So... what happened to ramps.

[Lfalex v1.1]

15 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

Sadly lost to covid. Before his time  

Before his TIM.

[Nebadon2000]

3 hours ago, Pea Turgh said:

Is that the same as popping a bit of foam under the strings by the bridge?

 

No

[Aras]

This thing on a nut (not directly on nut, but a little bit behind, on the tuners side, i touch nut, but not strings under fretboard. It muting rattling and parasite tones of strings that vibrates after the nut. It does not mute your open string tone, it cleans up a little bit. Good for recording. And for muting when tapping. 

[Pea Turgh]

I might just get one because they look cool.  I’ll get a matching headband, too.

[fretmeister]

On my bass.

 

Another one on the way.

[JapanAxe]

1 hour ago, fretmeister said:

On my bass.

 

Another one on the way.

I think that might get in the way of my plectrum…

[Aras]

1 hour ago, JapanAxe said:

I think that might get in the way of my plectrum…

It will indeed. Ramps were a thing few years ago. They truly helping with fast plucking, you don't dig into the space under the strings and fingers pops up from ramp. But fashion is off right now

[mr4stringz]

5 hours ago, Aras said:

i touch nut

I’ve seen that film. 

[Aras]

38 minutes ago, mr4stringz said:

I’ve seen that film. 

A cinematic masterpiece, without a doubt!

[TheGreek]

Ramps are like those finger puppet things that @ped has on his tuners...seem like a good idea for a while but then you realise that they're superfluous. 

Remember eye lashes on little cars?

[funkle]

I like ramps on Jazz basses. On other basses the pickups are bigger and function for me in a similar way. 

[Davebassics]

On 07/01/2023 at 17:26, fretmeister said:

On my bass.

 

Another one on the way.

Where do you get them from? Looks great. I've got a 5 string sire v5 that I'd like to put one on but not sure what the situation is with the wider 70s string spacing

[LukeFRC]

1 hour ago, TheGreek said:

Ramps are like those finger puppet things that @ped has on his tuners...seem like a good idea for a while but then you realise that they're superfluous. 

Remember eye lashes on little cars?

I take it you’ve not subscribed to the enhanced pro level package on Scott’s bass lessons? The puppets are covered in the “studio tone secrets - lesson 5” I think. Once you know, you know, if you know what I mean

[funkle]

Egeligor Basses will do a custom acrylic or Blackwood ramp for Jazz basses, and they can fit a variety of spacing. 
 

Check out their shop - http://egilegorbasses.com/egilegorbassesshop/en/

 

I have acrylic ones on all my Jazzes. They’re not radiused, just flat, how I like them. They did a custom one for my Celinder. 

[TheGreek]

12 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

I take it you’ve not subscribed to the enhanced pro level package on Scott’s bass lessons? The puppets are covered in the “studio tone secrets - lesson 5” I think. Once you know, you know, if you know what I mean

 

I credit @pedwith the "invention" of finger puppet tuners.

 

If anybody else takes credit we should support our leader in any court action he might choose to take. 

[LukeFRC]

32 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

 

I credit @pedwith the "invention" of finger puppet tuners.

 

If anybody else takes credit we should support our leader in any court action he might choose to take. 

Don’t worry - in the video Scott is interviewing Steve Albini, Nigel Godrich, Brian Eno and some other producer who’s name I forget  and def they give props to our Ped.

 

[LukeFRC]

Aparently the top producers use them on synth parts too

[Stub Mandrel]

4 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

I take it you’ve not subscribed to the enhanced pro level package on Scott’s bass lessons? The puppets are covered in the “studio tone secrets - lesson 5” I think. Once you know, you know, if you know what I mean

 

Yeah. You will never unlock the secrets of the fretboard (try this one weird trick) without them.

[Aras]

Omg, what an intrigue! What is a deal with finger puppets?

[chris_b]

Were ramps a "thing"? I've never seen anyone gigging with one.

[Woodinblack]

I have gigged several times on a bass with a ramp. Presumably many other people who have ramps have too.

[mario_buoninfante]

Like with other things, I think who really needed ramps still uses them.
But yeah, it seems there was a bit of hype too though.

Edited January 9, 2023 by mario_buoninfante

[fretmeister]

17 hours ago, Davebassics said:

Where do you get them from? Looks great. I've got a 5 string sire v5 that I'd like to put one on but not sure what the situation is with the wider 70s string spacing

 

 

@Andyjr1515 made it for me.

 

I've got another bass to measure up so he can do another one for me.

[fretmeister]

11 hours ago, chris_b said:

Were ramps a "thing"? I've never seen anyone gigging with one.

 

Gary Willis

Henrik Linder

Billy Sheehan really - his new Dimarzio's are shaped to be a ramp. He used to do that with epoxy on the pickup top.

Nate Navarro on some of his basses

 

[PaulThePlug]

Evel Knievel... he used ramps...