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and needs to be in the shape of a musicman sting ray :-D
Some of of us enjoy living in the 50’s/60’s - things were simpler then.
I’m back on this. It’s sat on the side for too long and it needs doing.
I have decided black hardware. I have a bridge (heavy for balance) and knobs, and will be getting black lightweight tuners, a neck plate and some strap buttons.
It will most likely be a split coil pickup - either a Lindy Fralin, or a custom wind - any of our residents do one?
The final question is - colour. I’m thinking amber stain or yellow stain and then Tru or eeze oil.
Or something else?
Thing is, I was considering a stain first for something a bit different
Thus in my opinion *all* professional-quality basses need to have some form of hum cancellation, or you're risking a very unprofessional amount of noise in your sound, especially if you use any kind of overdrive or fuzz.
Bridgehouse will love this but it's one of the things I like least about Rickenbackers - the 4001/4003 is one of the only pro-quality basses I know of which still has no hum cancellation as stock. On my previous one I RWRP'd the bridge pickup so at least the middle position was hum-cancelling - on my current one I have fitted humbuckers, and stuff the purists... it still sounds great.
I wouldn't consider anything else in that bass.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
even most experienced bass players looked at me like i had three heads when i looked at their bass and went ooo single coils get ready for some noise and interference.... Usually got "well I've never had a problem before".... 10min later must be you power or not earthed "plug in tester, nope look all connected right.... Then must be.... At that point i usually snapped back... It's the bloody single coil pickup and the interaction between that and where power cables run or electrical equipment near by like fridges. Only got snippy cos did tell people single coil basses would pick up interference and recommend a humbucker. that's when you'd get aye but it hasn't happened before so i just assumed it would be alright....
At one of them, the PA power amp rack was right at the side of the stage next to where the house bass amp was put - possibly because they'd had more problems with the guitar amps so they were on the other side, I don't know. I played a gig there with my 4003 - the last pre-RWRP - and I had to stand at an awkward angle to the stage in order not to have the hum louder than the bass signal, if I turned my fuzz pedal on. At the other, there is a lighting rig with the controller mounted on it right over the stage - any single-coil instrument is a nightmare there, even when playing clean. So if anyone tells me that you don't need hum cancellation because you can't hear the hum when you're playing... bollocks. You just haven't come across a bad enough case yet.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein