Differences in tone between standard and deluxe

[Armando (omega_heart81)]

Hello there! I have a question for the Mark King Standard players: did you try the Deluxe version? Any particular difference in tone? I guess that the purpleheart laminates give great stability/sustain more than the Standard combination of simple maple... what do you think?

[carlos shilinsky (shilinsky)]

You could read diferencias entre modelos right here and  maybe it can help you a little bit, personally i dont have a MK, but i believe that the woods affect tone.

[Armando (omega_heart81)]

YEs, I've just read that thread, but I didn't find what I was looking for.
I wanted to know: what's the difference in tone given by purpleheart neck laminates? Is the Maple-only neck less solid? Yes, the woods certainly affect the tone, but I'm sure that neck woods have the biggest part in this thing! The neck is the heart of string vibration, so its way to vibrate affects the sound more than any other feature, body wood or top wood. I'm sure that neck scale, neck woods/construction and neck type (bolt-on, thru-the-body or set-in) affects the sound more than any other thing. I usually play weng?-necked basses, so I don't know how Purpleheart affects the tone! :-)  

[Daniel Tracey (dannobasso)]

Most of my basses have deluxe necks. I have a SC deluxe. I'm sure there is a slight difference but that may depend more on the top you are using. I have 5 models with the same electronics in solid koa, flame koa, figured walnut, quilted maple, and coco bolo. All have a different signature tone. The maple top is very bright almost aggressive (over purpleheart), the darker woods have darker tones. Perhaps choice of top will give you more sonic information to go by.

[Paul Lindemans (palembic)]

Hi there,
 
just my two cents.
For what I've learned on other threats on this site: the neck lamination of purple heart (and even more the lamination of ebony) makes the neck more rigid (I don't know if that word exist in US-english). Purpleheart and ebony are very dense woods and are extremely hard (and weight a lot). MIca once told me that most of the weight of a bass goes to the neck in those deluxe laminates.
If I'm well informed you can have a 5 laminate neck (two pieces of purple heart or ebony), a 7 laminate (3 pieces) or 11 piece (5 pieces). Of course they cost a lot more.
Everything with one goal: make the neck more stable or rigid with a higher sustain as a tonal consequence.
 
Stay at the low-end!
 
Paul

[Armando (omega_heart81)]

Well, I guess that a more rigid neck just sounds better if I can use this word. It should resonate better and it should be affected from moisture and strings tension a lot less, reproducing all the harmonics of the instrument.
However, it seems that I've found a SERIES I!!! Yahoooo! I think that I'll not need to know how a Signature sounds if I can get a Series, right?  
:-) :-)

[Paul Lindemans (palembic)]

You got that right! Lucky you and congratulations!
 
Paul

[James L. Martin (malthumb)]

Way to go Armando!  Now, spill the beans.  Details please.  Followed by pictures of course.
 
Peace,
 
James

[Brian Ceasar (bbe1020)]

Congratulations Armando!!! The series bass is definitely the BEST pick. Boy are you in for a surprise...Hey what about pics? Huh? Huh? Huh?

[Kris Stewart (elwoodblue)]

yes, yes ... pictures please : ) ,
and congratulations on your find.
happy new years from the NW,
kris

[omega_heart81 (omega_heart81)]

Well, I've just locked it... the actual owner will keep it on hold for me... I should get my hands on it in less than a week... I'm SO excited!! I've been looking for that bass for more than a year!