My Custom bass(progress pics.)[views:15796][posts:109]___________________________________ [Nov 20,2006 10:17am - Aegathis ""] thats it Im gonna start playing bass |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 20,2006 1:53pm - anonymous ""] dreadkill said:holy crap |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 8,2007 10:46pm - Farten_Dust ""] Got this pic this morning. [img] Should have it sometime next month. |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 8,2007 10:55pm - xanonymousx ""] that pickup is huge! |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 8,2007 11:01pm - xanonymousx ""] porphyria603nli said:Here's a few more.... [img] those are all yours? what do you do for a living sir? |
| ________________________________________ [Jun 9,2007 3:12am - DreamingInExile ""] THAT'S NOT A BASS... IT'S A SPACE STATION! |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 9,2007 11:36am - Farten_Dust ""] xanonymousx said:porphyria603nli said:Here's a few more.... those are all yours? what do you do for a living sir? Ha,ya right i'm way to poor for that shit. I've had to save like a bitch for the past year and a half to pay for just one custom bass. Those are jean baudin's,he gets them severely discounted(because he rocks the fuckin hut). |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 9,2007 11:44am - anonymous ""] I've never seen anything like it. shits 'fucked! |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 9,2007 12:11pm - xanonymousx ""] i just noticed that the second to last one on the right in that picture has a pacman inlay. most of those basses look like they could of came out of the midevil times. |
| __________________________________ [Jun 9,2007 12:42pm - Archaeon ""] that must cost at least $50 to restring |
| _________________________________ [Jun 9,2007 12:59pm - ZenErik ""] I'm no bassist or even guitarist, but those angled frets confuse me greatly. I get why they're like that, but it seems like it'd be harder to play. |
| _____________________________ [Jun 9,2007 2:50pm - blue ""] it allows for a longer scale on the lower strings, which works wonders for keeping the string tension proper when you're tuned that low. |
| __________________________________ [Jun 9,2007 3:10pm - narkybark ""] Yikes... you might as well just get a chapman stick and be done with it. I'm not sure what this will do more damage to, your wrist or your back? That being said, it looks cool as hell. |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 9,2007 3:30pm - joshtruction ""] narkybark said:Yikes... you might as well just get a chapman stick and be done with it. I'm not sure what this will do more damage to, your wrist or your back? That being said, it looks cool as hell. I would sit it on my lap and do no more damage than typing on RTTP haha. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 10,2007 9:41pm - farten_dust ""] It's done mother fuckers!!!!!! [img] [img] He's shipping her out tomorrow(overnight delivery). |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 10,2007 9:42pm - RichHorror ""] That is so fucking insane. Are you gonna be playing it at the O'Briens show? |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 10,2007 9:45pm - farten_dust ""] RichHorror said:That is so fucking insane. Are you gonna be playing it at the O'Briens show? Prolly not,it's gonna take me a while to get used to extra strings,fanned frets,and no fretboard markers. :skull: |
| _________________________________________ [Jul 11,2007 10:28am - DestroyYouAlot ""] It's like Salvador Dali designed a bass. Amazing. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jul 11,2007 10:30am - FuckIsMySignature ""] that thing is a BEAST |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 11,2007 7:42pm - immortal13 ""] Can I play it? |
| ________________________________________ [Jul 11,2007 7:46pm - My_Dying_Bride ""] can i come within 12 feet of it? |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 11,2007 10:43pm - Farten_Dust ""] immortal13 said:Can I play it? Sure,i'd let you check it out. But,if you drop it.....:skull::gun: haha!! |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 11,2007 11:02pm - Niccolai ""] Farten_Dust said:immortal13 said:Can I play it? Sure,i'd let you check it out. But,if you drop it... Then you'd haveto buy him a new floor. |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 11,2007 11:13pm - archaeon ""] how wide is the fretboard and how much does it weight? that thing looks like so much fun. |
| _____________________________ [Jul 12,2007 3:20pm - cav ""] why do the frets angle like that?? |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 12,2007 3:42pm - the_reverend ""] and how is it? you must have it today |
| __________________________________ [Jul 12,2007 4:36pm - Niccolai ""] cav said:why do the frets angle like that?? They are called 'fanned' frets. It improves string tension, intonation, etc. You see it on Novax(sp?) guitars and basses. and it's sortof like what they try to do with the buzz feitin and earvanna system It adjusts the scale length of each string individually and each string has a differen't 'interuption point' from the frets. If you look inside a piano (and most non fretted stringed instruments), the strings are a different length, which help their performance, and this is what they try and replicate. With such a wide tuning range, fanned frets can be crucial. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 11:41am - immortal13 ""] Farten_Dust said:immortal13 said:Can I play it? Sure,i'd let you check it out. But,if you drop it.....:skull::gun: haha!! Dude, if I dropped it I'd kill myself before you could reach me. From one bassist to another, you just don't fuck with another man's bass. It's a more important rule than it is with women. Whenever we get another show together, or if we just happen to hang out or something, I have to try that beautiful piece of machinery. