It's never going to sound like a Rickenbacker, but it's perfect for all those late 60s - 70s Free/Cream/Traffic etc. covers. Being short scale it's easier on my shoulder, I'm less likely to end up with a compressed nerve and my fingers going numb as has happened with the JB copy.
Bacchus wrote:Nice guitar Nick! How neck divey are these?
Not at all bad, it was one thing I did check in the shop - after sitting down with it for about 15 minutes I asked the guy if he had a strap so I could check how it felt and it was quite acceptable. The short scale helps, I guess. It was a little buzzy under their low ceiling lights, I'll have to check earthing.
In the real world, or I should say with a different guitar strap, neck dive is more noticeable but manageable. The guy who organises the Sunday night jam at the Plough reckons there is a range of Fender straps designed to cling to your shirt to stop neck dive, but possibly switching to a 3" strap as per the demo in the shop had would help. I have one on the JB copy, so I might try that.
The single pickup definitely limits your sonic possibilities but I will have a play with the Aivin bass EQ pedal and see how useful that is in sculpting the tone. Note; that pedal isn't on Amazon any more, though the guitar version is.
I had a leather strap for a while that was grippy. I found it really uncomfortable, the fact that I couldn't move the guitar around the way I would have liked.
I haven't found that particular Fender one to be "too grippy" tbh. The backing is a fairly soft/smooth suede. Seems just grippy enough to help with the neck dive but it does not really stick to my clothing and stop me adjusting how the bass sits or anything. YMMV depending on the weight of your bass / the shininess of your jumpsuit.
Fran wrote:I love how this place is basic as fuck.
ekwatts wrote:I'm just going to smash it in with a hammer and hope it works. Tone is all in the fingers anyway.
