NBD Reverend Dub King

[Duroc17]

Woof what a looker - yeah nice bass. Can’t plug it in till Thursday but a short scale that doesn’t feel small - string spacing is key when you have King Charles sausage hands - 42mm nut width has feel of a violin bass. 
 

Also it’s light thankfully- just need some nice flats. I usually use TIs on long scale - but had the on a mustang and was too floppy - was thinking La Bella Mustangs - I’ve used them before but can’t remember if I liked them,but wondering what Pyramid golds are like and if you can string through - any recommendations? I don’t like them to stiff ..oh er.. or heavy
 

 

Edited September 17 by Duroc17

[Rayman]

I’m really into a set of Rotosound Monel flats currently on an Ibanez Jet King. Super nice focused tone, and I’m usually a TI guy too.

[Duroc17]

16 minutes ago, Rayman said:

I’m really into a set of Rotosound Monel flats currently on an Ibanez Jet King. Super nice focused tone, and I’m usually a TI guy too.

i was looking at those but gone with La Bella LTF medium scale as i know i like those - but will definitely check them out at some point as hear good things about them

[sPiKi]

Cool looking bass. Enjoy!

[JoeEvans]

Come back with a report when you've played it plugged in, I'm intrigued by these basses.

[BillyBass]

Lovely bass, congrats.  I've never played one of the Reverend semi-hollow basses, let us know what its like.

[jd56hawk]

No real need to go string through with that bridge and have to worry about flatwounds or tapewounds breaking...it's a high-mass bridge after all.

I've owned several Thunderguns and a Mercalli and have always used the top load option with tapewound strings...they're well suited for those pickups and electronics.

You might like these...second best tapewounds made. Perfect tension, I have them on my two Dean Exotica acoustic basses, too.

 

Edited September 17 by jd56hawk

[Duroc17]

8 hours ago, jd56hawk said:

No real need to go string through with that bridge and have to worry about flatwounds or tapewounds breaking...it's a high-mass bridge after all.

I've owned several Thunderguns and a Mercalli and have always used the top load option with tapewound strings...they're well suited for those pickups and electronics.

You might like these...second best tapewounds made. Perfect tension, I have them on my two Dean Exotica acoustic basses, too.

 

Thanks I’ve gone la Bella LTH - I’ve tried tapes and I didn’t like the “clank” in the tone. In fact I’ve got some la Bella tapes in a bag of strings but didn’t want them for this. I tried a Reverend Triad and was really impressed- if I didn’t have my jazz I’d have one of those for sure 

[BigRedX]

8 hours ago, jd56hawk said:

No real need to go string through with that bridge and have to worry about flatwounds or tapewounds breaking...it's a high-mass bridge after all.

 

The "mass" of a high-mass bridge makes less difference than you would initially think. While most are about 2½ times as heavy as the typical BBOT bridge, once screwed onto a bass body they increase the overall weight of the bass by less than 6%. On a semi-hollow bass like that in the OP it might make a bit more difference, but it's still not a lot.

[jd56hawk]

15 hours ago, BigRedX said:

 

The "mass" of a high-mass bridge makes less difference than you would initially think. While most are about 2½ times as heavy as the typical BBOT bridge, once screwed onto a bass body they increase the overall weight of the bass by less than 6%. On a semi-hollow bass like that in the OP it might make a bit more difference, but it's still not a lot.

Yes, I don't put much credence into the high-mass bridge being better for sustain or whatever, though some people do.

I certainly don't notice anything measurably different between these two.

However, I do like the look of many high-mass bridges.

Edited September 18 by jd56hawk

[jd56hawk]

15 hours ago, Duroc17 said:

On 17/09/2024 at 18:16, jd56hawk said:

No real need to go string through with that bridge and have to worry about flatwounds or tapewounds breaking...it's a high-mass bridge after all.

I've owned several Thunderguns and a Mercalli and have always used the top load option with tapewound strings...they're well suited for those pickups and electronics.

You might like these...second best tapewounds made. Perfect tension, I have them on my two Dean Exotica acoustic basses, too.

 

Thanks I’ve gone la Bella LTH - I’ve tried tapes and I didn’t like the “clank” in the tone. In fact I’ve got some la Bella tapes in a bag of strings but didn’t want them for this. I tried a Reverend Triad and was really impressed- if I didn’t have my jazz I’d have one of those for sure 

I think you're really going to like your Dub King, regardless of the strings you go with.

I almost bought the purple metalflake one, but went with a Bacchus Woodline instead.

[PinkMohawk]

22 hours ago, jd56hawk said:

Yes, I don't put much credence into the high-mass bridge being better for sustain or whatever, though some people do.

I certainly don't notice anything measurably different between these two.

However, I do like the look of many high-mass bridges.

Yeah, I've never bought into the high mass bridge improving tone school of thought, but I still prefer them, for the looks, the comfort and they generally tend to be nicer to adjust and dial in for setups. 

[Duroc17]

Had chance to rehearse Dub King tonight. Didn’t spend a lot of time dailing in amp and pedals as quick rehearsal BUT yes it’s very dubby with fingers, very easy to play.

 

I bought it mainly for palm muting with pic which it does very very well, I found best tones was 70/30 blend towards neck pup. I didn’t like the treble side so much - it felt reedy, with time spent EQing would be fine. 
 

It’s very light and balances well on a strap and the big body and hi-mass bridge meant it was comfortable but I did find that noodling on the sofa - the lack of contour was noticeable - gloss neck was nice and glassy not sticky 

 

it’s of no use to my current band - Echo & the Bunnymen tribute - but would’ve been spot on for last Americana band i was in - or doing Maccaesque 60s stuff as it’s like a cross between a violin bass and a Guild SF - Jamerson stuff in this would be fab, can’t see any Jaco fan liking this tho

 

BUT I think this is the final nail in the coffin for me and short scales - I’ve had quite a few and as I’m quite big they feel just that tad too small. I can see me listing it and getting some other 34 inch. If I had another band to use it in then it’d be useful. 
 

I would definitely get another reverend - prob Triad 

Edited September 20 by Duroc17