UPDATE Jan 7 Anniversary Bass preview

[DTG]

Bassmonkee bonus points for knowing his name....What ever happened to Zoot Horn Rollo?

Back to torture

...........i cant wait any longer ..........i am checking my pc every 30 mins or so........and i have no interweb thing tonight so i wont be able to check it again for 15 hours.......are we days away or weeks away from more info ..... pops you have me dangling from my suspenders !

 

[Big Poppa]

if only you were a red headed female with amnesia

 

[T-bone]

Believe it or not, I know the answer to this: Bill Harkleroad is his real name and he's a guitar teacher in Eugene, Oregon. He also managed a record shop but I'm not sure he still does that.

Bill is quite the legend in Eugene for those of us who are "of age." Personally, I was more into Zappa ("and the doggy wee wee is blinding me") than Capt Beefheart, but they certainly had an affect on music. Unusual, but an affect none the less.

Sorry for the hi-jack, but it seems to be in the spirit of this thread.

tbone

 

[Jimmyb]

Ben...You ask for photo's?......at your service, sir!

Fine taste in amplifier there BP.

 

[TheAntMan]

Hi BP,

Why is the bridge pickup at an angle in the SSS photo?

What is the result/difference in tone by having the pickup(s) tilted top forward, bottom forward or vertically straight?

Will there be options for pickup angles?

What is going to be the pickup selection switch settings for HSS?

I'm already dreaming of owning one

Thanks,
Ant

 

[Big Poppa]

way to early for these questions as we havent put a switch in it yet...the pickup isnt slanted my photo was as I already stated on an earlier post

 

[Psychicpet]

exactly.

if you look at a Music Man bridge you'll notice the the treble side anchor is closer to the neck than the bass side anchor as this has a kooky and I'm guessing highly unaccidental way of keeping the saddles snug together.

(hey Jack, unaccidental, noyce werd eh?)

 

[midopa]

hey bp if train 1 is traveling 70 mph leaves la heading toward san fran and train 2 leaves san fran heading to la at 60 mph, where will the bridge s pickup for sss be placed?

 

[bovinehost]

hey bp if train 1 is traveling 70 mph leaves la heading toward san fran and train 2 leaves san fran heading to la at 60 mph, where will the bridge s pickup for sss be placed?

I know this one: close to the bridge.

 

[Smakbass]

I am sort of curious about the pick up placement on the HSS as compared to a HS now looks like the extra S is closer the neck does that mean the middle s is about where it is now...

Hmm does that all make sense?

I need sleep.

 

[Psychicpet]

yes Rob, yes you do.

hey I'm out in Burnaby playing tomolly night and Saturday... you fancy a late night coffee ??

 

[midopa]

no fair bp gave you hints jack

 

[ronnyG]

Near the neck

Ahhh. interesting. What I noticed on my SR4 is that if I play very close to the neck with soft fingering I can achieve very close to a stand up bass kind of sound...saving bands the money of hiring a stand up bassist..since i can't play one of those to save my life.

as far as those questioning about a bridge pickup tilt...I only have seen that tilt on the protoype in the early post and that body is not being used..so we will have to wait and see if the SSS will have a tilt I reckon.

However tilting the pup closer to the bridge on the thinner strings will thin the tone..or increase the highs..however you wish to view it..hence why fender strats sound really bright and thin when using the bridge pup alone.

 

[DTG]

if only you were a red headed female with amnesia

this is me at last years halloween party dont know about the amnesia but i am pretty dumb !!

 

[Big Poppa]

the 3 s bridge pickup will be tilted.......the humbucking ones will be in the stingray slot

 

[november2019]

Will this new bass have a pickguard?

 

[INMT]

Ahhh. interesting. What I noticed on my SR4 is that if I play very close to the neck with soft fingering I can achieve very close to a stand up bass kind of sound...saving bands the money of hiring a stand up bassist..since i can't play one of those to save my life.

as far as those questioning about a bridge pickup tilt...I only have seen that tilt on the protoype in the early post and that body is not being used..so we will have to wait and see if the SSS will have a tilt I reckon.

However tilting the pup closer to the bridge on the thinner strings will thin the tone..or increase the highs..however you wish to view it..hence why fender strats sound really bright and thin when using the bridge pup alone.

...it was a joke...you know..."throaty"...."neck".......

 

[Smakbass]

yes Rob, yes you do.

hey I'm out in Burnaby playing tomolly night and Saturday... you fancy a late night coffee ??

Im giggin in Slurrey at the lovely hook and ladder.

 

[Soul Man]

the 3 s bridge pickup will be tilted.......the humbucking ones will be in the stingray slot

Nice, nice, nice!

 

[Thornton Davis]

the 3 s bridge pickup will be tilted.......the humbucking ones will be in the stingray slot

Forgive me if this question has already been asked and answered somewhere in this 27pg thread. But has it been determined if the pickups (whether single coil or humbucker) will have ceramic or alnico magnets in them?

TD