NBD - Belated birthday present (56K - I have warned you!)

TripleFan · 10-26-2007, 02:41 PM

I came home late today only to find this at my stairs

Man, you can really say that Warmoth goes completely over the top packing a hardtail bridge and a locking nut.

But waitee, somethings wrong...

Turn that sucker ´round.
`Tis no Warmoth I´m tellin´ ya

Up in my living room we go

I produce my weapon of choice

Hmmm, better but not there yet

That´s it!

I realize that the package is hold together by thick ass metal clamps and my knife will take me nowhere.

So I have to rip the box open by hand and find... another box...!

Hey look at that: the fine folks at Music123 have sent me a pile of bubblewrap

But there has to be more to it because of:

I ignore the warning generously and reveal a headstock. But WTF, look, IT´S MISSING TWO GODAMN STRINGS...

Just kidding.
These are the remains:

Thank you for your time fine gentlemen!

Now, seriously, my new toy: ESP-LTD D5

Construction / Scale Neck-Thru-Body / 34”
Body Merbau
Neck / Fingerboard 5-Pc. Mahogany-Maple / Rosewood
Nut Type / Width Standard / 47mm
Neck Shape Extra Thin U
Inlays Offset Abalone Dots
Frets 24 XJ
Tuners Grover
Bridge / Tailpiece ESP BB-605 w/ String-Thru-Body
Pickups ESP SB-5 Set
Electronics Vol / Bal w/ ESP ABQ3 3-Band Active EQ

At the moment I can´t really comment on it´s sound and playability because it´s in dire need of a setup. And even then I´m no bass player so my opinion would count nothing.

But played unplugged especially the low strings have a nice bell like clarity and a ringing quality to it. Don´t now if it´s due to the neckthru design or the stringthrough bridge or if it´s the merbau body.

Finally I want to thank Urklvt who put the deal through for me with Music123. Thanx bro! You seriously rock!

Leon · 10-26-2007, 02:45 PM

that's pretty nice!

muffgoat · 10-26-2007, 02:55 PM

Well done man, i am thinking about getting a bass for my next instrument so i can fully track my songs. Hope you enjoy it and congrats

urklvt · 10-26-2007, 02:59 PM

Any time man!

Alpo · 10-26-2007, 03:09 PM

Nice!

poisonelvis · 10-26-2007, 03:15 PM

very nice man!now lets get some funky ass sound clips.

msherman · 10-26-2007, 09:27 PM

Congrats

What ya building on the table in the backround?

TomAwesome · 10-26-2007, 09:34 PM

That's hot.

D-EJ915 · 10-26-2007, 09:56 PM

looks nice man, how is it? those are pretty fucking cheap

TripleFan · 10-27-2007, 07:21 AM

Thanks guys!

Well, I´m no bass player so my opinion may not be to the point completely. But to me it feels really good. It has a very thin neck and its matte finish feels nice and fast. As I have mentioned in my first post the unplugged sound is really impresive. The higher strings have an almost piano like clarity to them and the low B features a really nice growl.

I have the feeling the action could be a tad better and the intonation of the low B was completely out of place.
I don´t get the EQ part. That´s so many knobs I don´t have on one of my guitars. It will surely take some time ´til I have figured out some sounds I like.

All in all I think (from a guitar player´s point of view) it´s quite good value for the money. I really like it so far!

When I have mastered the basics of drum programing I will do some clips for sure!

Can anyone give me a rule of thumb what relief and action on a fivestring bass should be? Keep in mind I´m not playing fingerstyle but use a pick.
I´m used to do the setups on my guitars but I have no idea what the measurement on a bass should be.

Hey Mike, you have good eyes...

That´s to sevenstrings and a sixer I´m building. Have a look here. I would like to here you think.

