The Modified BEAD 4 String Bass Club

#41
acebase62 said:
Looks great, sounds great.
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Thanks

Body is one solid piece of Hawaiian Koa, Tele Bass neck is Pau Ferro.

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Fret markers are on top edge of neck, 1/8" silver inlay dots.

Finish was done with Watco Danish Oil which means any scuffs or scratches are super easy to touch up with a perfect match.

Tough to wrap my head around the fact that she's 35 years old.
 
#42
Didn't read past the first page but i will later. I think next time i go to change strings I will drop it off with Skip(?) of Circle K. We met at the Seattle TB gtg last month, & he said filling the nut & setting it up was no problemo. I can't see not liking it, as I don't like the sound of the G string and rarely use it. But if i did want to go back, i would need a new brass nut for my Spector?
 
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catcauphonic said:
Didn't read past the first page but i will later. I think next time i go to change strings I will drop it off with Skip(?) of Circle K. We met at the Seattle TB gtg last month, & he said filling the nut & setting it up was no problemo. I can't see not liking it, as I don't like the sound of the G string and rarely use it. But if i did want to go back, i would need a new brass nut for my Spector?
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Yeah, I think going back to standard gauge would have the E & A string a bit loose in the nut. But you're talking a really simple
nut change. The nut in my Schecter is also brass.

I've felt no temptation to go back because I have my two other basses standard setup.
 
#46
As I mentioned above the greatest benefit to me is that doing this puts the E & A strings at a much improved attack angle position for added punch and it keeps you low so the bottom doesn't drop out of the band like it does when you're up in the higher notes.

It forces you to do what you're supposed to do, holding down the bottom.
 
#47
I tried this a while ago, with Warwick Low Bs on a Kramer 450B. Took them off, mainly because I didn't want to screw with the pinned aluminum nut (kinda hard to replace nowadays), and to be honest, the tuning was confusing. I know, it shouldn't have been; looking back, maybe I just thought about it too much. Also, to be honest, I really wasn't thrilled with the Warwick strings (not a fan of stainless strings). Thinking about trying it again, however. I have a nice Carvin LB20 that doesn't get used much. Maybe a custom set of Roto 66s... The Kramer was an earth-shaking monster with those strings, though; wonder what the Carvin will sound like? :)
 
#49
yes, I know that; but I'm a retired engineer and mildly obsessive-compulsive (made me a very good surveyor, though). It wasn't normal to me, and I had trouble getting past that. Time to try again, and not think about it so much this time. :)
 
#52
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Running board!

Looks cool for a Squire, but I sure hope the top edge of the pick guard has been machined smooth. Looks like it could cut your hand wide open.
 
#54
I've been done this BEAD with my P-Bass at 90s (gosh how old I am LOL)..
I forget why did I stop, maybe because I sold that bass.. but until now I still often down tuning my bass, although only with the 'standard' strings - even as low as C.. (so C F Bb Eb ! ).. for recording purpose, where the guide bass track/arrangement made with keyboard synth bass that so low (ouch !). My high action string setup habit helps.
 
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#55
I would think high action with loose strings would cause notes to ring sharp when you press down on the fingerboard.

Even with normal tension and fast action, I have to watch it on the low B.
 
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Grissle said:
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Wow, that's a real looker ... I love what you've done to it! How well does it balance? I ask because my Spector Forte-X has the strap pin behind the neck, and I did try moving it to where yours is, but find it much much better in the original position. I am TOTALLY going BEAD in the near future. Thanks for the pep talk about it!
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#59
I found a picture of one of my others... since parted out.

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'79 Fender Jazz Body (3 hole converted to 4 hole pattern), '62 RI Jazz Neck (MIA), Wilkinson Bridge, Bartolini Active Pickups & Electronics, 3 position mid switch, pickup selector switch, Bass, Stacked Mid & Treble pots, Master Volume. A beast at 12-1/2 lbs!

It sounded great, but the weight made it less appealing to gig - and I prefer P-Js anyways. It was fretless for a while too, with standard tuning.
 
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