Neck Slide

[ooglay]

hey guys. I was just playing my bass and wondered something
The MM bass necks are nicely finished and slidy and all, but I was wondering if there are any products or anything that any of you forumers use on your basses to give it an extra amount of slide (before a show or something). I'm sure there's something out there, but i thought i'd ask you pros first.

peace

 

[RitchieDarling]

Slippery.........

I read somewhere once that Jaco used to eat fried chicken before the gig.

But he played a Fe**er, so it doesn't count.

Ritchie

 

[Musicman Nut]

hey guys. I was just playing my bass and wondered something
The MM bass necks are nicely finished and slidy and all, but I was wondering if there are any products or anything that any of you forumers use on your basses to give it an extra amount of slide (before a show or something). I'm sure there's something out there, but i thought i'd ask you pros first.

peace

If your bass Is Newer as in 10 years newer with an Oil Finish, Just four 0000 Steel wool the back and then 2000 grit sand Paper and it'll look like glass but non sticky. Your hand will glide very easy.

 

[phatduckk]

If your bass Is Newer as in 10 years newer with an Oil Finish, Just four 0000 Steel wool the back and then 2000 grit sand Paper and it'll look like glass but non sticky. Your hand will glide very easy.

+1

every once in a while I grab some steel wool and go over the neck and it feels great. just make sure the little dusty bits from the steel wool dont get near your pickups. either be careful... or even better mask them off.

I dont do this before a gig... just every once in a while if i feel like the neck could use a lil more slidyness

 

[midopa]

do you guys have something for more attackiness?

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[Wasabi]

do you guys have something for more attackiness?

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A maple board, or fried lemon chicken on a rosewood board.

 

[Mobay45]

I prefer Popeye's.

It gives me that spicy tone that I crave.

 

[Spudmurphy]

Try a dusting of talcum powder on your hands - I haven't tried it but a mate of mine says you can always tell where he has played by the mound of white powder left pn the stage - now he did assure me that this was talcum powder !!

 

[Freddels]

do you guys have something for more attackiness?

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Try rubbing it with a tacky cloth.

 

[SteveB]

Ooglay,

I concur. I put some masking tape over the pickups, then hit the back of the neck with 0000 steel wool, then rub it with a cloth, then re-apply Birchwood-Casey tru-oil and Birchwood-Casey gunstock wax as per the FAQ's on the subject.

Makes the neck lightning fast.

 

[prickly_pete]

Finger Ease or Fastfret. Either one will make the strings go dead quicker, though.

 

[PzoLover]

Try This At Home - User Discretion Advised

I concur. I put some masking tape over the pickups, then hit the back of the neck with 0000 steel wool, then rub it with a cloth, then re-apply Birchwood-Casey tru-oil and Birchwood-Casey gunstock wax as per the FAQ's on the subject.

Can't argue with tried & true factory specs.

Optional procedure at your own risk; all of the above, but whilst being naked.

 

[ooglay]

Thnx guys, good advice. +1 to all of you

 

[tkarter]

Tried and true. Place left hand on neck. Take right hand pop 3 jabaneros in your mouth and watch how fast your left hand moves around the neck of that bass.



tk