Show Us Your Non- Warwick Bass Then!

[Goran]

On this two pictures from the "work in progress" faze you can see the carving on the top of the instrument and the WPS (wreck pyramid system).

WPS is: " I curve the entire inside of the body in pyramids to reduce the weight, but also to increase the sound volume of the instrument. Thus the top board acts like a speaker cone and all the bad resonances that might occur, just cracks on the pyramids. So only the pure sound of wood, clarity and "growl" of the hollow body instrument are left. This is the type of construction that I call the WPS, Wreck Pyramid System." it is similar thing that was introduced about fifteen years ago. "A model of boxes with randomly arraved pyramids was made by the famous British hi-fi speaker maker B&W. The pyramids were positioned at the back side of a speaker box thus eliminating all unwanted resonances inside it. Accordingly, I use the same technology while building my instruments."

 

[BassPlyr Randy]

Beautiful looking bass.

I am a bit confused with the pyrimid system in the chambers. Can anyone explain this to me? From my understanding the whole purpose of chambers is to allow the sound to resonate within the chamber like an acoustic instrument or a drum. Wouldn't those pyrimid shapes disrupt the sound or movement of the sound within the chamber? Is this maybe a way of tuning the chamber or something? Obvisously, I will google this to see if there is any explanation, but I thought I would also ask this question here in case any og you could explain it. Thanks.

 

[Goran]

I could thou I'm not so good with english terminology.
The pyramids are meant to get rid of the "standing waves", hmmm I don't know
is that the right word in english.

"Standing waves" are the waves of tone at specific frequency that colide with the same
waves with the same frequency when they get refelected of some surface.

Lets say you listen to the music in your room and you don't have any kind of profesional
"dumping" equipment (that's occasionaly placed behind your back) to control the sound waves.
So the speakers send the sound signal at lets say 2000hz freq. and that signal bounces of the back
wall and is now travelling backwards to it source (the speakrs) and in some sweet point it collides
with the same freq. that are again produced by your speakers. At that point they are leaving you with
the blind/death spot that is called "standing waves".

So the same thing is happening inside of the Hi-Fi speaker cabinet (the freq. produced by the driver coil is
bouncing of the back of the inner side of the speaker) or inside of your semmi-hollow instrument
(the freq. produced from the instrument core is bouncing of the top of the instrument).

 

[Morgoth]

DiabQ, your bass is superb. Bravo !

I love the Wengé / Maple neck, it creates an amazing contrast. I'm not a big fan of Singlecut but that one is really beautiful.

Who, just saw that the Truss Rod Cover and electronics cover are made of the same wood than the Top and Back. Now that's a very fine bass. The luthier did a great job for sure.

 

[Goran]

DiabQ, your bass is superb. Bravo !

I love the Wengé / Maple neck, it creates an amazing contrast. I'm not a big fan of Singlecut but that one is really beautiful.

Who, just saw that the Truss Rod Cover and electronics cover are made of the same wood than the Top and Back. Now that's a very fine bass. The luthier did a great job for sure.

Yep only few of them, because it is skillfull and expensive process.
It has to be cut with the laser on the finished top and with no mistakes made.
Otherwise you have perfectly ruined top on the back of the body and top on the head
of the bass.

And to put the top on the head of the bass that is not flat but curved and has
a diameter of certain angle is also a very delegant job and demands a lot of
craftmanship.

 

[Warhole]

Hi,
It's my first bass, I take the pic when I got it.

 

[jester]

I just love jetglo Rics...

 

[Patrik]

I was interested in the Clover Avenger a while ago... How does it sound/balance??? And how much did it cost you??? Tell me everything !

Oh ... I missed to answer you. The balance is perfect, probably due to the long upper horn. The PU in neck position is very similar to P-bass, the bridge PUs acts pretty much like a MM PU (run in series, parallel or single coils). So it can sound like a P, J or hybrid.

I paid around 1900 € but mine is Custom Shop (MoP block inlays, matching head stock, snow white color, MoP plek guard and MoP trussrod cover). You can find them as standard for around 1600 €.

Clover built a 6-string version for Musik Schmidt in Frankfurt based on my specs. It doesn't have the block inlays though.

Link:

 

[bassoctopus]

Only pictures I have a the moment





Hi Patrik

 

[Menno]

My old trusty Vigier Passion III - 1992

 

[Patrik]

Only pictures I have a the moment





Hi Patrik

Hi Neil! :d

That's a nice guitar you have there!

 

[Patrik]

Some soud clips would be nice Neil!

 

[Lesfunk]

Here are my BC Rich Eagles. Sentimental pieces don't always get much playing time.

 

[siderocks]

On left my face vanished during a gig and on the right my tortoise is doing some walking bass


Same birdie with a new sticker during a string change.


These days it has a new look.

 

[Charmand G]

Got myself a used lefty Spector Euro LX for 750$. Plays like a charm, but the Rotosounds will be swapped with DR Hi-Beams soon.

 

[Emzyo]

Baaah Charmand want that spector as righty! So hard to find cheap spectors :< well spectors at all in Finland

 

[Charmand G]

Baaah Charmand want that spector as righty! So hard to find cheap spectors :< well spectors at all in Finland

Too bad you are a "righty", cause the guy I bought it from sells more Spectors for the same price.

 

[Emzyo]

:< I played lefty when I was 8 it felt natural but my old school didnt have lefty guitars / basses so I had to learn righty. And now its impossible to even think lefty, lefty basses also look weird in my opinion :d

Edit: that spector is still pretty cool

 

[ridgebackdk]

my first love..got it in 1991 and will never part with it..love my thumb bass but this one is personal with some stories to tell..will someday replace the preamp and picups (its had a hard life) if i ever work out what to put into it..(all the electric wichcraft is not my strong point),it still sounds good but a little to much hiss and the output not that strong(also could be more to do with the thumb it has a savage output level..) i know its not everyones cup of tea but i love it..

 

[ChTBoner]

I don't know what brand it is, but it looks great!