NGD once more ... 7 string & fretless content

carcass · 08-20-2011, 10:57 AM

hi guys, today is a special day for me .. I arranged barter-like change of instruments and now I am proud owner of one of these:

Very nice headstock inlay

Yes, it is a seven-string

Dont let the lines fool you, it is also fretless

Summae:
H&K custom made 7 string fretless bass equiped with active electronics and Kent Armstrong pick-ups.

This beast is going to change my approach to music .. it will be long journey, but i am looking forward to it.

Cheers.

Captain Shoggoth · 08-20-2011, 11:43 AM

Happy NBD, that is... wow. Beyond words. I love it.

TolerancEJ · 08-22-2011, 12:52 PM

That is a beauty. Play the h*ll out of it for us!

bennerman · 08-22-2011, 01:19 PM

wooooooooh... that's a spicy meatball :o

Goatchrist · 08-22-2011, 01:46 PM

Would be stupid to have an ironing board with frets wouldn't it?

Just kidding! Looks gorgeous! Congrats!

CD1221 · 08-22-2011, 03:39 PM

that is most awesome. congrats.

thedarkoceans · 08-23-2011, 11:05 AM

tuning?price?

Augury · 08-23-2011, 12:21 PM

Don't like the body shape, but the rest is SICK.

Psycroptica · 08-24-2011, 09:40 PM

Damn, that's a fatty. Very beautiful wood! Congrats.

ixlramp · 08-24-2011, 11:34 PM

How do they sell these so cheaply? ...

Hollowway · 08-25-2011, 01:20 AM

Things harder than a 7 string fretless: Calculus, diamonds.

Good luck with that thing, man! It looks like a beast!

ILuvPillows · 08-25-2011, 10:21 AM

So, much, BASS WIN!

youheardme · 08-25-2011, 10:26 AM

That thing is a beast! Enjoy!

exordium · 08-29-2011, 12:04 AM

Amazing! It's asking to be played ... Happy NGD!

carcass · 08-30-2011, 11:03 AM

thank you very much guys, I am very happy with this beast, it slays

As for the price, I was too very suprised that this bass is selled new for something less than 500€, anyway it seems like good built instrument, maybe some issues will show up later, but so far i have no problem with it

I use tuning standard for 7 string guitar (B-E-A-D-g-h-e) cause I also play 7 string guitar and therefore no transposition is needed.

carcass · 08-30-2011, 11:06 AM

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6and10 · 09-01-2011, 12:15 PM

Very nice. Congrats!

synrgy · 09-01-2011, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carcass

I use tuning standard for 7 string guitar (B-E-A-D-g-h-e)

Dude, you found the 'h' note? I've been trying to find it for years!

FrankeR · 09-01-2011, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by synrgy

Dude, you found the 'h' note? I've been trying to find it for years!

It is quite obvious that the alphabet goes a-h-c-d-e-f-g, etc.

carcass · 09-06-2011, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by synrgy

Dude, you found the 'h' note? I've been trying to find it for years!

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrankeR

It is quite obvious that the alphabet goes a-h-c-d-e-f-g, etc.

Yeah, I noticed this so called "mistake" after your posts, but the reason of my usage of "h" instead of "b" is simple

"Another style of notation, rarely used in English, uses the suffix "is" to indicate a sharp and "es" (only "s" after A and E) for a flat, e.g. Fis for F♯, Ges for G♭, Es for E♭. This system first arose in Germany and is used in almost all European countries whose main language is not English or a Romance language. In most countries using this system, the letter H is used to represent what is B natural in English, the letter B represents the B♭, and Heses represents the B♭♭"

Yeap, i am from that kind of country

engage757 · 09-06-2011, 04:54 PM

very sexy. Looks like Warwick-custom shop wood choices almost!

Progmaster X · 09-16-2011, 03:34 PM

Beautiful lookin' 7 string!

vansinn · 09-17-2011, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ixlramp

How do they sell these so cheaply? ...

Yeah, it's a bugger, innit..

I have another version of those, a 7 fretted (pic in my profile, also wrote a brief review in here last year IIRC), almost the same body, just different horns and headstock, same Wilkinson tuners, Armstrong pups, ABM bridges, active electronics. Paid €450.

I wonder what the balance is like on this one, both standing and sitting?
Seems the upper horn is a Bit longer than on mine, which might make for improved standing up balance, as mine feels a Bit neck heavy. The lower hip arch seems placed in the same position as on mine, so I might expect the sitting balance to feel a Bit neck heavy.

Other than this, I'm pretty satisfied with mine, and will simply make a sort of upper horn extention to improve the standing up balance.
Hehe, and I also use mine as a VLSB guitar - that's shorthand for Very Long Scale Baritone, haha. The massiveness and sustain is unbeatable.

Congrats on the buy! I recently thought of buying one of those for the fretless experience

- just not a fan of fretliners, feels a Bit like cheating

Underworld · 09-17-2011, 06:31 AM

What is the wood used for the body sides? Bubinga? Lacewood? Do they have any website where we can see their stuff?

Awesome bass BTW

JPMike · 09-17-2011, 06:59 AM

It looks amazing, but it scares me...

