Basscabman Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Ta mate, Is It thick like a baseball bat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Basscabman said: Ta mate, Is It thick like a baseball bat? No definitely not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Any one tried a pb20 sbk? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, jassbass said: Any one tried a pb20 sbk? Thanks One of favourite instruments. Lovely finish, sounds great, not too heavy, plays nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 8 hours ago, stewblack said: One of favourite instruments. Lovely finish, sounds great, not too heavy, plays nicely. Thanks very tempted to get one.Im on a tight budget miss having a pbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 2 hours ago, jassbass said: Thanks very tempted to get one.Im on a tight budget miss having a pbass Neck isn't quite as chunky as a P Bass but not thin as a jazz. Welcome to try mine if you're in this part of the world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 On 20/09/2020 at 16:52, stewblack said: The finish on the P is very very nice. If this is as good, I know it's expensive, but even so. My only concern is neck dive. I read the standard version of this suffers. Assuming this is merely a refinish and not a whole new beast then that is a deal breaker for me. On 20/09/2020 at 16:36, DarkHeart said: Its a shame they decided on a 3 point bridge otherwise It might have been a bit more tempting. On 25/09/2020 at 18:39, DarkHeart said: Intonation isn`t usually a problem its getting a decent action thats the tricky bit. On 02/10/2020 at 14:16, Muzz said: To be honest, I'm not surprised the neck dives with the bridge so far forward; it's like the old Warmoth T-bird bodies...it's the price for upper fret access... My Fenderbird doesn't dive, but then it's had a fair bit done to it... No experience of the Harley Benton but I've owned a couple of T-Birds. The bridge on my Gibson wasn't an issue, it's a stupidly fiddly design but the action was fabulous no problems with intonation and once set up any fiddling was soon forgotten. The neck dive is just due to the reverse, that's why basses have a horn sticking out on the top, it's the only way to stabilise the bass with a strap. having a horn underneath makes it just a weight to induce neck dive and having the strap mount on the body and not a horn does the same. I too have found that bringing the strap round the front cures the problem but you'll get buckle rash on the front of your bass. Actually I found that the twist of the bass away from the body was more an issue than the dive. I'm wondering if they do a lefty, that would bring the pegs round to the 'correct side' and put the horn in the non-reverse position. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 The bridge on an original Thunderbird is very close to the rear edge of the bass (and therefore the strap button), that one looks like it's been designed, like the Warmoth bodies of old, by looking at the bridge placement for a Firebird (and, as I said, with an eye to upper fret access), which on a bass pushes everything too far to the player's left. The forward strap button on the Thunderbird is place on the recessed (kinda) top horn, which puts it too far back for easy balance. I've always immediately moved it to the neck plate (on my bolt-on Frankenbirds), which can cause some 'flop forward' (fixed by the strap over the rear horn - oh, and no buckle rash unless you use straps with metal buckles, which I've always thought were stooopid things) or better still by a button on the left hand edge of the body directly behind the neck. Trickier on thru-necks, but some Hipshot Ultralites make all the difference to neck dive tendencies. On a side issue, why they changed from the original two-part bridge to the three-point thing has always eluded me...I've just this week had to re-seat and epoxy in the push-fit collars on my Fenderbird, which had started to lift out of the body... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 And now this... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 So where is the TB75 then? Would it kill them to do a 5 string one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLowDown Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 On 18/11/2020 at 22:04, stewblack said: One of favourite instruments. Lovely finish, sounds great, not too heavy, plays nicely. Stew, any idea how heavy it is? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 3 hours ago, TheLowDown said: Stew, any idea how heavy it is? Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Thats one heavy towel! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 20 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: Thats one heavy towel! 🤦♂️ You'll no doubt be delighted to know I zeroed the scale AFTER applying the towel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 6 hours ago, SICbass said: And now this... Over the last week the Basschat Massive have cleared Thomann's shelves of the black MB4 and they don't have any left. I got mine though Stunning instrument at a miserly price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 I get a warm fuzzy feeling inside to read these kind of comments. People just liking the bass simply because it's a great instrument. Not it's ok for the price, or it'll be ok if I change this this and this, in fact no qualification at all. Just this is a great bass oh and by the way - look at the price! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) It just feels great in the hands Stew. The moment you pick it up you get a frisson of pleasure because it just feels so complete. I mean, it pkays very well indeed and sounds very decent (im particularly susprised at the pickup's output) but its the indefinable feel of the thing that puts it several classes above the asking price. Honestly, if they slapped a fancy brand name on the headstock and charged £400 then no thinking player would think anything was amiss. Indeed, the makers slap the word 'Epiphone' on many of their other products and charge 400 quid for some of them, and buyers don't think twice about it. Edited November 29, 2020 by Bassfinger 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Bassfinger said: It just feels great in the hands Stew. That's exactly it isn't it? The single most important thing. Everything else is easily changed. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 10 hours ago, stewblack said: That's exactly it isn't it? The single most important thing. Everything else is easily changed. But does any of it need to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basscabman Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I really fancy one of these, Anyone tried one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 26 minutes ago, 4000 said: But does any of it need to be? No. Others disagree, but any changes I've made have been made for fun, not necessity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Basscabman said: I really fancy one of these, Anyone tried one? Yeah I have. Amazing tonal variety if that's your thing. Personally I get a sound I like and stay there. Big old chunky neck on this baby. If you like them thin front to back this may not be for you. But the access to upper frets is great, it looks good even though pale fretboards are not my favourite, and sounds huge too. Downside? The only thing I've found is if you like slapping and pulling the huge neck pick up leaves you very little room for manoeuvre. There's no space to get fingers under the string comfortably. Edited November 29, 2020 by stewblack 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 Tell you what though the real surprise bass is this one I wasn't overly excited by its look, and for a long time I resisted. But when I finally gave in - oh my! I've been using it this evening. One of the nicest and easiest most comfortable instruments I've played. Only gigged It once (Covid) but was a joy to play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLowDown Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, stewblack said: Amazing tonal variety if that's your thing. Personally I get a sound I like and stay there. I'm the same. Choice is overrated 😃. I often find that once I've got a tone I like I've never change it, and I don't see any reason to ever change it. Most tones sound good to me so long as it's not that nasal jazz bass bridge pickup sound, then I'm OK with it. Edited November 29, 2020 by TheLowDown 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basscabman Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Cool Stew, What model Is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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