or titties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 16 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: Are those tuners supposed to be bums or titties? Well, I suppose you can have 'work' done on either if you are prepared to pay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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