Post by Nukes on Apr 2, 2016 22:11:01 GMT
This morning the Tom Martinson Nessie 5 woke up with the Sadowsky flats she had on for 6 months.
I put flats on cause of the maple pickup covers. The covers are fairly high, so i put the flats on cause its frustrating to me to have roundwounds with high or even medium action.
Enough was enough.
Went to GC today. Ernie Ball Cobalt Slinkys were on sale, $27 after tax.
Whoohoo!
Got home an hour ago.
Took the flats off.
I was prepared to remove the wood pickup covers if need be.
As luck would have it, the screws had just enough play in them to lower the covers between 1 and 2 millimeters.
Then i slapped the Cobalts on.
Initially tuned up.
I lowered the set screws 4 turns each.
You know what? Half the set screws are played out now- their saddles are flush with the body.
Action is acceptable now, cobalts are screamin high output.
Obviously, the next project upgrade on this bass is a new bridge professionally installed.
Tom is a great woodworker. Not so great with frets and hardware. On this original bass he used Ebay hardware - the original tuners were unusable for any string other than those with thin silk leaders like Roto 66s.
I have no doubt this was an Ebay $7 chinese copy of a Fender High Mass.
Bass really screams. Its a rocker and a slapper. Neck PU is some generic MM, bridge is generic Jazz. Usually is solo the MM and kill the Jazz. Bridge Jazz seems weak and buzzes anyways.
I paid $350 for the bass, with about $300 in "upgrades" (fixes).
To my ear and fingers its a $1500 custom.
People see the fancy woods and think its Fodera or Ritter.
Happy Bassing!
I put flats on cause of the maple pickup covers. The covers are fairly high, so i put the flats on cause its frustrating to me to have roundwounds with high or even medium action.
Enough was enough.
Went to GC today. Ernie Ball Cobalt Slinkys were on sale, $27 after tax.
Whoohoo!
Got home an hour ago.
Took the flats off.
I was prepared to remove the wood pickup covers if need be.
As luck would have it, the screws had just enough play in them to lower the covers between 1 and 2 millimeters.
Then i slapped the Cobalts on.
Initially tuned up.
I lowered the set screws 4 turns each.
You know what? Half the set screws are played out now- their saddles are flush with the body.
Action is acceptable now, cobalts are screamin high output.
Obviously, the next project upgrade on this bass is a new bridge professionally installed.
Tom is a great woodworker. Not so great with frets and hardware. On this original bass he used Ebay hardware - the original tuners were unusable for any string other than those with thin silk leaders like Roto 66s.
I have no doubt this was an Ebay $7 chinese copy of a Fender High Mass.
Bass really screams. Its a rocker and a slapper. Neck PU is some generic MM, bridge is generic Jazz. Usually is solo the MM and kill the Jazz. Bridge Jazz seems weak and buzzes anyways.
I paid $350 for the bass, with about $300 in "upgrades" (fixes).
To my ear and fingers its a $1500 custom.
People see the fancy woods and think its Fodera or Ritter.
Happy Bassing!
