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Pointy basses that aren't horrible
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HiFiRebel
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Re: Pointy basses that aren't horrible
Yeah sorry. I like Fenders, Gibsons, and Gretsch's mainly. Can't help.
Yeah sorry. I like Fenders, Gibsons, and Gretsch's mainly. Can't help.
DrNewcenstein
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Re: Pointy basses that aren't horrible
Rhoads bass will be neck heavy, as will the Kelly bass.
If you want a pointy head more than a pointy body, the Ellefson RIP CBX V is veeeeeery close to the old Jackson Concert V 5-string bass from the 90s. Though if you can find one of those, even better.
Then there's the Charvel 2B and 3B.
Can't speak for the Ironbird, but Geezer had one for a while, and if it's good enough for Geezer, it's good enough for whatever you got going on.
Rhoads bass will be neck heavy, as will the Kelly bass.
If you want a pointy head more than a pointy body, the Ellefson RIP CBX V is veeeeeery close to the old Jackson Concert V 5-string bass from the 90s. Though if you can find one of those, even better.
Then there's the Charvel 2B and 3B.
Can't speak for the Ironbird, but Geezer had one for a while, and if it's good enough for Geezer, it's good enough for whatever you got going on.
dystrust
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Re: Pointy basses that aren't horrible
+1 on the Charvel 2B/3B
The stock electronics aren't great (we're on a pickup forum, right?), but the rest of the bass is solid.
+1 on the Charvel 2B/3B
The stock electronics aren't great (we're on a pickup forum, right?), but the rest of the bass is solid.
EDX
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Re: Pointy basses that aren't horrible
ellefson also played the ironbird on the early 80's, so that's 2 great bassists backing the ironbird, and the rhoads bass being neck heavy will on my opinion depend on the wood combo, let's say the body is something like mahogany or maple (if i remember correctly steve harris has a maple body p-bass) i doubt ti really being that neck heavy, also the placing of the strap pins play a big factor on neck dive
ellefson also played the ironbird on the early 80's, so that's 2 great bassists backing the ironbird, and the rhoads bass being neck heavy will on my opinion depend on the wood combo, let's say the body is something like mahogany or maple (if i remember correctly steve harris has a maple body p-bass) i doubt ti really being that neck heavy, also the placing of the strap pins play a big factor on neck dive
treyhaislip
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Re: Pointy basses that aren't horrible
I'm not nearly as picky with Basses as I am with guitars. The only bass I did not like at all was an Ibanez SR300–my dad had one and a bandmate had one as well. Both of them sounded wonky and I didn't care for the necks.
My favorite bass is an early USA Spector (technically mine but currently in my father's possession, which is 9/10s of the law lol)–great feeling neck and loaded with EMGs that really sound awesome. Second favorite bass is a Thunderbird followed by a Fender PJ bass.
I'm not nearly as picky with Basses as I am with guitars. The only bass I did not like at all was an Ibanez SR300–my dad had one and a bandmate had one as well. Both of them sounded wonky and I didn't care for the necks.
My favorite bass is an early USA Spector (technically mine but currently in my father's possession, which is 9/10s of the law lol)–great feeling neck and loaded with EMGs that really sound awesome. Second favorite bass is a Thunderbird followed by a Fender PJ bass.
DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: Pointy basses that aren't horrible
The Rhoads bass body is disproportionate to the length of the neck, same with the Kelly bass. The P-bass body is proportionate to the length of the neck, being as much larger in size to the Strat body as the neck is longer than a Strat neck. However, the problem with the Strat/P-bass body is that it is designed to hang parallel to the floor, and not tilted upwards in classical position to facilitate easier fretting. It's easier to compensate for this by relocating the front strap pin under the horn rather than straight into it. On a Rhoads or Kelly bass, the strap pin would need to be on the neck at about the 9th fret.
This is, of course, if you were wanting to counteract the design flaws, and not merely treat the symptoms with a grippy strap.
The Rhoads bass body is disproportionate to the length of the neck, same with the Kelly bass. The P-bass body is proportionate to the length of the neck, being as much larger in size to the Strat body as the neck is longer than a Strat neck. However, the problem with the Strat/P-bass body is that it is designed to hang parallel to the floor, and not tilted upwards in classical position to facilitate easier fretting. It's easier to compensate for this by relocating the front strap pin under the horn rather than straight into it. On a Rhoads or Kelly bass, the strap pin would need to be on the neck at about the 9th fret.
This is, of course, if you were wanting to counteract the design flaws, and not merely treat the symptoms with a grippy strap.
dystrust
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Re: Pointy basses that aren't horrible
I would absolutely love to have an early NS-2 with the Hazlab preamp. longcat's #1 is a Euro from about 2000 when they were still using the EMG BT preamp, and tone-wise it's about 90% of what the Haz offers. Of course the Haz preamp is a $500 upgrade, so we make do with good enough :lol:
I would absolutely love to have an early NS-2 with the Hazlab preamp. longcat's #1 is a Euro from about 2000 when they were still using the EMG BT preamp, and tone-wise it's about 90% of what the Haz offers. Of course the Haz preamp is a $500 upgrade, so we make do with good enough :lol: