LowB_FTW Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 I just saw this on Fb, and … some interesting choices. It looks like a nice finish at least? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/286600234402443/ Mark 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Seems a lot of work for not much money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I'm wondering why they didn't buy a proper headless bridge/tuning assembly and do it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 It's got a humber pickup but not a humber bridge. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Praise be to the Lord that it is rare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocketflup Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I bet the way the strap hangs from that rear strap button buggers about with the tuning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib13Bass Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Evertime you go Steve Harris and point the bass neck at the crowd, your leg will knock it out of tune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Oh blige, those string angles are making me itch. I bet it gets through a lot of G strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Ahh, an attack of the good old "because I can" without the corresponding "should I?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 27 minutes ago, Rich said: Oh blige, those string angles are making me itch. I bet it gets through a lot of G strings. Probably no more than any string through body bass - although maybe the curve is a bit less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 2 hours ago, Rich said: Oh blige, those string angles are making me itch. I bet it gets through a lot of G strings. [insert suggestive joke here] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1968 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 21 hours ago, Rib13Bass said: Evertime you go Steve Harris and point the bass neck at the crowd, your leg will knock it out of tune No good for metal, then? That's a first for BC, I think. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 8 hours ago, Rich said: Oh blige, those string angles are making me itch. I bet it gets through a lot of G strings. Poor, small stringies ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 14/01/2024 at 05:59, ambient said: I'm wondering why they didn't buy a proper headless bridge/tuning assembly and do it properly. The string angles through the bridge are dire but doing it ‘properly’ means double ball end strings only and massively limiting your string choice (in theory you can clamp strings but not all strings like that, TIs in particular). Doing it properly in this case probably means a headstock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Doing it properly means neck screws from Screwfix. Hopefully they blew the budget on turbo gold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 7 hours ago, Boodang said: The string angles through the bridge are dire but doing it ‘properly’ means double ball end strings only and massively limiting your string choice (in theory you can clamp strings but not all strings like that, TIs in particular). Doing it properly in this case probably means a headstock! I've only got DBEs on one of my headless basses. One of the Seis can take either DBE or conventional, and I've just moved to conventional so I can put nickel 40-130s on (it's fretless, so I thought I'd try nickels to reduce fretboard wear). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, tauzero said: I've only got DBEs on one of my headless basses. One of the Seis can take either DBE or conventional, and I've just moved to conventional so I can put nickel 40-130s on (it's fretless, so I thought I'd try nickels to reduce fretboard wear). I've got a headless Sei and found a quite a few normal strings that can't be clamped, including LaBella and D'addario nylon wrap, TI jazz and Galli Synthesis. Basically anything a bit delicate just unwraps under tension if you cut and clamp. So I'm restricted to DBE or strings with sturdy windings. What I'd like to do is get a headstock fitted to the Sei but everyone I've approached says it's not possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 3 hours ago, Boodang said: I've got a headless Sei and found a quite a few normal strings that can't be clamped, including LaBella and D'addario nylon wrap, TI jazz and Galli Synthesis. Basically anything a bit delicate just unwraps under tension if you cut and clamp. So I'm restricted to DBE or strings with sturdy windings. What I'd like to do is get a headstock fitted to the Sei but everyone I've approached says it's not possible. You obviously need to swap your 5-string Sei Flamboyant for a 5-string fretted Warwick Thumb, which I happen to have just here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, tauzero said: You obviously need to swap your 5-string Sei Flamboyant for a 5-string fretted Warwick Thumb, which I happen to have just here. Ah, the Sei is so beautifully made I've hung it on the wall as a work of art! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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