Members PiotreX Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 Has anyone come across it on a bass? I'm thinking of buying this one: It's wierd, but hand made and dirt cheap. I'd buy it just to hear it play, fix it up and sell it for more... What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SmallEQ Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 Never came across that bass, but Sapele wood is a type of Mahogany, usually associated with being fairly dense and some ribbon in the figure. If you were to put a gloss finish on that, you would see some interesting depth I would wager. I would post a pic of my Skjold with a Sapele wood body but apparenlty I have never taken a pic of the back before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted January 26, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 26, 2008 SmallEQ dropping science like Galileo dropped the orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassgirl9 Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 That thing is going to sound pretty rich and unique. I love mahogany, it's probably my favourite. What kind of pickups are those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dravenzouk Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 Yep, in a solidbody instrument, it's pretty much going to have the same characteristics as "regular" mahogany. In fact, it's common to see everyday mahogany called sapele to add a "whooo" factor. It's very hard to tell from the one pic, but the instrument you've shown may be one of those. As far as the pickups - those look like Bill Lawrence, yes? If so, and your system is active, they are VERY hot pups with tons of growl - nice. However, not good for slap or aggressive playing due to the fact that strings hitting the bars/poles produces a nasty "clack". If your playing style is clean, and you want a sound that cuts through well, they're great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PiotreX Posted January 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 It's actually got a whole mega combo. See it's like this: 1. I've no clue as to the origin of the pickups. The seller hasn't replied to my queries. 2. There's three pickups. The neck is set up as a humbucker. The middle H is set up as two single coils that can be turned on and off separately. The third has a wood cover, and is a single pup. 3. Lots of wierd switches and knobs 4. It's active, but I don't know what type of preamp 5. Wilkinson bridge. Any good? pic below Edit: My bad, the Preamp is from an Ibanez btb qm 405 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PiotreX Posted January 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 OK. I talked to the owner. He said everything was fine. So I "bought it now" for 600z?. that's around $240 at the moment. But considering the $ being low as hell, it's the equivalent of the cheapest Cort bass I could get. I'll be filling you in when it gets here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zebra Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 That looks pretty interesting. For that money, it might be a pretty good bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 I kinda like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PiotreX Posted January 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 If I don't like it, I'll defret it and then I'll like it Or I'll sell it for parts. I bet the preamp and the bridge are worth at least half it's price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 Wow that looks pretty damn unique! I dig it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 If it plays, keep it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 If it plays well, keep it well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tinfish Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 sapele grows in africa....mahogany grows in south america....sapele is often refered to as "african mahogany". it has a very similar tonal quality (meaning dumb bass players like me can't hear the dif) and is most often chosen instead of 'hog because it's less expensive than the "real thing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PiotreX Posted January 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 Cool. I'm a dumb bass player It should be shipping tomorrow, that means I'll get it tuesday or wednesday(fortuanately Poland isn't an enormous country ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PiotreX Posted January 30, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 It has arrived :] Darn it's heavy!! It's not the prettiest piece of wood, and I need to change the strings (it has 3 D'a nickels and one dead steel). i haven't mastered the mid boost controls yet and some of the switches (there's 4) are still a mystery to me As to the state of the instrument, it's used. The frets are a bit worn, the body has been repainted in some places, it's half matte I would say. The pups are custom made. I believe there's a piezzo pup hidden somewhere so theres 4 pickups in all it's got two outputs. The original Neutrik from the Ibanez preamp, and a mono output that bypasses the preamp. all in all it's fun, but a whole lot different than anything I've encountered. The sound is outside the box Not P, not J, not soapbar... different. and HEAVY!!! Needs to buy: 1. Wide strap 2. Nickels (any suggestions?) 3. better cable 4. new batteries (it's 18V) 5. heavy duty stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted January 30, 2008 Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 Nice! We need more pics tho Check out Italiastraps.com for some nice 4" wide leather straps I need it with my Aria's, heavy mofo's. It makes it much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PiotreX Posted January 30, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 I think I'll get straps from maczosbass.pl it'll probably be cheaper over here But I'll check out ital, thx a propo maszosbass.pl , if you can't understand the banner, it says "the only thing we don't sell is thumbs" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted January 30, 2008 Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 Cool, thanks! Whats the word for strap in Polish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PiotreX Posted January 30, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2008 pasek or paski http://maczosbass.pl/index.php?goto=shop&cat_id=4&man_id=177&prod_id=3378 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PiotreX Posted January 31, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 31, 2008 Just came back from practice... and let me tell you... it's just great! I can dial in so many different tones and sounds that every song means turning knobs to get the desired sound. The sound ranges from grinding to thumping pbass sounds through nicely or extremely growling jazz sounds and all the way into outer space I'll be posting more pics when I get the chance to take some. Lots of stuff to learn and projects to finish at the moment. Till then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members basste Posted February 1, 2008 Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 meh... these pickups are so ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badmotor Posted February 1, 2008 Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 meh... these pickups are so ugly Yep... way to miss the point, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members basste Posted February 1, 2008 Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 i just talked about the look, nope about pickup quality or sound, i've got lawrences in my hohner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted February 1, 2008 Members Share Posted February 1, 2008 Where was it made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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