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Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:21 pm
by HNB
Thanks! I like that the truss rod in the Japanese ones are titanium. Seems high tech. LOL They also got the bridge right vs the smaller ones that don't intonate correctly. SneakyT on OSG wanted to make a template from my guard to be able to make these for other people. It is pretty cool stuff and I got a good deal on some nice tort!
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Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:32 pm
by dezb1
Love tort on red... Very nice
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:08 pm
by BillClay
Yeah, everyone knows you gotta have tort on red.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:07 pm
by stewart
oooh, that looks lovely. nice jorb.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:22 pm
by HNB
Thanks! I am pretty happy with how it turned out. It is strange to play these. I can do guitar chords, but the it sounds different because of the thick strings. Playing it like I play bass seems odd also because I am used to four string basses. It is really cool and the pickups are neat. You can get a more guitar sound or a more bass sound depending on the pickup choices and use of tone knob.
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Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:32 pm
by stewart
i'd been using mine through a bass amp (and a shitload of dirt, admittedly) and like how it sounds, but just recently used it for some recording to get a really plucky 60s tone through my guitar amp and it sounded very cool. if i were playing bass in a straight up rock band i'd probably still opt for a 4-string just to get that grunt (but that could be because mine still has the shitty stock strings).
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:33 pm
by dezb1
Watched Damon Albran on jools Holland last night and the bass handled by one of these...
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:36 pm
by HNB
I think this could hold it's own as a bass fine if I play through my bass amp with the tone bassed up also. I like it through my guitar amps though. A lot of fun with Fuzz or Overdrive.
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Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:39 pm
by stewart
yeah, it can definitely hold its own, just a very different sound to a P bass or something.