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Never though of that, interesting! Well this is something you can request from them. Not all requests eventuate. Spoiler. But thanks for watching.

Thank you for the feedback! I just love plain black fretboards. Great that some people make it to my less popular vids :)

Thank you, more than a year in, it's still holding perfectly.

Interesting. I once had a Schecter 8 string. Actually really good.

I can't believe my luck. I have a total AliExpress dud standing in the corner as well on the other hand...

Thank you! There are better 8 strings though...

Every feedback welcome :)

The difference was not big, that's for sure.

I would say a regular woodworker could not do this kind of work. It is not perfect, but it is really good where it matters, neck playability, neck angle, neck stability. I have one AliExpress Bass that is very much beyond saving anything. It is just gathering dust. This can happen too.

Practice. If I can do it (drum roll) you can do it!

I thought about this long and hard, because I also would not buy a knock off Rolex. 1. You can have them customized, which works... Most of the time. 2. The value for money is great, once you fixed them up they are actually great instruments. 3. The big volume brands produce in Asia anyway. I think it's good the whole purchase price goes there, rather big corporations keeping all the margins. But you are right, the shape of body and head are ripped off, I won't buy them again.

@@BassCave7 I really appreciate your intelligently conveyed opinions. I just really hope these instruments don’t cause problems in the future when they’re resold. Some folks might be tempted to take advantage of a person who is unaware of these copies. Plus I worry about the sales of these instruments undermining the economics of small but very important American companies, and also undermining the American economy, however slightly. I wonder how many more industries in the US have this same issue. It could all add up to a real mess. Let’s also encourage each other to record our own REAL music ! Where’s the satisfaction in using these chord packs or whatever you call these AI produced keyboard and bass generating software? Yes, I use drum software, but I have been teaching myself enough keys to play the piano/synth parts. So 3 cheers for all of us real artists !!!

Thank you for the feedback!

I had all kinds of ideas for the ramp. I put actually small markings on it (cheat lines) so I can do the fake harmonics. That's why it's still in natural.

I found quite a few doing it with super glue, epoxy can be coloured pretty well. And until now it just lasts. Incredible stuff

Thank you so much!

Dream on! 😂

This bass is surprisingly good. Very hard to tame 😂

Thanks, much appreciated!

Interesting... you might have luck on AliExpress. Sometimes they can build to surprising specifications. Sometimes they ignore them though :(

Well as much as I would like to, I live a vagabond's AirBnb life in the moment. I might have a workshop in a couple months again, I might contact you then. But thanks for the confidence. But realistically: If I can do it, you can do it.

@@BassCave7 yeah, some things I'm keen to try and do myself, other things I just can't be bothered

Then consider the lecture a bonus!

Duly noted. I did not know a couple of sentences would be considered a lecture. It's just something that is important to me.

@@BassCave7Keep it going! It is in fact important. Really considering buying one of those basses, by the way!

With shipping all up a bit over 1000 AUD.

Hey Kosta, thank you! Talk soon

@@BassCave7 no worries 👍

This sounds amazing. I wonder how you would get a Low F# string, just tuning it down would make it very wobbly.

​@@BassCave7His lowest string is .165 gauge

And that is actually thin for an F#0, I played a 170 gauge on a multiscale and it was too floppy.​@@steffomca762

​@@BassCave7I use a .170

5 kilos plus. Hands down the heaviest bass I have.

Glad you liked it! 🎸

Anybody know why the blue letters sometimes people, in my comment why blue. F#bead it took a while to figure it out, and it's done nice. I'm just rebounding after using the chainsaw mill.

@@marioduron4376 The # turned it into a #hashtag

@@Typical.Anomaly Thanks

Nice tip, experiments like this I only do on AliExpress basses. :)

@@BassCave7 I agree with that. I've had a wait before I could get into the focus of instruments. And I underestimated how important music is for mental health. Hopefully it's not upsetting to hear about the Ibanez I modified. I intend to learn to build the bass. I've built a couple guitars and I couldn't be more happy with them. Pretty soon I'll attempt to built a bass.

Glad you liked it, will hammer out a few recording soon🎸

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ruclips.net/video/HSO6FlMnJ40/видео.html I did this with the electronics. Those EMG 45HZ pickups are amazing, and I set them up like passive Jazz Bass controls. Works amazing.