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08-20-2011, 10:57 AM	#1
carcass SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dolny Kubin, Slovakia Posts: 228 Thanked: 12 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	NGD once more ... 7 string & fretless content hi guys, today is a special day for me .. I arranged barter-like change of instruments and now I am proud owner of one of these: Very nice headstock inlay Yes, it is a seven-string Dont let the lines fool you, it is also fretless Summae: H&K custom made 7 string fretless bass equiped with active electronics and Kent Armstrong pick-ups. This beast is going to change my approach to music .. it will be long journey, but i am looking forward to it. Cheers. BigPhi84, SYLrules88, Psycroptica and 8 others like this.

08-20-2011, 11:43 AM	#2
Captain Shoggoth SIGN YO REP Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: On the Central Line Posts: 898 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Happy NBD, that is... wow. Beyond words. I love it. "we could package a couple turds inside the guitar, so it'd smell like shit all the time"-dean guitars "She's a girl. It could mean ANYTHING."-Konfyouzd

08-22-2011, 01:19 PM	#4
bennerman ss.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 42 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wooooooooh... that's a spicy meatball :o TheBloodstained likes this.

08-22-2011, 01:46 PM	#5
Goatchrist Jebus Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Baden, CH Posts: 1,644 Thanked: 19 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Would be stupid to have an ironing board with frets wouldn't it? Just kidding! Looks gorgeous! Congrats! You must unlearn what you have learned.

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08-22-2011, 12:52 PM	#3
TolerancEJ ss.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 91 Thanked: 18 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That is a beauty. Play the h*ll out of it for us!

08-22-2011, 03:39 PM	#6
CD1221 SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Au Posts: 542 Thanked: 15 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that is most awesome. congrats.

08-23-2011, 11:05 AM	#7
thedarkoceans Banned Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Forlì,Italy Posts: 811 Thanked: 58 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	tuning?price?

08-23-2011, 12:21 PM	#8
Augury f*ckin bow down! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: MULTIDIMENSIONAL CROWD SURF Posts: 318 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Don't like the body shape, but the rest is SICK.

08-24-2011, 09:40 PM	#9
Psycroptica ss.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Posts: 50 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Damn, that's a fatty. Very beautiful wood! Congrats.

08-24-2011, 11:34 PM	#10
ixlramp SS.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,317 Thanked: 74 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How do they sell these so cheaply? ...

08-25-2011, 01:20 AM	#11
Hollowway SS.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: California Posts: 6,354 Thanked: 105 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Things harder than a 7 string fretless: Calculus, diamonds. Good luck with that thing, man! It looks like a beast! thrsher, carcass and Dead Undead like this.

08-25-2011, 10:21 AM	#12
ILuvPillows Baby seal will destr Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bath, England Posts: 436 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	So, much, BASS WIN! carcass, exordium, GuitaristOfHell and 2 others like this.

08-25-2011, 10:26 AM	#13
youheardme Feelin' Groovy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 360 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That thing is a beast! Enjoy!

09-06-2011, 04:54 PM	#21
engage757 Caparison Whore Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: St. Augustine Beach, Florida Posts: 3,753 Thanked: 157 Feedback Score: 30 reviews	very sexy. Looks like Warwick-custom shop wood choices almost! Check out our new forum: http://www.guitarporn.org Staff writer/Gear reviewer- Ignition Music Magazine/ Wax Music Magazine. Check out my Facebook G.A.S. - inspiring pages and show us your gear/G.A.S.! http://on.fb.me/ZjgcKg Then Check out our affiliate pages: Bass- http://on.fb.me/10dpigi Studio- http://on.fb.me/10tqZjP "Ummmm... Bro, do you even lift?"

08-29-2011, 12:04 AM	#14
exordium SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 314 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Amazing! It's asking to be played ... Happy NGD!

08-30-2011, 11:03 AM	#15
carcass SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dolny Kubin, Slovakia Posts: 228 Thanked: 12 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thank you very much guys, I am very happy with this beast, it slays As for the price, I was too very suprised that this bass is selled new for something less than 500€, anyway it seems like good built instrument, maybe some issues will show up later, but so far i have no problem with it I use tuning standard for 7 string guitar (B-E-A-D-g-h-e) cause I also play 7 string guitar and therefore no transposition is needed.

08-30-2011, 11:06 AM	#16
carcass SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dolny Kubin, Slovakia Posts: 228 Thanked: 12 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	btw, if are you interested in my sloppyness, you can watch my tapping atempt here: Log In \| Facebook

09-01-2011, 12:15 PM	#17
6and10 ss.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Labadieville, LA Posts: 6 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Very nice. Congrats!

09-16-2011, 03:34 PM	#22
Progmaster X SS.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ohio,u.s.a. Posts: 149 Thanked: 2 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Beautiful lookin' 7 string!

09-17-2011, 06:31 AM	#24
Underworld SS.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,036 Thanked: 32 Feedback Score: 18 reviews	What is the wood used for the body sides? Bubinga? Lacewood? Do they have any website where we can see their stuff? Awesome bass BTW

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