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Mighty Scoop posted:I was thinking about doing this, and I was wondering what you meant by "filing the saddles yourself." Is the Badass II not fully set up from the factory? This is true, as pointed out above. Buy a Badass III instead - exactly the same bridge, but they come with the grooves already filed in. I bought a Badass II to stick on my Peavey Milestone, and went to a guitar shop to have it stuck on and set up. The fucker who did the job didn't know he had to file the saddles down. I was stupid, and didn't ask them to do it for free afterwards. Annoying as that was, it hasn't caused me any problems yet with string slippage, and I'm getting them filed for free soon when I get the pickups replaced. The Peavey was a drat good bass for a beginner, if the OP is still browsing for instruments I second the notion of Peavey. At this point however, I'm basically turning the thing into a cheaper Jazz Bass. Badass bridge, Fender noiseless pickups going in soon, it already has a very similar neck to a J bass. Buying the real thing soon as I can afford it. Going with the previous sentiment, we don't need any more Les Claypool wannabe's. Unless you really kick arse at finger-tapping, then by all means go for it!
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crazyfish posted:This is wrong. The Badass III is designed for MIA Fenders that have three mounting holes: http://www.music123.com/Leo-Quan-Badass-III-Replacement-Bass-Bridge-Grooved-463590-i1144463.Music123 Mybad, sorry for the misinformation.
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Jan posted:You could've told me this before I trimmed my long femme nails. The thought of playing an entire Strokes song with 1 finger makes my index finger hurt  So far as your fingers getting tired goes - I used to have a similar problem when I used just 2 fingers. I started trying to implement my ring finger as well as my index and middle fingers, and now I'm completely used to using all three. It makes it SO much easier to play for an extended amount of time, and also makes playing complicated licks alot easier. Once you're comfortable with using 2 fingers, try using your third a little more every time you play. About the varied tones you get from each finger - do you usually hit the string with the same amount of force with each finger? It could be that your 2nd finger isn't as strong as your 1st, which would make sense if you don't play with your 2nd as much.
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