[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;18115507]Ultralites are roughly half the weight of the regular counterparts. I love them.[/QUOTE]

You have a Schecter, right? Do you know what size I'm going to need? Any models you recommend?

[quote=EADGCFBb;18115944]You have a Schecter, right? Do you know what size I'm going to need? Any models you recommend?[/quote]

I don't have them on my Schecter, but you're going to want the 3/8" size and not the 1/2." The satin gold should be almost exactly the same as the Schecter satin gold, so it'll look sexxxy and natural. The Y-key style are a direct drop-in.

In short: Gold 3/8 Y

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;18116153]I don't have them on my Schecter, but you're going to want the 3/8" size and not the 1/2." The satin gold should be almost exactly the same as the Schecter satin gold, so it'll look sexxxy and natural. The Y-key style are a direct drop-in.

In short: Gold 3/8 Y[/QUOTE]

Have you tried the Hipshot ultralites? Or any others?

I know Gotoh makes lites, Schaller... anything I'm missing?

[quote=EADGCFBb;18116257]Have you tried the Hipshot ultralites? Or any others?

I know Gotoh makes lites, Schaller... anything I'm missing?[/quote]

I've not tried the Gotoh lites (although I wanted the Resolites. Lighter than Hipshot, come in chrome colors, and about $40 a tuner). I've heard that the Schallers are dinky and have some plastic parts. I'm not a Schaller fan, so I wouldn't bother with them.

I use the Hipshot Ultralites on two of my basses, and I had them on my Stingray before I sold it as well. They are quality and make a noticeable difference in weight. I've had many interactions with the guys at Hipshot, and they stand by their product. For the price, availability, and ease of drop-in replacement, you can do no better than the Ultralites.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/cO4H5.jpg[/img]

Especially if you're Catholic, because your local priest will take care of that with gusto.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;18116344]I've not tried the Gotoh lites (although I wanted the Resolites. Lighter than Hipshot, come in chrome colors, and about $40 a tuner). I've heard that the Schallers are dinky and have some plastic parts. I'm not a Schaller fan, so I wouldn't bother with them.

I use the Hipshot Ultralites on two of my basses, and I had them on my Stingray before I sold it as well. They are quality and make a noticeable difference in weight. I've had many interactions with the guys at Hipshot, and they stand by their product. For the price, availability, and ease of drop-in replacement, you can do no better than the Ultralites.[/QUOTE]

So we've got about 35 grams a piece for the Gotohs. 51 grams for the Hipshots.

Do you happen to know how much the stock Grovers weigh?

Just got home from the gig. Not a bad night in all, shame about the lack of crowd though.

Anyone about?

I'm going to see Maps & Atlases this Saturday. It should be pretty awesome.

[quote=EADGCFBb;18116413]So we've got about 35 grams a piece for the Gotohs. 51 grams for the Hipshots.

Do you happen to know how much the stock Grovers weigh?[/quote]

I thought the tuning pegs on Schecter were Gotoh? If not, in my hands, they weigh about the same as the Gotoh GB7:

I pulled this from talkbass, and I suspect the 1/2" and 3/8" weights are inverted

[LIST][*]HB6Y Ultralite Y Key with ½” dia 42 grams[*] HB6Y Ultralite Y Key with 3/8” dia 51 grams[*]HB6C Ultralite Clover Key with ½” dia 47 grams[*]HB6C Ultralite Clover Key with 3/8” dia 56 grams[*]Custom Shop Parts tuners 61 grams (I measured it)[*]Schaller M4 tuners 68 grams[*]Schaller BML Light Bass Tuners from Warmoth 57 grams[*]Gotoh GB7 tuners 64 grams[*]Fender Precision and Jazz Deluxe use the BT4S tuners 123 grams[*]Fender basses between 1966 and 1982 used the Schaller BMFL tuners 110 grams[*]G&L Musicman and Fender Mexican bass tuners weigh 95 grams[/LIST]

Because I'm not sure if the 3/8 and 1/2 numbers are mixed up, dropping from the Gotoh to the ultralites yields somewhere between 65g and 110g (~ 1/8 lb and 1/4 lb, respectively) weight difference for a typical 5-string.

The Gotoh Res-o-lites are the only tuners I've ever found lighter than the hipshots, but the 5g difference doesn't justify the price, IMO. Also, I can only find them at one place, although I've heard they occasionally come up on eBay:
[url]http://ssl.bfit.jp/~jby/product_info.php?products_id=236[/url]

[quote=Spaceman Spiff;18116445]I'm going to see Maps & Atlases this Saturday. It should be pretty awesome.[/quote]

Are they anything like Dictionaries & Almanacs?

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;18116514]Are they anything like Dictionaries & Almanacs?[/QUOTE]

No... no.

