I just picked this up. Bought on impulse... :mrgreen: :toast:
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:o (serial LP collector :mrgreen:)
And about time too!!! You'll never regret it. Finally a manly instrument in your hands. Never have I felt greater kinship with you, Seit' an Seit' ...
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Büt ze knöbs ön yöürs löök äll wröng!!!
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Agreed. The knobs have to go. They look too "handcraft-shop-macramé" ! :mrgreen:
Nice one Rob; I understand that impulse. God help me if I come across one of these locally - even with the long scale and silly quantity of pickups (a 3 way and 4 knobs - how's that even wired?)
I like it!
Quote from: Granny Gremlin on January 05, 2016, 03:45:29 PM
Nice one Rob; I understand that impulse. God help me if I come across one of these locally - even with the long scale and silly quantity of pickups (a 3 way and 4 knobs - how's that even wired?)
Utterly sensibly: Three completely independent volume cöntröls (for each püp, geddit?) and a treble control for all. One doth not need more. Le töggle est un kill switch!
Quote from: TBird1958 on January 05, 2016, 03:58:26 PM
I like it!
Yes, but then you like lots of unsettling things!
What about something like this to replace those wooden knobs?
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What a shameless copycat you are!
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The original knobs from my BFG ended up here, that is where they fit:
Before:
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After:
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I think the original knobs fit the raw look of the bass.
Great Rob! A bit jealous!! :D
Who let the Warwickster in?
Quote from: Dave W on January 05, 2016, 07:27:45 PM
I think the original knobs fit the raw look of the bass.
I understand Rob's comment, they look very un-rock'n'roll - dare I say Wishbassy? :mrgreen: -, while the bass itself oozes rock'n'roll. Or RAWk 'n' roll if you like. The disparity bothered me too at the time.
My skull knobs have of course shifted the overall appearance towards Pirates of Caribbean/Marvel prop! But I thought the bass deserves a slightly scandalous/outrageous/hilarious look. I was never too obsessed about being taken serious. Most musicians tend to be, I've seen some pained, sour-puss looks with my BFG from musicians while non-musical people always dig it (
"Are those skulls real?" "Yup, I hunted down little rodent gnomes for them!" ).
Cool! I love the pickup layout on these. I would try black speed knobs myself.
I dunno about speed knobs on this one. As a minimal option (vs Uwe's skulls, which I normally wouldn't even consider but feel right on the BFG) these might be cool:
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Those black knurled knobs would fit in with the rest of the hardware.
But maybe it would be a bit dull, wouldn't it?
Quote from: Basvarken on January 06, 2016, 11:48:07 AM
Those black knurled knobs would fit in with the rest of the hardware.
But maybe it would be a bit dull, wouldn't it?
Yes. It needs some chrome. :mrgreen:
I lust after these BFG basses big time!! Congrats on the purchase.
Probably the only contemporary LP bass I ever wanted, so over the top! I kept waiting for one to show up at the HOG...............never did.
Quote from: Dave W on January 06, 2016, 12:53:51 PM
Yes. It needs some chrome. :mrgreen:
I would like to take the opportunity to announce that Dave W has just been banned from this forum.
Quote from: Granny Gremlin on January 06, 2016, 08:49:39 AM
I dunno about speed knobs on this one. As a minimal option (vs Uwe's skulls, which I normally wouldn't even consider but feel right on the BFG) these might be cool:
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Those could be a good option too. Have to see them on the bass. And +1 on the skulls comment.
Quote from: uwe on January 06, 2016, 04:46:45 AM
Who let the Warwickster in?
I have a fwiend in Wemagen called Warwick... :mrgreen:
Quote from: uwe on January 07, 2016, 06:37:33 AM
I would like to take the opportunity to announce that Dave W has just been banned from this forum.
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