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Re: Dead Spots
Derek Homsberg wrote:
> What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
A Steal Your Face decal?
Derek Homsberg wrote:
> What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
A Steal Your Face decal?
Re: Dead Spots
DGDevin wrote:
> Derek Homsberg wrote:
>
>> What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>
> A Steal Your Face decal?
No, that's birth control.
DGDevin wrote:
> Derek Homsberg wrote:
>
>> What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>
> A Steal Your Face decal?
No, that's birth control.
Re: Dead Spots
Wow, who knew? I thought it wasjust the seal of bad musicianship, and a
funny smelling case.
"jeffb" <rigger@shaw.c> wrote in message
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> DGDevin wrote:
> > Derek Homsberg wrote:
> >
> >> What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
> >
> > A Steal Your Face decal?
>
> No, that's birth control.
>
Wow, who knew? I thought it wasjust the seal of bad musicianship, and a
funny smelling case.
"jeffb" <rigger@shaw.c> wrote in message
news:u8cOj.74593$Cj7.59540@pd7urf2no...
> DGDevin wrote:
> > Derek Homsberg wrote:
> >
> >> What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
> >
> > A Steal Your Face decal?
>
> No, that's birth control.
>
Re: Dead Spots
Derek Homsberg wrote:
> What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>
>
We don't have that answer.... yet
I believe that's on the docket just after "Why does tuning up work, but
not tuning down?"
Monkey Pi
Derek Homsberg wrote:
> What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>
>
We don't have that answer.... yet
I believe that's on the docket just after "Why does tuning up work, but
not tuning down?"
Monkey Pi
Re: Dead Spots
Monkey Pi wrote:
> Derek Homsberg wrote:
>> What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>>
>
> We don't have that answer.... yet
In my mind it comes down to wood being an uneven, hard to critically
analyze material.
> I believe that's on the docket just after "Why does tuning up work, but
> not tuning down?"
I don't understand the mathematics well enough to explain that one but
compared to what causes dead spots there's a relatively simple,
definitive answer involving load, friction and torque.
Monkey Pi wrote:
> Derek Homsberg wrote:
>> What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>>
>
> We don't have that answer.... yet
In my mind it comes down to wood being an uneven, hard to critically
analyze material.
> I believe that's on the docket just after "Why does tuning up work, but
> not tuning down?"
I don't understand the mathematics well enough to explain that one but
compared to what causes dead spots there's a relatively simple,
definitive answer involving load, friction and torque.
Re: Dead Spots
On Apr 18, 7:53 pm, "Derek Homsberg" <dh...@gmail . com > wrote:
> What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
What are the condition of your strings??
On Apr 18, 7:53 pm, "Derek Homsberg" <dh...@gmail . com > wrote:
> What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
What are the condition of your strings??
Re: Dead Spots
"Derek Homsberg" <dhoms@gmail . com > wrote in message
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> What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>
It's caused by having the name "Fender" on the bass.
"Derek Homsberg" <dhoms@gmail . com > wrote in message
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> What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>
It's caused by having the name "Fender" on the bass.
Re: Dead Spots
On 19 Apr, 08:59, "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborea...@yahoo . com > wrote:
> > What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>
> It's caused by having the name "Fender" on the bass.
Precisely! That's what's prevented anyone who plays Fenders from being
successful all these years! Real bassists play Modulus!
;-)
-jb
(I've read that Leo went to the larger headstock in an effort to
mitigate the dead spots on early Tele-head-style basses. Didn't seem
to have done the trick...)
On 19 Apr, 08:59, "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborea...@yahoo . com > wrote:
> > What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>
> It's caused by having the name "Fender" on the bass.
Precisely! That's what's prevented anyone who plays Fenders from being
successful all these years! Real bassists play Modulus!
;-)
-jb
(I've read that Leo went to the larger headstock in an effort to
mitigate the dead spots on early Tele-head-style basses. Didn't seem
to have done the trick...)
Re: Dead Spots
>> > What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>>
>> It's caused by having the name "Fender" on the bass.
So, if I sanded off the name, it might eliminate the dead spots.
>> > What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>>
>> It's caused by having the name "Fender" on the bass.
So, if I sanded off the name, it might eliminate the dead spots.
Re: Dead Spots
"John Bigboote" <Bigboote.YPS@gmail . com > wrote in message
news:bda4dcee-993a-44b4-b612-89d9af8ed380@h1g2000prh.googlegroups . com ...
> On 19 Apr, 08:59, "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborea...@yahoo . com > wrote:
>
>> > What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>>
>> It's caused by having the name "Fender" on the bass.