Like this: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao5bDX_uKqE[/url]

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;18116474]I thought the tuning pegs on Schecter were Gotoh? If not, in my hands, they weigh about the same as the Gotoh GB7:

I pulled this from talkbass, and I suspect the 1/2" and 3/8" weights are inverted

[LIST][*]HB6Y Ultralite Y Key with ½” dia 42 grams[*] HB6Y Ultralite Y Key with 3/8” dia 51 grams[*]HB6C Ultralite Clover Key with ½” dia 47 grams[*]HB6C Ultralite Clover Key with 3/8” dia 56 grams[*]Custom Shop Parts tuners 61 grams (I measured it)[*]Schaller M4 tuners 68 grams[*]Schaller BML Light Bass Tuners from Warmoth 57 grams[*]Gotoh GB7 tuners 64 grams[*]Fender Precision and Jazz Deluxe use the BT4S tuners 123 grams[*]Fender basses between 1966 and 1982 used the Schaller BMFL tuners 110 grams[*]G&L Musicman and Fender Mexican bass tuners weigh 95 grams[/LIST]

Because I'm not sure if the 3/8 and 1/2 numbers are mixed up, dropping from the Gotoh to the ultralites yields somewhere between 65g and 110g (~ 1/8 lb and 1/4 lb, respectively) weight difference for a typical 5-string.

The Gotoh Res-o-lites are the only tuners I've ever found lighter than the hipshots, but the 5g difference doesn't justify the price, IMO. Also, I can only find them at one place, although I've heard they occasionally come up on eBay:
[url]http://ssl.bfit.jp/~jby/product_info.php?products_id=236[/url][/QUOTE]



No, they are Grover brand. Whatever that means.

anyone here ever play or own a bass with a carbon fiber neck, or a graphite neck?

how did it play/sound/hold up?

My bass has a graphite neck crapd. modulus quantum 5 string. Sounds good, extremely durable, its about 5-6 years old and the neck seems completely straight to me without any past adjustments. I havent had any problems with the bass at all. Its very good for me because where I live it is a hell hole of humidity, and the graphiteness doesn't allow it to warp due to weather changes as easily (ofcourse).

Edit: it does seem to me to carry a little extra weight but I have no idea of the weight difference graphite would have. It balances well nonetheless.

Thanks for the reply dunc,I am interested in gettting a graphite neck for my jazz bass, there is so much fretwear on its neck and i figure it will prolly cost about the same as a re-fret as a graphite neck would cost.

If anyone's into ambient stuff, check this out. I'm sat here still listening to it, just mega chilled out. It's a deadmau5 song that's been slowed down by 800%

I'm only 15 minutes in, but it sounds like ambient movie soundtrack heaven, haha.

http://soundcloud.com/radionarcotix/deadmau5-strobe-slowed-down-800

Also, the soundtrack for Inception is ace, if you're into that kind of thing. The whole movie soundtrack, epic strings and buildups thing.

chris are you ever gonna listen to my song :-(

This board is the future of message boards. Decades from now, anything that can be spoken about will have spoken on every board, till eventually only a few diehards hang on occasionally posting in the casuals, just as happens here.

[quote=Crapdragoon;18118440]Thanks for the reply dunc,I am interested in gettting a graphite neck for my jazz bass, there is so much fretwear on its neck and i figure it will prolly cost about the same as a re-fret as a graphite neck would cost.[/quote]

A refret shouldn't cost more than about $200, and the added weight and neckdive of a graphite neck is generally undesirable.

Get a MightyMite neck. Great quality, only about $100. Way cheaper than a $400 graphite neck.

[quote=fatbandit;18118583]If anyone's into ambient stuff, check this out. I'm sat here still listening to it, just mega chilled out. It's a deadmau5 song that's been slowed down by 800%

I'm only 15 minutes in, but it sounds like ambient movie soundtrack heaven, haha.

http://soundcloud.com/radionarcotix/deadmau5-strobe-slowed-down-800[/quote]

I'll have to try listening to this sometime this week when I have a few hours to throw around. I'm about to build a template for a custom OLP Stingray5 Pickguard, and then router the template, so I'm a bit busy.

Finding myself interested in the Accugroove Bill Dickens sig cab.

You know anything about it FMB?

Oh god... this is probably old news but I only just saw it.

[url]http://www.cortguitars.com/_webapp_2719703/GS-AXE-2[/url]

[quote=gaslight;18121586]Finding myself interested in the Accugroove Bill Dickens sig cab.

You know anything about it FMB?[/quote]

Never tried it, but I suspect it's well-voiced for lower frequencies. I wanted a 21" El Whappo Grande from Accugroove, but couldn't justify the price tag. I've heard their gear is top-notch, though.

It looks pretty beasty but the El Whappo Jr is over $3000 here so the Bill Dickens must be even more I'm guessing.

I'm too lazy to research the Bill Dickens cab. Is it a full range jobby? Or more like a sub for his F# string?

I'll take the typing out of the equation for you but you'll still have to make two mouse clicks.

[url]http://accugroove.com/[/url]

Three clicks. forfuxake.

Hmm. Looks okay. Wasn't expecting it to be a 2x12... At $2000 though, I can't see it beating a Schroeder/Epi/EBS/Eden/Aguilar etc 2x12 cab. The sonic difference can't be worth that much. Love to be able to test one though.

[quote=fatbandit;18121747]Three clicks. forfuxake.

Hmm. Looks okay. Wasn't expecting it to be a 2x12... At $2000 though, I can't see it beating a Schroeder/Epi/EBS/Eden/Aguilar etc 2x12 cab. The sonic difference can't be worth that much. Love to be able to test one though.[/quote]

At $2000 USD, I'd think that full-range PA cabs would be the way to go.