Members bassesofalessergod Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 Roland makes an internal V-Pickup assembly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted January 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 Roland makes an internal V-Pickup assembly Yup, that's a cheaper (though slightly less elegant) option than the piezo. The question remains: "On what platform should this be mounted?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 i'd go for the J over the Z personally.... i'd probably go tele bass, gold metal flake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 The Z would look awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knuckle_head Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 The Graph Tech piezos will not leave you wanting for good bass sounds - I don't know whether the Graph Tech solution is a direct fit for for the V-Bass, or you'd need their pickup. Personally, a slab body devoid of pickups disturbs me. But then, slab bodies in general disturb me. If it were sculpted in some manner..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knuckle_head Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 But, but........it's flat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 i dont think a carved body would benefit a V-Bass application Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roger in the sky Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 J = Snooze FestYou need something pointy.Also, you should still route it for pickups, but fill the cavities with LEDs. no, LASERS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted January 21, 2008 Members Share Posted January 21, 2008 Hmm.... That'd look awesome with a mirror top and no pickup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lowboy Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 threadbump cause I wanna know where can I get these midi guts? This graphtec/piezo/13pinout is intriguing me. I want to know more. I've been contemplating a project very similar to this, but I wanna do a hollow (F holed) J body, fretless, (What else?), midi capable with mag pups, piezo and a way to blend/mix/match. I also wanna combine a BEAD tuning as well. Only thing missing here would be the 8 or 12 string version. Let's just try 4 for now. Another thought I had was using lightwave guts to drive a midi module but I don't know much about them. Any enlightenment out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crescent Seven Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 I've been eyeing a Warmoth project for a few days now, because I can't afford to drop $1000 on a new bass, but I could spend $200 a month on parts and build it over the course of a few months... C7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 I wonder what that piezo bridge will sound like on it's own... is it designed to operate on its own, because it might sound really... clanky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 I've been eyeing a Warmoth project for a few days now, because I can't afford to drop $1000 on a new bass, but I could spend $200 a month on parts and build it over the course of a few months...C7 That's how I've been doing mine, spread out the cost over the build time. Whatcha got in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crescent Seven Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 That's how I've been doing mine, spread out the cost over the build time. Whatcha got in mind?Passive Deluxe 5 with a single MM pickup, walnut body with birdseye maple neck and fretboard, black TK bridge and black Schaller BML Lite tuners. Medium jumbo frets. Finish the body in a light tung oil. A little over $700 all told.My only problem would be, if I had all the parts I could assemble the bass in about a day. It would KILL me to wait on parts.C7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 It would KILL me to wait on parts. C7 Man you have no idea!Sounds cool though, you should do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crescent Seven Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 Man you have no idea! Sounds cool though, you should do it. My wife was just laid off again, so it's going to have to wait, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted January 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 I think for now I'm just gonna install it on a donor bass. MTD Kingston or something. yes yes, boo, hiss, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 *throws tomatoes* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 Man you have no idea! Sounds cool though, you should do it. I ordered all my parts at once and its still killing me to wait on them. Hopefully they'll come this week, at least some of them anyways. Even still when I get the pickups and preamp in, and the tuners on the neck I'll have to send it off to get the neck and bridge put on and setup, and that might take a few weeks because of the backlog. :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 achtung, do yo uhave to pay import duties when yo uship stuff from the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 achtung, do yo uhave to pay import duties when yo uship stuff from the US? There's a small loophole For complete basses I'd have to pay 21% VAT + 3.7% (for electric, 3.2% for acoustic) Customs fee. But for parts, because they aren't the end product or a completed useable product then no VAT or customs fees!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 interesting. If its your own basses/guitars that you're importing then I don't know what the story would be. Best to speak to customs before you bring them in from the states if you are? Oh yeah, just a small totally unrelated note. If you're bringing a car over from the UK they'll screw you on this crappy tax called VRT (vehicle registration tax) It can be up to a couple of thousand depending on the age, mileage, size of your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 only ifyou have ownedit less than six months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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