NMD

[Owen]

Well, not entirely new machine head day. But bits of them. I have never liked the machine head paddles on my Shuker. I am aware that I need to get out more. So I got the local luthier to fabricate some Ebony spheres which slot onto the axle of the machine heads after taking the paddles off. They have come out just as I hoped. 

Edited May 12, 2023 by Owen
because of the spelling. Always because of the spelling.

[ped]

I think they're super cool. 

[MichaelDean]

How are they in use? They look like they'd be hard to get an adequate grip on. 

[Lw.]

They look great!

Probably depends on the gigs you play as to functionality though - when there's sweat dripping down the walls of whatever dive bar I've played in in the past, I'm not sure how confident I'd be with those! 

[Owen]

Sadly, I will not be changing strings using the attachment on my electric screwdriver. However they are fine and dandy in use. Not AS easy as paddles, obviously. But I am a form over function kind of bloke and am very happy indeed with them. I cannot ever remember having to retune this bass once it has been tuned when playing, and the basics of the machine heads are unchanged. 

[Lfalex v1.1]

Nice work.  Ebony is a good choice. 

I can imagine the R&D process being quite drawn out when the Black Olive and Malteser prototypes failed...

Edited May 12, 2023 by Lfalex v1.1

[Raj_Shredder]

Mad style points on this one!! Love it. 

[itu]

But... the picture of the whole bass?

[Owen]

[Machines]

Nice bass, like an anorexic Tobias.

[Owen]

If anyone fancies a set drop Mark an email on [email protected]. I know they fit Gotoh GB7 and GB707 machine heads.

[Horizontalste]

That is a great looking bass, I love the natural/maple, makes it look really "clean".

 

I can only imagine every tone you could ever want is lurking in that pickup & pre too 😎

[Owen]

11 minutes ago, Horizontalste said:

That is a great looking bass, I love the natural/maple, makes it look really "clean".

 

I can only imagine every tone you could ever want is lurking in that pickup & pre too 😎

Thanks, I like it. Ironically I got SUPER excited when I was putting 2 pickups in (it was originally one). It has a J coil and half a P coil in each soapbar = way more options than I ever use!

[LukeFRC]

Nice balls 

[Bassassin]

Those are strange, but incredibly cool.

 

Wonder if it'd be possible to reverse-engineer marbles?

 

[Owen]

2 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

Those are strange, but incredibly cool.

 

Wonder if it'd be possible to reverse-engineer marbles?

 

I LIKE it. However, I guess the weight would be an issue. 

[Bassassin]

20mm acylic beads then! Ready-drilled, couple of quid from your local craft shop...

 

[Owen]

Someone on here has the expertise to make that work. That is not me. But it would be very cool.

[Owen]

Mr Shuker made me another Uberhorn-esque body to go on a Goodfellow neck I had made in the last Millenium. I should not have sold it. If you bought it from me and fancy selling it back to me, please get in touch.