>
> Precisely! That's what's prevented anyone who plays Fenders from being
> successful all these years! Real bassists play Modulus!
>
> ;-)
>
> -jb
>
> (I've read that Leo went to the larger headstock in an effort to
> mitigate the dead spots on early Tele-head-style basses. Didn't seem
> to have done the trick...)
One of our local dealers (the great GREAT HOUSE OF GUITARS WORLD'S LARGEST
MUSIC STORE OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT YELL SHOUT GET IN HERE!) usually has
30-40 Fenders on display. (More in the basement, probably, but nobody's
really sure). I went in a few months back, thinking of picking up a jazz
bass. A friend was working there, and he was bringing two basses at a time
up to the distant amp room, where I was plugging them in & playing. We went
through a dozen before finding one with no dead spots. Sadly, that one had a
defective volume control. The shaft fell right out of the front of the
control.
The assortment included basses from both Mexico and the U.S.
Obviously, you can find a good one, but the manufacturer doesn't make it
easy. It's best if the customer doesn't run out of shopping time, or get an
irrevocably bad impression from the whole experience.
By the way, there is no plug-in accessory in the universe that will fix
wood, just as washing my kitchen floor will have no effect on my neighbor's
doorbell.
"John Bigboote" <Bigboote.YPS@gmail . com > wrote in message
news:bda4dcee-993a-44b4-b612-89d9af8ed380@h1g2000prh.googlegroups . com ...
> On 19 Apr, 08:59, "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborea...@yahoo . com > wrote:
>
>> > What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>>
>> It's caused by having the name "Fender" on the bass.
>
> Precisely! That's what's prevented anyone who plays Fenders from being
> successful all these years! Real bassists play Modulus!
>
> ;-)
>
> -jb
>
> (I've read that Leo went to the larger headstock in an effort to
> mitigate the dead spots on early Tele-head-style basses. Didn't seem
> to have done the trick...)
One of our local dealers (the great GREAT HOUSE OF GUITARS WORLD'S LARGEST
MUSIC STORE OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT YELL SHOUT GET IN HERE!) usually has
30-40 Fenders on display. (More in the basement, probably, but nobody's
really sure). I went in a few months back, thinking of picking up a jazz
bass. A friend was working there, and he was bringing two basses at a time
up to the distant amp room, where I was plugging them in & playing. We went
through a dozen before finding one with no dead spots. Sadly, that one had a
defective volume control. The shaft fell right out of the front of the
control.
The assortment included basses from both Mexico and the U.S.
Obviously, you can find a good one, but the manufacturer doesn't make it
easy. It's best if the customer doesn't run out of shopping time, or get an
irrevocably bad impression from the whole experience.
By the way, there is no plug-in accessory in the universe that will fix
wood, just as washing my kitchen floor will have no effect on my neighbor's
doorbell.
Re: Dead Spots
"John Bigboote" <Bigboote.YPS@gmail . com > wrote in message
news:bda4dcee-993a-44b4-b612-89d9af8ed380@h1g2000prh.googlegroups . com ...
> On 19 Apr, 08:59, "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborea...@yahoo . com > wrote:
>
>> > What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>>
>> It's caused by having the name "Fender" on the bass.
>
> Precisely! That's what's prevented anyone who plays Fenders from being
> successful all these years!
You mean like Sting, Jaco or Roscoe Beck just to name a few?
Real bassists play Modulus!
>
Only if they like to carry 10+ lbs on their shoulders all night. I've owned
two Modulus VJ4s and loved them but never got used to the weight; even with
wide padded straps.
Bob Walker
w w w .walker-entertainment . com
"John Bigboote" <Bigboote.YPS@gmail . com > wrote in message
news:bda4dcee-993a-44b4-b612-89d9af8ed380@h1g2000prh.googlegroups . com ...
> On 19 Apr, 08:59, "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborea...@yahoo . com > wrote:
>
>> > What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
>>
>> It's caused by having the name "Fender" on the bass.
>
> Precisely! That's what's prevented anyone who plays Fenders from being
> successful all these years!
You mean like Sting, Jaco or Roscoe Beck just to name a few?
Real bassists play Modulus!
>
Only if they like to carry 10+ lbs on their shoulders all night. I've owned
two Modulus VJ4s and loved them but never got used to the weight; even with
wide padded straps.
