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Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 7:20 pm
by magiclawnchair
seriously aweseome man!
Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 9:31 pm
by AxAxSxS
magiclawnchair wrote:seriously aweseome man!
Thanks!
I wired everything up and assembled it, discovered that the nut is shot so I'll be making one out of brass. I have just enough left over from my 12 string build a while back. It does make some crazy loud noises when plugged in.
should be awesome if I can work out the bugs.
Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 4:12 am
by AxAxSxS
nut made and installed. Kinda rough but it works. Played it a bit and I fucking love it. this is a keeper. I'll try to take a beauty shot tomorrow to show off the finished build.
Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 11:36 am
by kosta
Dude, you're a beast. I bet that thing smokes.
Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 12:46 pm
by Chankgeez
AxAxSxS wrote:nut made and installed. Kinda rough but it works. Played it a bit and I fucking love it. this is a keeper. I'll try to take a beauty shot tomorrow to show off the finished build.
Why does it look like the high E string is coming unwound?
Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 12:48 pm
by AxAxSxS
the octave strings are reversed so that the ball end anchors in the headstock. Thats where the wire wraps around to attach to the end. tuners for the octave strings are at the "wrong" end of the bass.
Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 12:55 pm
by Chankgeez
Oh, right. So, it's not unwinding, it's just the wraps at the base of the string?
Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 3:02 pm
by LOCOPELAND
Chankgeez wrote:Oh, right. So, it's not unwinding, it's just the wraps at the base of the string?
Correctamundo.
Badass bass is badass. I seen it!
Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 6:49 pm
by AxAxSxS
Final things are done, adjusted action, intonation and played the hell out of it for a couple hours today. I'm really liking it. pickups in it are awesome and the coil tapping and volume/tone controls are all useful and can get some great tones. I'm pretty happy with it. My only regrets are that I didn't get rid of some of the dents and stuff that were left over from the previous owner. Here is the final project.
I apoligize in advance for the crappy cell phone pic
Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 6:53 pm
by skullservant
Beautiful!!
Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 7:55 pm
by Greenfuz
I demand a motorhead cover recording
Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:01 pm
by Achtane
Good job, man. Looks excellent. That was fast as hell too.
Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 1:17 am
by AxAxSxS
thanks again everyone
Here's a quick demo- I probably should have muted the snare before recording
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/john-kennedy-37/xl8-demo[/soundcloud]
Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 3:08 am
by Greenfuz
YESSSSSSSSS
Re: Kramer XL-8. We can rebuild it, we can make it stronger
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 3:33 pm
by magiclawnchair