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 11:49am - the_reverend ""] I thought they always gave the girl the bass. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 12:04pm - immortal13 ""] That's if they fall for the trick Rev. You see, the said woman would say "It's either the bass or me" in which the gullable (sp?) falls for the trick and gives up the bass to said woman, not realizing that said instrument will never cheat on him ever. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 12:11pm - xanonymousx ""] you should take it into guitar center and try out some new amps and see their faces drop. |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 12:16pm - Niccolai ""] They will try and sell you digitech effects. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 12:21pm - immortal13 ""] With a bass like that they'll realize that digitech is out of the question. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 12:24pm - xanonymousx ""] they'll send you right to the boutique amps/pedal section. |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 12:31pm - archaeon ""] Niccolai said:They will try and sell you digitech effects. hahahhahahaha |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 12:33pm - xanonymousx ""] http://www.moogmusic.com/detail.php?main_product_id=103 |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 12:43pm - Niccolai ""] farten_dust said:It's done mother fuckers!!!!!! [img] [img] He's shipping her out tomorrow(overnight delivery). I would have neeeeever gotten a maple fretboard on that thing, especially since it's not clearcoated. That's going to be a bitch to clean and will likely turn baby-shit green in 3 years. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 12:46pm - Anthony ""] Maple seems like a great choice to me. That thing will sing with a nice bright maple tone, especially since so much of the playing on it will be tapping out chords and arpeggios. |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 12:49pm - Niccolai ""] Maple sounds and looks amazing, but raw maple is very difficult to take care of and keep it looking new. That's why most production guitars with maple fretboards are clear coated, so hand oils dont turn them green.. and you can't use normal guitar cleaners and polishes either. It's a hard habbit to get into, but you really gotta wash your hand before you play something like that. you really want to keep your investment looking pristine, you know? |
| _________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 1:20pm - Anthony ""] Hmm I see your point. The only bass I've ever had with a maple board was clear-coated, so I didn't deal with that problem. My main bass' neck is Wenge with a small Ovangkol strip so I don't have to worry about dirtying that up. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 1:27pm - Niccolai ""] Anthony said:Hmm I see your point. The only bass I've ever had with a maple board was clear-coated, so I didn't deal with that problem. My main bass' neck is Wenge with a small Ovangkol strip so I don't have to worry about dirtying that up. The warwick right? you're technically supposed to steel-wool and re oil them with tung oil once a year or some shit but noone ever does. My bass is a pain in the ass ebcause I have that cosmic black hardware that's impossible to fucking keep clean. I can't wait to be able to afford a modulus and never haveto clean or do anything to it... you can throw them down the fucking stairs. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 2:45pm - Farten_Dust ""] The board was acrylisized,so i don't think that should happen. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 3:00pm - Farten_Dust ""] I hope.... |
| ________________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 3:02pm - GEORGE ZIMMER ""] [img] HI... I'M GEORGE ZIMMER - FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE MEN'S WEARHOUSE. I WOULD LOVE TO FLIP YOU SIDEWAYS ON TOP OF AN UPRIGHT PIANO, GRAB YOU BY THE PONY TAILS, AND FUCK YOU DEEP WHILE YOU RECITE THE POEM O CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN. YOU'LL COME SO HARD I'LL NEED AN UMBRELLA. I GUARANTEE IT. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 3:05pm - Farten_Dust ""] Thing is absolutely insane.Sound is clear and tight,the construction is top notch. I've had a few hours on it,so i'm starting to get used to the extra strings,fanned frets,and no fretmarkers on the board. Weirdly,i think my ibanez sr-506 is heavier..haha. \ I'll try to post a vid later this weekend. |
| ______________________________ [Jul 13,2007 3:07pm - blue ""] aaahahhhhh bring it to practice on sunday. i want to see if i can even play it. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 3:22pm - Farten_Dust ""] blue said:aaahahhhhh bring it to practice on sunday. i want to see if i can even play it. No problem yo. I should have it sunday,if not,definately wednesday.:whipper: |
| ________________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 3:25pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] I'm insanely jealous, even though I wouldn't know what to do with it. I can't even look at that thing without hearing "doodle-do-doodle-do-doodle-de-dooloolooloolooloo pa-TANG pa- TANG-TANGGG cachugga" and so on and so forth. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 3:57pm - the_reverend ""] "overnight" doesn't seem to live up to it's name. |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 13,2007 4:07pm - thegreatspaldino ""] Niccolai said: I can't wait to be able to afford a modulus and never haveto clean or do anything to it... you can throw them down the fucking stairs. and they sound KILLER. fucking carbon fiber necks. i want a modulous soooo bad. |