Recent content by Emile K

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    My first Warmoth Jazz bass.

    A lot of thanks, Line6man ! I know how difficult it is to describe sound with words, but I think you did it very well.
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    My first Warmoth Jazz bass.

    How would you describe the sound of this bass comparate to your other JB (with the pau ferro fingerboard) ?
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    My first project (fretless J.Bass 5) : wondering

    Well, I have tried a lot of Sandberg basses, as I often went in Germany, and they sound very "modern", very punchy and clean. The main difference I found between Bartolini pickups and Delano, BassCulture or Crel pickups is that the first ones have a very narrow spectrum : there are almost no...
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    My first project (fretless J.Bass 5) : wondering

    Oh okay, that doesn't mean nothing in french so I thought it was a mistake :laughing7: I know a little Nordstrand pickups, as a friend's got a pair on his bass, but as you said they are based in US, that's why they are less interesting for an European than Crel (France), RoughCrystal or...
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    My first project (fretless J.Bass 5) : wondering

    "I'm French. Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king ?" Huh, great to see Monthy Python fans out here :toothy12: @ Wana's_makin'_a_guitar : I think that the French soldier says "cherchez la vache" or "sortez la vache" (bring out the cow) but he's got an outrageous...
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    My first project (fretless J.Bass 5) : wondering

    Merci beaucoup ! :D
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    My first project (fretless J.Bass 5) : wondering

    That's what I said the post before yours, man ;) I've just got the habbit of the metric system : can't visualize inches mesures, that's why I was all the way wrong with 3/8" reams. Edit : I tried to make a simulation of the final bass. I didn't find a mahogany body so I put a swamp ash body...
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    My first project (fretless J.Bass 5) : wondering

    I'm just dumb (and I didn't understand yet the imperial system :dontknow: ) 'cause I sawn on Hipshot FAQs that "the 3/8" Clover Key Ultralite model is designed to accommodate a 9/16" headstock hole diameter." Great ! I'll be able to have the machines I wanted ! :toothy10:
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    My first project (fretless J.Bass 5) : wondering

    I just received an answering mail from Warmoth : "Hello, We do not have any options for any different tuner reams on the 5 string necks. The standard BML tuners also will not all physically fit on that peghead, I have tried it. How about a Pau Ferro fretboard for the tonal spectrum described."...
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    My first project (fretless J.Bass 5) : wondering

    Er... in fact, standard size is 9/16". If someone wants to install 11/16" or 3/8" machines, only then he'd have to ask for a custom. Edit :I'll have to ask for 11/16" reams as Schaller BM won't fit in standard reams. @ line6man : do you think that pau ferro gives a warmer sound than ebony ...
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    My first project (fretless J.Bass 5) : wondering

    Okay, that's clearer now, thanks ! I think I'm going to ask for standard 9/16" tuner reams to put Schaller BMLB tuners : a friend of mine just told me he had five to sale, it will be heavier but much cheaper than Hipshot Ultralites.
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    My first project (fretless J.Bass 5) : wondering

    Thanks for answers. I hope they won't make me spent $45 because it's not really a custom rout : just like two PUs without the upper one. For the purpleheart color, I could maybe tint it black but I'm afraid the strings sand the colour down. Edit : for the moment, I should have for less than...
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    My first project (fretless J.Bass 5) : wondering

    Hi folks ! This is my first post on the forum, please forgive my mistakes and possible misunderstandings : I'm French (nobody's perfect... :icon_biggrin:) I'm looking for a J.Bass-style 5 strings fretless bass and thought that Warmoth was a great solution as I can easily finish and assemble a...
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