Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:45 am
Well I'm using steel rounds now.. warwick strings... cheapest ones i could get around here. I like nickle stings a little more.. they don't destroy my fingers.
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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:11 am
Hey... should I find a GL signature and do a CS esque pickguard? Having Geddy's name on the guard for the promo shots (Promo as in first finished appearance on the forum) and a normal guard for playing out?
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:34 am
"i think all basses secretlee wanna be fretless..."
I turned a Telecaster Bass, a Yamaha BX-5 and an Alembic Exploiter into fretless basses before I stared buying ready made fretless basses. I recall hearing cries of joy from them at being freed at last!
I turned a Telecaster Bass, a Yamaha BX-5 and an Alembic Exploiter into fretless basses before I stared buying ready made fretless basses. I recall hearing cries of joy from them at being freed at last!
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:36 am
nuff said...giggles
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:44 pm
You changed an Alembic from stock? BLASPHEMY!!! Just kidding . . . I'm sure if I learned to play fretless, I'd love it too. And the Exploiter is, in my opinion, the best-looking Alembic out there.
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:01 pm
I also changed the electronics on the Alembic!
I don't have it any more, it and the Persuader I had went to finance my first Zon, a '97 Sonus Special 5 string fretless.
I do like the new Warwick Stryker, looks just like the Exploiter.
I don't have it any more, it and the Persuader I had went to finance my first Zon, a '97 Sonus Special 5 string fretless.
I do like the new Warwick Stryker, looks just like the Exploiter.
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:06 pm
Best of both worlds...
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:09 pm
Oooh, nice Ric and Alembic. They go so well together!
As I've probably said before, I have an incredibly low opinion of Warwick basses, for a variety of reasons.
As I've probably said before, I have an incredibly low opinion of Warwick basses, for a variety of reasons.
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:47 pm
What's wrong with Warwick's? I don't like the super deep sound.
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:32 pm
any warwick I've felt has a 2x4 for a neck
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:59 pm
I played a friend's Warwick Fortress 5-string, and it was a nice bass. Not Ricky at all, but it sounded and played well.
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 8:33 pm
I've always thought the thumb basses were ugly as sin.. and when they got to the 6 sting models.. those necks are WIDE!
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:10 am
Nate, the perfect Geddy, bass.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-4001-Stereo-Bass_W0QQitemZ7370752634QQcategoryZ87492QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-4001-Stereo-Bass_W0QQitemZ7370752634QQcategoryZ87492QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:42 am
I have tried to play a few warwicks for kicks and I despised them. Tiny body combined with a huge neck made it feel terrible. Give me a ric or a jazz anyday...
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:13 am
I also changed the electronics on the Alembic!
Oh man.. what's the point of having an Alembic then? The only reason I would want an Alembic is for that sound! I tried to make my 4001 sound like an Alembic back in the day.
Regarding Warwicks... I hate that bassball bat neck. And wenge is an ugly wood, IMO.
I took a Hondo II P-bass clone someone gave me, and made it a lined fretless. It had a maple neck. I added a J bridge PU and a kahler whammy bar. It was a cool bass!
I'm actually selling off the parts from it on eBay at the moment! Anyone want a whammy bar?