Ouh you are right, I already found out a while back. I was really disappointed because the bass did not look like a knock off like they usually have on AliExpress. They had a brand name "Flyoung" so I thought it was original. Sadly still a copy, I will buy them no more. Admittedly, the two basses I have, 6 string, 6 string fretless are really tops, play well, sound great. The electronics were completely disfunctional, butbeasy to replace.

Chinese are selling fakes De Oliveira basses. The original ones come with Bartolini. Thoose basses worth every penny!

Thanks, will do! Next adventure is 7 string :)

Hey Mario, I agree as much winding as possible (without a mess) sometimes I make a bad judgement and it's close. :) My teacher back in the day told me this way the strings hold the tuning better. And when you have more winding the string comes from a lower position to the nut, thus having a stronger angle causing less unwanted resonance.

@@BassCave7 Actually I also went with similar winding earlier. I'm still not certain about it. But the extra winding seems to add tension. I guess guys might argue it but it's personal preference. There's different directions you can take instruments and most lend itself to a certain tonal direction. I definitely like the extra down tension sometimes but it's not totally nessasery. You know changing the tuners might be good for better down tension like you mentioned. Gotoh tuners are great because of the taper they provide the strings. Well different instruments work with different hardware.

Thank you very much. Instrument plays so much better now!

Thank you for the insight! I once had a Dean Edge 8 string bass. Apart from the noisy pickups, which I replaced, this one was a dream to play. I rue the day I sold it. It is surprising to hear your one was fine, the neck joint just seems to be simply planned wrong. All that I can fault on mine after my repair jobs is just one bum fret. Let me figure out how to fix that :)

@@BassCave7 I'm glad that you featured the eight string. And I have no clue about the neck joint. I'll be interested to see how you shimmed the neck. I don't know how common it is to have a neck joint problem. And I wonder if the shim changes the sustain at all. Also the Dean twelve string has active EMG pickups and a brass nut. And if ever you're in Oregon you could check out my basses.

Hi the shimming of the neck is here: ruclips.net/video/-IOar6dynFw/видео.html Overall it was a success, only thing to complain are a couple of frets, which have not been put in right. I live in Australia, so much for popping by. But you will laugh, I have frequent dealings in Oregon, out data center is there. I there a lot, but only virtually :))

@@BassCave7 And I recognize the talent you have. And humans are not all the same. As basic as my comments are, there's a formula to the coherence. I'll watch the shimming video, but for right now I really think you could let the eight string dry a while. Maybe you could eliminate the shim later. But for now cheers from Oregon country and I'm cutting some silver maple for future bass projects. I'm here for you, if ever you embrace Oregon country as a home or second home to Australia. It's all a trade off no matter where you live.

Thank you so much. It's a real challenge playing both parts with a bass.

I think even an octave and a fourth lower. I hear you. My new 7 string to the rescue.

Thank you so much! I have refurbished this bass since. Now I can play twice as much :))

Hi Hever, I just had a look at Panga Panga, it is related to Wenge, which I once had bass with. They gave those natural grooves and cavities like here www.talkbass.com/media/panga-panga-fretboard.23456/ which might be a challenge to fill up with epoxy. It might require some extra coats to get it completely flush. But Epoxy is quite a miracle substance, hard and flexible to a degree.

I shall! Plenty of ideas!

Thank you so much. So satisfying fixing up the basses I actually play with later!

This is a surprise Schecter has the same problem. I did not go for Schecter because of the two batteries and the looks to be honest. I had Dean Edge 8 string, that one was a dream, they don't build them anymore... :( I rue the day I sold it.

@@BassCave7 The Schecter Riot Series is available as a four and a five, and I think that it needed to have a more reinforced neck for the eight string configuration for it to have adequate stability. It really isn't bad for a bass that costs so much less than a Ken Smith.

Wow I have to try that one. I observed a few people who refuse to the strings off fully.

It's a great piece isn't it. I could work on it forever to get just right.

@@BassCave7 Inventions 1, 8 and 13 are lots of fun. I think they feel good to play because Bach stuck pretty close to scales in those pieces and those shapes seem to roll naturally of of my hands. Also, I am striving to create bass runs which are stand alone phrases in their own right, yet mesh with the treble part.

Hi Jim, harvesting classical music for licks is a great idea :) I found a collection of Bach inventions and other pieces arranged for bass recorder - of all instruments. But they are cleverly done, a lie well on the bass. Google should point you to it I believe.

All a question of what's available :) I had to wait for 2 years for that one (OK, during COVID) Schecter was the only other alternative, and they have the same problem as it would seem.