Ramp it up

[Rayman]

Pretty pleased with my latest ramps, made for an Aria Integra and a Yamaha TRB1005. I’ve always fitted ramps to my fivers, I just find them more comfortable to play.

 

Black plastic, 8mm for the Yamaha, it took some work sanding off a couple of mil.

 

The Aria has a matched piece of Ash, took a while to match the colour of the stain, but we got there or thereabouts.

 

What do you reckon?

[nilorius]

I like ramps, too. I got Ibanez GWB1005 originally made allready with a ramp. Very comfortable playing.

 

[Rayman]

Yeah I had a GWB35 many years ago. Now I hate it when there’s a big gap under the strings. 

[visog]

Bernie made me a ramp for my Goodfellow. Very comfortable... playing a bass without one now is like walking across a cattle-grid!

[bass_dinger]

Please Sir.... what is the ramp for?

[Reggaebass]

8 hours ago, Rayman said:

What do you reckon

Nice job 👍, I’ve had one on one of my jazzes for a few years now and I’m quite used to it 

[Rich]

9 minutes ago, bass_dinger said:

Please Sir.... what is the ramp for?

This is a good article

https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2013/04/03/bass-ramps-the-how-and-why/

It also features a pic of our @Dood's Shuker 7-string 'Doodle'.

[nilorius]

1 hour ago, bass_dinger said:

Please Sir.... what is the ramp for?

It's like imitation of Your pickups and let's You play teqniqaly at the place where Your pickups are not installed. It gives Your fingers to not dig too deep at playing over the ramp. Some like it, some hate - who cares. I like it. 

Edited August 13, 2022 by nilorius