Bob Walker
w w w .walker-entertainment . com
Re: Dead Spots
On 19 Apr, 12:17, "Walker" <walker...@cox . net > wrote:
> "John Bigboote" <Bigboote....@gmail . com > wrote in message
> > Precisely! That's what's prevented anyone who plays Fenders from being
> > successful all these years!
>
> You mean like Sting, Jaco or Roscoe Beck just to name a few?
Just proves my point -- sarcasm is wasted on those who don't get
emoticons.
(You forgot Jamerson, and about 40 billion others.)
-jb
On 19 Apr, 12:17, "Walker" <walker...@cox . net > wrote:
> "John Bigboote" <Bigboote....@gmail . com > wrote in message
> > Precisely! That's what's prevented anyone who plays Fenders from being
> > successful all these years!
>
> You mean like Sting, Jaco or Roscoe Beck just to name a few?
Just proves my point -- sarcasm is wasted on those who don't get
emoticons.
(You forgot Jamerson, and about 40 billion others.)
-jb
Re: Dead Spots
"John Bigboote" <Bigboote.YPS@gmail . com > wrote in message
news:e3e41c04-74bc-4e74-b3a2-dfe6baef9377@n14g2000pri.googlegroups . com ...
> On 19 Apr, 12:17, "Walker" <walker...@cox . net > wrote:
>> "John Bigboote" <Bigboote....@gmail . com > wrote in message
>> > Precisely! That's what's prevented anyone who plays Fenders from being
>> > successful all these years!
>>
>> You mean like Sting, Jaco or Roscoe Beck just to name a few?
>
> Just proves my point -- sarcasm is wasted on those who don't get
> emoticons.
>
> (You forgot Jamerson, and about 40 billion others.)
>
> -jb
You got me.... . it must be the meds
Bob W
"John Bigboote" <Bigboote.YPS@gmail . com > wrote in message
news:e3e41c04-74bc-4e74-b3a2-dfe6baef9377@n14g2000pri.googlegroups . com ...
> On 19 Apr, 12:17, "Walker" <walker...@cox . net > wrote:
>> "John Bigboote" <Bigboote....@gmail . com > wrote in message
>> > Precisely! That's what's prevented anyone who plays Fenders from being
>> > successful all these years!
>>
>> You mean like Sting, Jaco or Roscoe Beck just to name a few?
>
> Just proves my point -- sarcasm is wasted on those who don't get
> emoticons.
>
> (You forgot Jamerson, and about 40 billion others.)
>
> -jb
You got me.... . it must be the meds
Bob W
Re: Dead Spots
John Bigboote <Bigboote.YPS@gmail . com > wrote:
> On 19 Apr, 08:59, "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborea...@yahoo . com > wrote:
>
> > > What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
> >
> > It's caused by having the name "Fender" on the bass.
>
> Precisely! That's what's prevented anyone who plays Fenders from being
> successful all these years! Real bassists play Modulus!
It's interesting, though, that on this newsgroup, all of the inquiries
about dead spots are about Fender basses.
One never hears people complaining about dead spots on their
Rickenbackers, MusicMan, G&L, Modulus - heck any brand except Fender.
I didn't even know there *was* such a thing as a dead spot until read
about them on this newsgroup - but then I've never owned a Fender bass.
Yes, certainly there have been some major tunes recorded on Fender
basses - that still doesn't take away what appears fairly clear - Fender
basses are prone to dead spots.
--- Derek
--
Derek Tearne - derek@url.co.nz
Many Hands - Trans Cultural Music from Aotearoa/New Zealand
* w w w .manyhands.co.nz/
John Bigboote <Bigboote.YPS@gmail . com > wrote:
> On 19 Apr, 08:59, "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborea...@yahoo . com > wrote:
>
> > > What causes a dead spot on a bass neck?
> >
> > It's caused by having the name "Fender" on the bass.
>
> Precisely! That's what's prevented anyone who plays Fenders from being
> successful all these years! Real bassists play Modulus!
It's interesting, though, that on this newsgroup, all of the inquiries
about dead spots are about Fender basses.
One never hears people complaining about dead spots on their
Rickenbackers, MusicMan, G&L, Modulus - heck any brand except Fender.
I didn't even know there *was* such a thing as a dead spot until read
about them on this newsgroup - but then I've never owned a Fender bass.
Yes, certainly there have been some major tunes recorded on Fender
basses - that still doesn't take away what appears fairly clear - Fender
basses are prone to dead spots.
--- Derek
--
Derek Tearne - derek@url.co.nz
Many Hands - Trans Cultural Music from Aotearoa/New Zealand
* w w w .manyhands.co.nz/
