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Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 8:25 pm
by FretlessOnly
kiramdear wrote:...the neck wouldn't respond to changes of humidity...
Not to humidity, but it will respond to temperature changes. Although aluminum isn't a great heat conductor, I've read that these necks will make tuning tough if you don't give them time to acclimate to gig conditions. Probably not too big of a big deal as long as you don't show up last minute, pull it out of an air conditioned car and play outside on a 90 deg day.
NIce bass, Jeff! I'll bet the growl is nice and tight.
Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:17 pm
by marc61
My ex had a Kramer bass. It was cool
Yours is the nicest looking one I've seen though
Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:31 pm
by jps
I need to get the frets leveled/replaced (some of them, anyway) and I have a set of strings on the bass that I pulled off my G&L JB-2 that have some kinks in them so I can't really comment on some aspects of the bass, at the moment. All will be dealt with soon enough, but I feel the biggest hindrance to good tuning are the Schaller tuners, they just don't have enough precision in them, so once I do the frets I may see about Hipshot Ultralite tuners.
Marc, when you come in for GilFest® II you can check out the bass, the wood looks amazing when you can really see the depth to the grain and figuring in it.
Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:23 am
by nicola.zabeo
Hey guys
I'm from Italy....and i have buy that bass some day ago
no that kind of bass
but that bass because is it!!!
Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:12 pm
by rickenbrother
Congrats Jeff!
I almost bought one of those, back in the early '80's. I didn't like the coldness of the metal neck either. Now you're gonna give me your 4004L Ruby?
Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 5:37 pm
by jps
Welcome, Nik!
That is a great bass, really.
rickenbrother wrote:Congrats Jeff!
I almost bought one of those, back in the early '80's. I didn't like the coldness of the metal neck either. Now you're gonna give me your 4004L Ruby?
Maybe Joey wants to buy it from you!
Ruby?
No way!
Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 6:31 pm
by rickenbrother
jps wrote:That is a great bass, really.
Maybe Joey wants to buy it from you!
Nah!
Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 6:42 pm
by jps
rickenbrother wrote:jps wrote:That is a great bass, really.
Maybe Joey wants to buy it from you!
Nah!
But, you could travel to your mother country as that is where it is. Could be a nice vacation for you & Diane.
Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 6:58 pm
by beatlefan
May I suggest a name for your recent acquisition?
How about:
Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:45 am
by rickenbrother
jps wrote:rickenbrother wrote:jps wrote:That is a great bass, really.
Maybe Joey wants to buy it from you!
Nah!
But, you could travel to your mother country as that is where it is. Could be a nice vacation for you & Diane.
Oh, Diane and I thank you and Shari for the plane tickets, Jeff!
Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:40 pm
by jps
Luca is sending a car for you two.
Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:47 am
by kiramdear
I thought Luca sleeps with the fishes.
Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:44 am
by jps
Hmm, didn't think he was that kind of guy!
Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:47 am
by cjj
Re: Kramer aluminum neck basses
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:09 pm
by rickenbrother
Just send Tony C!