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exiledarchangel

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Neck diving?
« on: September 03, 2011, 11:36:44 AM »
Are you experiencing severe neck diving problems? That other forum has the solution. Can I say "brilliant" sarcastic enough? :D

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/balance-issues-short-top-horn-bass-644064/
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Re: Neck diving?
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2011, 12:00:50 PM »
these guys must have a hell of a shop class. :P
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Re: Neck diving?
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2011, 12:07:02 PM »
Wow, it's like watching a monkey trying to f*ck a football...
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Re: Neck diving?
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2011, 01:39:04 AM »
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Re: Neck diving?
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2011, 06:46:23 PM »
some interesting solutions????? :o
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Re: Neck diving?
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2011, 08:33:27 PM »
WTF? I think these guys are playing the wrong bass.
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Re: Neck diving?
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2011, 09:37:06 PM »
Quote from: Denis on September 03, 2011, 12:07:02 PM
Wow, it's like watching a monkey trying to f*ck a football...

...that would be Talkbass.
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Re: Neck diving?
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2011, 02:58:40 AM »
whatever works, I guess, but I would never add any of those extenders to any of my basses.
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Re: Neck diving?
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2011, 09:11:42 PM »
At least Leon Wilkeson had a valid reason for doing something like this.
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Re: Neck diving?
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2011, 11:37:37 PM »
The contraption with the big metal plate mounted to the neckplate looks like an effective way to cut off your thumb while playing high the neck.

The Frankenstein Fenderbird with the pencil  sticking out of the upper horn is the ugliest thing I've ever seen.
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Re: Neck diving?
« Reply #10 on: September 07, 2011, 12:42:40 AM »
Quote from: Basvarken on September 06, 2011, 11:37:37 PM
The contraption with the big metal plate mounted to the neckplate looks like an effective way to cut off your thumb while playing high the neck.

The Frankenstein Fenderbird with the pencil  sticking out of the upper horn is the ugliest thing I've ever seen.

It reminded me of one of these:

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Re: Neck diving?
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2011, 03:20:44 AM »
I've restrained myself in commenting on that pencil bass on TB, he posts it all the time.  Great pic, Denis!  There's a reason that thing lives at the bottom of the ocean!

Surprised someone hasn't just put a strap button into the neck at the 12th fret.

Seriously if neck dive bothers you so much, move the button to the back of the headstock ( I think its called the Hootenany Button or something similar IIRC) like on 57- circa 62 Fenders.  But that would make you look foolish...as opposed to having a pencil sticking out of your bass body with a strap on the end.

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Re: Neck diving?
« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2011, 04:12:41 AM »
Awesome pic Denis!
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Re: Neck diving?
« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2011, 04:45:20 AM »
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Re: Neck diving?
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2011, 06:59:17 AM »
The mind, it doth boggle  :o :o :o :o:





Freedom of expression gone too far. If it weren't for the "pencil", I wouldn't find that Ricbird so bad though ...

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