tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post3656353943926184535..comments2024-03-27T09:46:15.606+00:00Comments on Guitar Blog: Kramer KL8 bass - aluminium neck and eight stringsGavin Lloyd Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10937598384359522498noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-84919904019689399822015-10-08T23:54:05.887+01:002015-10-08T23:54:05.887+01:00Rick James used one in the music video for "L...Rick James used one in the music video for "Loosey's rap" But I doubt it was used for the recording of that track since that bass sound sounds rather Synthy.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNOrMPhTevU<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212151827299129097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-58804868880657453442013-03-06T23:25:59.801+00:002013-03-06T23:25:59.801+00:00F-ing gorgeous! I experience the same problem as D...F-ing gorgeous! I experience the same problem as David describes with my alu body guitar(http://guitarz.blogspot.dk/2010/12/mathias-lerches-aluminium-and-walnut.html). It baffles me, as aluminum should be more temperature stable than wood. Yet, it always seem to go slightly sharp on all strings...Mathias Lerchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266110779867119904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-19564688754166599042013-03-03T18:14:54.964+00:002013-03-03T18:14:54.964+00:00Oh there you go AGAIN David! ( Getting all 't...Oh there you go AGAIN David! ( Getting all 'technical' on us... )<br /><br />It must have been enough an issue they deemed it necessary. Any Valenti owners out there that can vouch to that? Great memory btw. The 70's were my '60's'. Marshall_Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813579074330812057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-31933920433218035372013-03-03T08:12:27.664+00:002013-03-03T08:12:27.664+00:00I believe, from what I recall from the time, that ...I believe, from what I recall from the time, that the wooden inserts were also a response to a perceived problem with the solid aluminium necks expanding and contracting when the guitar was taken from cold to warm environments and vice versa. That caused the neck to become longer and shorter and thus out of tune.battaolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017197945735047580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-47552983032361302372013-03-02T14:01:24.686+00:002013-03-02T14:01:24.686+00:00This is great. But out of my budget.This is great. But out of my budget.CODhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04031800637119867463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-6588485053319104862013-03-02T02:30:14.289+00:002013-03-02T02:30:14.289+00:00I had their "flying V" style bass w/ alu...I had their "flying V" style bass w/ aluminum neck back in '81 I was 16 and it was my 1st bass (so not a good idea!). Anyway, it was pretty heavy in general, and neck heavy specifically. If there had been an upper horn, balance probably wouldn't have been an issue, but then it wouldn't have been a "V" would it?Sean Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569991056419175182noreply@blogger.com