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Armando (omega_heart81)
Junior
Username: omega_heart81

Post Number: 14
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2002 - 11:37 am:   Edit Post

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)
Junior
Username: shilinsky

Post Number: 13
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2002 - 12:20 pm:   Edit Post

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)
Junior
Username: omega_heart81

Post Number: 15
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Wednesday, December 25, 2002 - 6:24 am:   Edit Post

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 wengé-necked basses, so I don't know how Purpleheart affects the tone! :-)
Daniel Tracey (dannobasso)
Junior
Username: dannobasso

Post Number: 18
Registered: 7-2002
Posted on Wednesday, December 25, 2002 - 7:12 am:   Edit Post

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)
Intermediate Member
Username: palembic

Post Number: 156
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Friday, December 27, 2002 - 1:54 am:   Edit Post

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)
Junior
Username: omega_heart81

Post Number: 16
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Monday, December 30, 2002 - 6:11 pm:   Edit Post

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)
Intermediate Member
Username: palembic

Post Number: 160
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 - 1:46 am:   Edit Post

You got that right! Lucky you and congratulations!

Paul
James L. Martin (malthumb)
Junior
Username: malthumb

Post Number: 43
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 - 10:17 am:   Edit Post

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

Peace,

James
Brian Ceasar (bbe1020)
Member
Username: bbe1020

Post Number: 53
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 - 2:29 pm:   Edit Post

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)
Junior
Username: elwoodblue

Post Number: 26
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 - 4:16 pm:   Edit Post

yes, yes ... pictures please : ) ,
and congratulations on your find.
happy new years from the NW,
kris
omega_heart81 (omega_heart81)
Junior
Username: omega_heart81

Post Number: 18
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Wednesday, January 01, 2003 - 9:10 am:   Edit Post

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!

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