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10-26-2007, 02:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
TripleFan Rev. 0.1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 145 Real Name: Ingo Main Seven: RG7420 Rig: TriAxis/DynaWatt2020 Thanked: 2	NBD - Belated birthday present (56K - I have warned you!) I came home late today only to find this at my stairs Man, you can really say that Warmoth goes completely over the top packing a hardtail bridge and a locking nut. But waitee, somethings wrong... Turn that sucker ´round. `Tis no Warmoth I´m tellin´ ya Up in my living room we go I produce my weapon of choice Hmmm, better but not there yet That´s it! I realize that the package is hold together by thick ass metal clamps and my knife will take me nowhere. So I have to rip the box open by hand and find... another box...! Hey look at that: the fine folks at Music123 have sent me a pile of bubblewrap But there has to be more to it because of: I ignore the warning generously and reveal a headstock. But WTF, look, IT´S MISSING TWO GODAMN STRINGS... Just kidding. These are the remains: Thank you for your time fine gentlemen! Now, seriously, my new toy: ESP-LTD D5 Construction / Scale Neck-Thru-Body / 34” Body Merbau Neck / Fingerboard 5-Pc. Mahogany-Maple / Rosewood Nut Type / Width Standard / 47mm Neck Shape Extra Thin U Inlays Offset Abalone Dots Frets 24 XJ Tuners Grover Bridge / Tailpiece ESP BB-605 w/ String-Thru-Body Pickups ESP SB-5 Set Electronics Vol / Bal w/ ESP ABQ3 3-Band Active EQ At the moment I can´t really comment on it´s sound and playability because it´s in dire need of a setup. And even then I´m no bass player so my opinion would count nothing. But played unplugged especially the low strings have a nice bell like clarity and a ringing quality to it. Don´t now if it´s due to the neckthru design or the stringthrough bridge or if it´s the merbau body. Finally I want to thank Urklvt who put the deal through for me with Music123. Thanx bro! You seriously rock!

10-26-2007, 02:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Leon {##[====:::. • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Ohio Crew Posts: 12,458 Main Seven: RG7620 of Doom Rig: Mesa / Sovtek Thanked: 81	that's pretty nice! I have a radical idea. The door swings both ways, we could reverse the particle flow through the gate. We'll cross the streams.

10-26-2007, 02:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
muffgoat The Djentle Giant Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver BC Canada Posts: 590 Real Name: Curt Wells Main Seven: Schecter Gryphon Main ERG: RG 2228 Rig: Randall Warhead stak Thanked: 21	Well done man, i am thinking about getting a bass for my next instrument so i can fully track my songs. Hope you enjoy it and congrats Curt www.myspace.com/muffgoat

10-26-2007, 02:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
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10-26-2007, 03:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Alpo ... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,530 Real Name: Mancomb Main Seven: RG1527RB with BKP's Rig: Line 6 Toneport UX1 Thanked: 6	Nice! Through the darkness of futures past The magician longs to see One chants out between two worlds Fire Walk With Me

10-26-2007, 03:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
poisonelvis windowlicker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: bumblefuck,ca. Posts: 621 Main Seven: RG7420>evo>blaze Rig: marshall jcm800>mesa Thanked: 7 $poisonelvis is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $poisonelvis is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $poisonelvis is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $poisonelvis is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $poisonelvis is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $poisonelvis is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $poisonelvis is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$	very nice man!now lets get some funky ass sound clips.

10-26-2007, 09:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
msherman Sherman Guitars Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 940 Real Name: Mike Thanked: 31	Congrats What ya building on the table in the backround?

10-26-2007, 09:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
TomAwesome I LIKE JUICE!!! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 4,195 Real Name: Tom Main Seven: Ibanez RG 7421 Rig: POD X3L & poweramp Thanked: 17	That's hot. "Tom, you're like 1 part a serious dork, and 2 parts the most awesome fucking guy ever." - guitargeek.com style rig diagram Pics of my gear Virtual studio tech testing ground Last.FM

10-26-2007, 09:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
D-EJ915 <3's Tsukasa Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 16,631 Real Name: Kagami Main Seven: ESP H-207 Rig: Randall RG75G2C Thanked: 191	looks nice man, how is it? those are pretty fucking cheap My Site: əBCAir

10-27-2007, 07:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
TripleFan Rev. 0.1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 145 Real Name: Ingo Main Seven: RG7420 Rig: TriAxis/DynaWatt2020 Thanked: 2	Thanks guys! Well, I´m no bass player so my opinion may not be to the point completely. But to me it feels really good. It has a very thin neck and its matte finish feels nice and fast. As I have mentioned in my first post the unplugged sound is really impresive. The higher strings have an almost piano like clarity to them and the low B features a really nice growl. I have the feeling the action could be a tad better and the intonation of the low B was completely out of place. I don´t get the EQ part. That´s so many knobs I don´t have on one of my guitars. It will surely take some time ´til I have figured out some sounds I like. All in all I think (from a guitar player´s point of view) it´s quite good value for the money. I really like it so far! When I have mastered the basics of drum programing I will do some clips for sure! Can anyone give me a rule of thumb what relief and action on a fivestring bass should be? Keep in mind I´m not playing fingerstyle but use a pick. I´m used to do the setups on my guitars but I have no idea what the measurement on a bass should be. Hey Mike, you have good eyes... That´s to sevenstrings and a sixer I´m building. Have a look here. I would like to here you think.

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