Author Topic: Stanley Clarke Signature Deluxe 2004 (Read 2004 times)

pierreyves · « **Reply #45 on:** December 27, 2006, 03:49:22 PM »

I rock !! Ok !!
Many thank's !!
;o))
Please, when you write on this forum, have a look on my page:
http://www.batraciens-reptiles.com/musique.htm
Just Stanley, the best of...my mind !!

88persuader · « **Reply #46 on:** December 27, 2006, 11:16:02 PM »

Well Pier ... 1st your bass is beautiful! 2nd I checked my SC standard just now via the photos I put on the forum and my tail piece is directly centered. As Mica said they no doubt placed it where it would work it's best on your bass. Guess little things like this can happen when instruments are hand made rather then machine made. Believe me nobody will notice it's slightly off center, it's a beautiful bass.

pierreyves · « **Reply #47 on:** August 23, 2007, 02:26:46 PM »

today, I tuned my bass as a tenor, A,D,G,C:
085, 065, 045, 030, nothing to do, no nut or bridge to put higher, nothing ... just a great sound, the same like Clarkee (With F1-X preamp and Yamaha P 5000 S poweramp) ... just THE sound.

pierreyves · « **Reply #48 on:** October 31, 2008, 05:17:28 PM »

Incredible ... this tailpiece !!!
Not centered ..... a lot of basses have this PROBLEM.

jacko · « **Reply #49 on:** October 31, 2008, 05:54:56 PM »

It's not a 'problem' pierre-yves, it's deliberately placed to make the instrument play to it's best ability.

Graeme

pierreyves · « **Reply #50 on:** October 31, 2008, 05:59:27 PM »

lol .... not credible for me ... eaven the strings do an angle ? I don't know we say in english (un angle...)

funkyjazzjunky · « **Reply #51 on:** November 03, 2008, 08:00:42 AM »

Remaber, the tailpiece is centered on the strings, not the body.

Harldly anyone ever notices.

3rd_ray · « **Reply #52 on:** November 03, 2008, 10:30:55 AM »

I have to agree with Pierre-Yves. It may be a minor detail, but minor details are one of the things we all love about Alembics.

It seems that the problem is that the strings are not centered over the bridge, and the tailpiece was made as if they were. If the tailpiece string slots were cut with an offset that might help.

This might not be easy to manufacture when you consider 4-string, 5-string, etc. and different string spacings for each one. Maybe it would help if the tailpiece and bridge were made together in matched sets, but that would probably raise the cost. This seems like a simple thing, but it's not easy to fix.

Mike

pierreyves · « **Reply #53 on:** November 12, 2008, 09:39:22 AM »

Almost everyone is right regarding this tailpiece placement. However, I would say that if you check many other basses, Ibanez, Fender etc, you will never find a tailpiece placed this way. It is not the tailpiece to determine the correct string position over the fingerboard but the bridge. The bridge also is not exactly placed, I had to cut a second slit next to the existing ones to ensure perfect strings position.
I agree, this bass is wonderful and sounds fantastic but, at this price, I wish such ?light? unpleasant details would not exist.

pierreyves · « **Reply #54 on:** November 12, 2008, 08:54:58 PM »

this other one...

bassjigga · « **Reply #55 on:** November 13, 2008, 10:30:24 AM »

You're still goin on about the tailpieces? lol

daveski · « **Reply #56 on:** November 15, 2008, 11:47:11 AM »

Tell you what,when my new custom build turns up, so long as the thing plays beautifully, sounds great, hasn't got any runs in the finish!...
I won't care a monkeys if if the tail piece is a few mm off centre if it needs to be that way for the best playing experience!!

pierreyves · « **Reply #57 on:** November 15, 2008, 01:29:23 PM »

You understand all ..... byebye little monkey !!
It's not a quesrion of mm ... it's a question of Alembic...you know what is it ?

olieoliver · « **Reply #58 on:** November 15, 2008, 01:57:24 PM »

If you place the bridge on the instrument that it is to be mounted on BEFORE you mill the screw holes and string slots, mark the bridge THEN mill it, wouldn't that make the bridge more centered for it's respective instrument?

Personally it doesn't bother me if it's centered or not. As long as it plays good and sounds good (which all of mine do) AND doens't raise the price of Pizza, who cares!

That being said, I understand Pierre's point. My wifes car, a Chrysler 300C, is great, BUT there is a small imperfection in the dash that doesn't affect the performance of the car, but is the first thing you see when you get in the car.

Just my 2 cents,
OO

olieoliver · « **Reply #59 on:** November 15, 2008, 02:02:45 PM »

I almost forgot, I did check my Fender, Ibanez and Warwick basses. The bridges on ALL of them are off center. You just don't notice it because you don't have a line of Purple Heart or Ebony to show you how off center they really are.

OO
PS: Pierre I listened to some of your recordings via the links, You have some great chops my man.