Author Topic: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb  (Read 1075 times)

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Re: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2023, 07:50:07 AM »
Hopefully they buy a better camera with the proceeds. I was trying to work out why the pickguard appeared to have a straight woodgrain pattern!

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Re: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2023, 08:56:37 AM »
Only authentic with the cheesy tuners!

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Re: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2023, 12:51:31 PM »
The pickguard opens up some possibilities.

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Re: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2023, 02:29:08 PM »
The pickguard opens up some possibilities.

Fine, as long as you leave the 2-point bridge alone.  ;)

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Re: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2023, 04:55:06 PM »
Those tuners are only an upgrade in a parallel universe.

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Re: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2023, 08:06:15 AM »
I’ve always avoided EB-0’s with those tuners. Never had a bass with them so not sure why I avoid them other than they look cheap………
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Re: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2023, 10:21:57 AM »
Fine, as long as you leave the 2-point bridge alone.  ;)

Let me remind you that I'm the one that asked why everyone here hates the 2-point. It's perfectly good on my EB-0L.
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Re: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2023, 11:49:49 AM »
Let me remind you that I'm the one that asked why everyone here hates the 2-point. It's perfectly good on my EB-0L.

Yup,  Same for my old EB-0.

Actually I think the 3-point is a more popular target for criticism...
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Re: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2023, 11:28:29 PM »
Let me remind you that I'm the one that asked why everyone here hates the 2-point. It's perfectly good on my EB-0L.

I remembered, that's why I posted.

Yup,  Same for my old EB-0.

Actually I think the 3-point is a more popular target for criticism...

Uwe is the chief critic of the 2-point. He'll probably be triggered by these posts.

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Re: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2023, 01:27:01 AM »
I’ve always avoided EB-0’s with those tuners. Never had a bass with them so not sure why I avoid them other than they look cheap………
I have them on my Epi ET280. They are worse than banjo tuners😳

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Re: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2023, 04:18:04 PM »
They look like the sort of tuners with a 1/8th turn of play in them before they engage.

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Re: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2023, 11:08:26 PM »
Nylon bridge saddles though ?
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Re: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2023, 05:36:16 AM »
I remembered, that's why I posted.

Uwe is the chief critic of the 2-point. He'll probably be triggered by these posts.

Sigh, why should I? I'm a man of science, you guys are religious zealots. I'll let Spencer do the talking.



Buf if you guys think it is a good design that a bass bridge with forward pull rests neither snugly against the boody nor is anchored in a stable physical-forces-defying manner, then so be it. Who am I to argue against all the chairs with only two legs you apparently keep at home and find practical and comfortable.



Dave would probably say: "All this chair needs is a contraption behind it with some wires anchored and someone sitting in the chair with a harness attached to the wires leaning forward all the time and it will be - voilà! - an impeccable design."

Much more straightforward and elegant than adding, say, a third leg.




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Re: Melody Maker Bass on Reverb
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2023, 09:03:07 PM »
Nylon bridge saddles though ?

Yes. They work just fine.