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"Well, depends where the pickup is, the reason two 4 pole pickups are used on a bass,…" Where's Uranus? replied Mar 5, 2015 to Magnetic vs Piezo pickup	8	Mar 25, 2016 Reply by Murdoc_420
"Regarding the f-holes on the one hand I get what you mean, on the other hand when I…" Where's Uranus? replied Feb 4, 2015 to Does a fretless bass require a radiused fingerboard?	17	Jun 21, 2016 Reply by Euraquilo
"Someone once suggested to me that I wrap foil around my acoustic strings to allow th…" Where's Uranus? replied Feb 4, 2015 to Does a fretless bass require a radiused fingerboard?	17	Jun 21, 2016 Reply by Euraquilo
"Sorry the piezos didn't work out for you. You might, and I say might, run into prob…" Where's Uranus? replied Feb 4, 2015 to Does a fretless bass require a radiused fingerboard?	17	Jun 21, 2016 Reply by Euraquilo
"The tone sounds good from what I could hear, I turned up for the little bit before t…" Where's Uranus? replied Jan 26, 2015 to Does a fretless bass require a radiused fingerboard?	17	Jun 21, 2016 Reply by Euraquilo
"Very nice. Very nice indeed. Seriously impressed." Where's Uranus? replied Jan 26, 2015 to Does a fretless bass require a radiused fingerboard?	17	Jun 21, 2016 Reply by Euraquilo
"It's for your playing comfort, not for any sonic reason. So if you are happy playing…" Where's Uranus? replied Jan 23, 2015 to Does a fretless bass require a radiused fingerboard?	17	Jun 21, 2016 Reply by Euraquilo
"30" from nut to bridge (saddles), or 15" from either to the twelfth fret. That bass…" Where's Uranus? replied Dec 31, 2014 to bass frets...	4	Feb 4, 2015 Reply by john mackay
"As in all things, it depends. Mainly on how tight you are going to make your strings…" Where's Uranus? replied Sep 21, 2014 to Do's and dont's of CBB-making?	4	Jan 13, 2015 Reply by JL
"The other of course being, if you use nylon strings, you can't use a magnetic pickup…" Where's Uranus? replied Jul 7, 2014 to some general issues	3	Jul 7, 2014 Reply by the anonymous pick

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Where's Uranus?'s Discussions (44)

"Well, depends where the pickup is, the reason two 4 pole pickups are used on a bass,…"

"Regarding the f-holes on the one hand I get what you mean, on the other hand when I…"

"Someone once suggested to me that I wrap foil around my acoustic strings to allow th…"

"Sorry the piezos didn't work out for you. You might, and I say might, run into prob…"

"The tone sounds good from what I could hear, I turned up for the little bit before t…"

"Very nice. Very nice indeed. Seriously impressed."

"It's for your playing comfort, not for any sonic reason. So if you are happy playing…"

"30" from nut to bridge (saddles), or 15" from either to the twelfth fret. That bass…"

"As in all things, it depends. Mainly on how tight you are going to make your strings…"

"The other of course being, if you use nylon strings, you can't use a magnetic pickup…"

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