Hellzero Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 2 hours ago, BigRedX said: No problem with neck dive on any of them except the Kramer XKB10, but that was down to the body shape rather than the aluminium neck. Both Kramers were fairly weighty but again due to the body woods used rather than the neck. Are you kidding @BigRedX, all Kramer basses with aluminium neck that I owned, except The Duke, had serious neck diving problems. And I owned or played a lot ! The last three (450 B fretless with new lightweight tuners to better balance it, DMZ 6000 B and The Duke Deluxe) were sold last year through this very parish. They are also on the very heavy side for 4 strings basses, ranging from 4.5 to more than 5 kilos for some of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hellzero said: Are you kidding @BigRedX, all Kramer basses with aluminium neck that I owned, except The Duke, had serious neck diving problems. And I owned or played a lot ! The last three (450 B fretless with new lightweight tuners to better balance it, DMZ 6000 B and The Duke Deluxe) were sold last year through this very parish. They are also on the very heavy side for 4 strings basses, ranging from 4.5 to more than 5 kilos for some of them... AFAIK there appears to be a lot of variation in the early Kramer basses. It's a pity the Kramer Forum no longer exists as it was a mine of information with several ex-employees from the days of the aluminium necks posting there. My 450B was fine for balance but it was relatively heavy (although not unbearably so for me). I can imagine that one with lighter body woods might have been a problem. The Kramer XKB10 was a problem for balance but again that was entirely due to the body shape and strap button positions than the fact it had an aluminium neck. A wooden-neck bass of the same design would have been just as bad. Basses made with unusual materials and less conventional designs tend to be very polarising. Also many of them date from a time when there was a distinct lack of consistency from one example to the next of the same instrument. All I can suggest is that if anyone is interested in one of these that they try the actual bass they want buy for themselves, and make a decision about that particular bass only on their experiences. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 3 hours ago, BigRedX said: As some who plays Bass VIs only in one of my bands I'm very interested. What neck width have you gone for? A friend of mine bought a Squier Bass VI with an aluminium neck from EGC a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Jono Bolton said: A friend of mine bought a Squier Bass VI with an aluminium neck from EGC a couple of years ago. The main problem for me with the Super is that the neck is narrow even by guitar standards, let alone when fitted with Bass VI strings! I've settled on the Shergold Marathon/Eastwood Hooky neck width as being the ideal for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mononick Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 8 hours ago, BigRedX said: As some who plays Bass VIs only in one of my bands I'm very interested. What neck width have you gone for? I believe it’ll be a similar width to the Bass VI width which I really like but probably too narrow for you. Hopefully I will have it soon so I can give exact measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Venal Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I'd love an Aluminium necked bass. Big fan of Shellac, who used Travis Beans I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 14 hours ago, mononick said: I believe it’ll be a similar width to the Bass VI width which I really like but probably too narrow for you. Hopefully I will have it soon so I can give exact measurements. Brilliant, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrycreed Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 Anyone ever try those bolt on conversion necks? Pricey things to experiment with I suppose... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 On 15/04/2021 at 21:59, Vin Venal said: I'd love an Aluminium necked bass. Big fan of Shellac, who used Travis Beans I think. They also use Electrical Guitar Company stuff for backups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I'd love an Alu necked P bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrycreed Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Worth going all in for a neck through or any experience with bolt on conversions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi 2 kenobi Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Has anyone tried an Alusonic bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Wooden neck, Al body. Different. I have tried few, but was in need of the 2 x 12" cab, which is light and powerful. You have a question, Polly is very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted59 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 I Have an Alusonic Django 5 string on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lamell Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Love Ali necks. I've owned a number of Kramers and have a Vaccaro 5 string. It's a question of (lack of) taste 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Instead of graphite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Richard Lamell said: Love Ali necks. I've owned a number of Kramers and have a Vaccaro 5 string. It's a question of (lack of) taste Cool! These must be pretty rare! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Richard Lamell said: Love Ali necks. I've owned a number of Kramers and have a Vaccaro 5 string. It's a question of (lack of) taste This is up for sale somewhere, isn't it? Saw it earlier today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lamell Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 15/04/2021 at 21:59, Vin Venal said: I'd love an Aluminium necked bass. Big fan of Shellac, who used Travis Beans I think. Have you seen how much Travis Beans are? I saw one in my local music shop for under £500 years ago, and I let the sales guy talk me out of buying it because it was pink. Still kicking myself. I've got a Vaccaro 5 string for sale if you're interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lamell Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 15 hours ago, NancyJohnson said: This is up for sale somewhere, isn't it? Saw it earlier today. 15 hours ago, NancyJohnson said: This is up for sale somewhere, isn't it? Saw it earlier today. Yes, I'm trying to fund a Travis Bean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lamell Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 16 hours ago, MoonBassAlpha said: Cool! These must be pretty rare! Very rare in the UK. These, Kramer and Travis Bean are getting really pricy, especially with shipping and import taxes going through the roof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lamell Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 14/04/2021 at 17:58, Skybone said: Kalv from Heresy had an aluminium neck Kramer XL8. I sold Kalv my XKB10. I've got an XL8 now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 I have (still) a Kramer The Duke. (I've tried to sell it twice now... both times screwed up, not either buyer's fault.) I suppose I'll post it again at some stage. It sounds more like an octave-down electric than a "conventional" bass - I don't know how much of that is the pickup, I suppose the aluminium neck must have some effect. I did find it hard to keep in tune, but the design is not great and that may well be part of the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 On 14/04/2021 at 22:42, MoonBassAlpha said: @dangerboy had some aluminium bass thing going on. Haven't seen him in a while. He bought my Kramer 450b ages ago and had an Electrical Guitar Company one iirc Hello! I've been selling aluminium stuff like crazy. But there are still more of them lying around this house than I should mention. We spend a lot of time talking aluminium at https://www.facebook.com/groups/735285233160228 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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