This is to Warwick.
First of all, thank you warwick for making the rb line. You made the next classic. It is not like a zhe german brother, where one is scared to touch anything, thinking ''i've ruined the perfect setup from the factory''. The rb line feels sturdy, has rock solid foundations that derived from years of producing top of the line basses, on which most of us were lucky to even play at the shop.. (that's me.. i spend 3 hours playing till the shop had closed down, and then some more , jamming with the employe
It was a streamer, a passive dynamic correction 5string axe. perfectly contoured, natural finish, it may be bubinga, crome hardware. At that time i owned a yamaha rbx 250. its what i've learned my first slaps on .) and i could play it really fast, was very easy to set up, and Yamaha got something right on that cheap novice axe, the playability was amazing.
Well i dont have a double valve surname and i have bills to pay and all that stuff, putting aside 2k+€ is a bit of a hassle, whilst remodeling an apartment. for now i am forced to spend 2k€ on something else then a new bass
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And then i saw it. a second hand streamer all passive, hardly used, at that time i didnt even know about the rb line!! imagine my surprise. It had a single bridge, which i saw immediately was to high for the profile of the neck. i literally bought the streamer on a parking lot, just looking at it, i had not played it before. Got home, pluged it in my shaby preamp and a wedge vc monitor all i asked for was the growl, the slap, and the buttery jaco tone. the 5 string is amazingly good for this price range (get's better ), i didnt even pay attention to the silly one piece bridge, for a couple of months.. i just played my finger tips of.
Last night after some forum reading i decided it was time.. time for that bridge to get off. i've tryed lowering the action via numerous ways, trus rod, bridge, but it was all ''as far , as low as it could get without buzzing on the frets''. And yea, the jan is fantastic, its like having a second bridge .). Took my drill out, measured the depth, made some alignments, and fasten the bridge down , restrung it , tuned, and then tuned @the bridge, perfect. The action is where it was intended to be, and the abm bridge was set to medium height, adjusted the jan again, done. A+. Result is : a low clear sounding action, with some subtle fret noise , when u really digg in, just as i wanted it, and that B note... with a proper bridge it sounded even better and with better positioning - lower action, it can be properly slaped and not sound like your upper neighbour droped a chest on the flor..
You can tell i am a happy camper, its not the 2k+€ wet dream, its a 200€ budget bass but has no drawbacks.. i can play aside Gl's , Alembics, even a a Pedulla has been a playmate, it holds it ground. A blues guitarist finally picked up and started playing to get a ''feel'' for it and his face just lightened up as he sad the words: soulfull, its just wants you to play it ...
Thanks again, Warwick, with a little tuning up i got a bass that will stay with me, and will be my benchmark
First of all, thank you warwick for making the rb line. You made the next classic. It is not like a zhe german brother, where one is scared to touch anything, thinking ''i've ruined the perfect setup from the factory''. The rb line feels sturdy, has rock solid foundations that derived from years of producing top of the line basses, on which most of us were lucky to even play at the shop.. (that's me.. i spend 3 hours playing till the shop had closed down, and then some more , jamming with the employe
It was a streamer, a passive dynamic correction 5string axe. perfectly contoured, natural finish, it may be bubinga, crome hardware. At that time i owned a yamaha rbx 250. its what i've learned my first slaps on .) and i could play it really fast, was very easy to set up, and Yamaha got something right on that cheap novice axe, the playability was amazing.
Well i dont have a double valve surname and i have bills to pay and all that stuff, putting aside 2k+€ is a bit of a hassle, whilst remodeling an apartment. for now i am forced to spend 2k€ on something else then a new bass
(And then i saw it. a second hand streamer all passive, hardly used, at that time i didnt even know about the rb line!! imagine my surprise. It had a single bridge, which i saw immediately was to high for the profile of the neck. i literally bought the streamer on a parking lot, just looking at it, i had not played it before. Got home, pluged it in my shaby preamp and a wedge vc monitor all i asked for was the growl, the slap, and the buttery jaco tone. the 5 string is amazingly good for this price range (get's better ), i didnt even pay attention to the silly one piece bridge, for a couple of months.. i just played my finger tips of.
Last night after some forum reading i decided it was time.. time for that bridge to get off. i've tryed lowering the action via numerous ways, trus rod, bridge, but it was all ''as far , as low as it could get without buzzing on the frets''. And yea, the jan is fantastic, its like having a second bridge .). Took my drill out, measured the depth, made some alignments, and fasten the bridge down , restrung it , tuned, and then tuned @the bridge, perfect. The action is where it was intended to be, and the abm bridge was set to medium height, adjusted the jan again, done. A+. Result is : a low clear sounding action, with some subtle fret noise , when u really digg in, just as i wanted it, and that B note... with a proper bridge it sounded even better and with better positioning - lower action, it can be properly slaped and not sound like your upper neighbour droped a chest on the flor..
You can tell i am a happy camper, its not the 2k+€ wet dream, its a 200€ budget bass but has no drawbacks.. i can play aside Gl's , Alembics, even a a Pedulla has been a playmate, it holds it ground. A blues guitarist finally picked up and started playing to get a ''feel'' for it and his face just lightened up as he sad the words: soulfull, its just wants you to play it ...
Thanks again, Warwick, with a little tuning up i got a bass that will stay with me, and will be my benchmark
