Pedulla Bass Guitar I Am Without Words 

I used to play in a band with Joseph Patrick Moore. He played Pedullas and still does today as he plays in Vegas with Cirque De Soli. Killer bass player. Always sounded killer.

The warning was because in a Pedulla basses the Truss Rod works opposite from most other basses, i.e. turning clockwise adds relief, counterclockwise straightens. That is probably why the nut was chewed up, it had back bow. If you read the directions they actually say it is an opposite direction truss rod. Happy Thanksgiving.

16:56 - I particularly enjoyed Dave's articulation of the inherent problems of attempting to shim a neck-through instrument.

I've only played one Pedulla. It played silky smooth, and it actually spoke. It had a voice. Wish I had the money at the time.

That is one of the best Bass guitars ever made. They play so nicely. Sustain for days. That is a Bass that you buy once and you play it the rest of your life. Part of me is hoping that "Scott" does not use that Bass at bar gigs. Yes, Mike retired but man, what a Legacy he left behind.

Dave, nice work on that lovely Pedulla Thunderbass. I own 2 Thunderbolt (bolt on) models. Best “boutique” basses I ever played. Shame Mike Pedulla retired and they are no longer available.

Easy repair for the rod end, no different than any other chewed up end, top bass guitar, really well made.

"Can anybody still read?"...Ah that warmed up a cold Scottish morning 🤣

That manual is gold! Gold I tell you!

Your videos always keep me interested the whole way through. Thanks for making videos!

"I'm not saying you're stupid. You've just had a lot of bad luck when it comes to thinking" LOL! That's the funniest thing I've heard all week.

Mike Pedulla ROCKS!! (although THESE DAYS apparently is ‘in a Rocking Chair” 😉 He made MINE back in ‘86 💜👍🙏✨

Thank you Dave for all of your great education. Seriously, you have really informed us what goes into these instruments. Happy Thanksgiving to sir from the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles California.

You turn suffering into comedy. Love your stuff brother.

I owned 2 of them back in the early 90’s. I so regret selling them. They recorded so nicely along with being comfortable and great sounding live basses.

Dave......I Love your Videos. Your Personality is so Positive and Inspirational that I Smile and Drool Equally from both sides of my Mouth as I partake of your Pleasantries. Happy Holidaze Sir. 🥰

Great looking bass; you saved it from the fireplace!

I bought a Yamaha trb 5p in 1990. Soon after I heard Percy Jones and Kai Eckhardt and fell in love with the fretless sound. I had just started playing in 89 but progressed quickly because of musician friends I had around me end the music I was digesting because of bass player magazine how is aware of his greats were. Was listening to Chick Corea elektric band John patitucci solo albums Stanley Clarke Etc I knew right away I had to play fretless but I didn't have the money to buy a new bass so I sent it to Pedulla and they converted it to fretless and put their Diamond coat finish on it. They did a great job! I played that bass for 8 years.

Gooched right from the start -- a Dulcimer wrench!! 🤣 Thanks sooooo much for your videos Dave. LOVE 'em!!

@ 5:05 "I really didn't want this to turn into firewood" lol I love it .🤣

Haven”t watched in awhile, what with life interfering, but sure is good to see ya again! Have me laughing and learning as usual!

I had a Pedulla Bass for about 2.5 years played gig outdoors in the summur and bar gig all 4 seasons never had much movement in the neck. I go the bass second hand and i played well but I never really bonded with it bougth EB stingray again second hand but that bass I kept for more than 10 years.

Hey Dave, You're right about putting instructions in the trussrod cavity. Some manufacturers use a different rotation direction than the classic "leftie loosey-righty tighty". I got a Kauer Daylighter of 2010 and when it came to adjusting the trussrod, it didn't make any sense, until I realised that it was inverted ! I had to turn it the other way around... Clockwise to loosen it and counter-clockwise to tighten it (looking at the neck from the head down). Fortunately, it was working alright and I was able to adjust it, but a warning could have helped. Make a note if you once have a Kauer to set-up... Cheers Dave !

Lol!!! I love it! "Gooched Things" Bloody Brilliant!

I have a Pedulla and I love it.

Nice looking bass.

Absolutely loved the Gooched Things intro. So prophetic. Wish you lived closer so you could work on my fleet of instruments. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving holiday if you even celebrate it being from The Great White North and all. Cheers Dave🍻🍻🤘🏽🤘🏽

I’ve never owned a Pedulla, I wish i had. Never had a dealer for Pedulla in my country (Malaysia).. But i have heard how they sound on videos & i love it.

That "truss rod adjuster" is also the same thing I use to adjust the tuning on my kantele, a Finnish folk instrument. Seems to be common on stringed folk instruments in general to have those square tuning pegs.

I'm thankful for Dave.

What a beautiful instrument. Elegant simplicity.

In my 50+ year career repairing, Pedullas, and a couple of other makers have supplied proprietary wrenches to adjust their instruments. I now have these in my tool arsenal. One maker, who I will not mention, actually decided to put a double acting- Stew Mac hot rod truss rod in the neck- upside down. I've seen plenty of pretty unbelievably dumb shit. Love your videos...I'm a long time subscriber... you say what I'm thinking quite often.

Those 4-sided tuning keys are more common in the piano and harpsichord side of things - but yeah, wouldn't expect that in a bass.

take a drink of your Molson each time Dave says Dulcimer.

I love how Crotchety Dave is. Crotchety.

Hi Dave! Back in 1989 I bought Pedulla Hexebuzz (six string). This was a excellent instrument, it felt handmade. I liked the truss rod gizmo. if taken care of that bass would play forever. Ok, input jacks suck on every bass I have except the jacks that are body mounted with the controls. I know that bass is still going because I know the person I sold it to. I sold it when it became clear I got MUCH more work with my P-bass, Jazz-bass and stingrays. Whoever belongs to this bass has treated it like shit. Thanks for the post!

Much love and understanding from your friends in Australia we too have the thought challenged keep it up thanks Dave 😇🙏🎶©️

I have a fretless Pedulla 5 string Penta buzz it's amazing but it's for a pro player however they made it it Art I adjust my truss rod all the time, Go buy an Epiphone if you are new to high end bass guitars

Chris from Muse had a similar Pedulla as his main bass in the early days, I think it’s what he used on songs like “Hysteria”.

I played one in a shop. Did not even realize it was fretless at first! Almost played itself. Looks like a piano wrench to me.

My favorite pedulla that I owned was a series 2 bolt on 5. Great bass. Never had any issues. That neck may have had a regular functioning russ rod.

💯 there with ya Dave on those Barrel output jacks. Hard to believe they were popularly used as speaker cabinet input jacks. Yeesh the contacts on those barrel jacks are like copper foil and then some idiot wants you to put 100w thru them? They fail by design. dont get me started on how many I've peeled out of import basses to drop in a Switchcraft.

Pedulla made some of the best basses to ever beautify this planet! I’m fortunate to have owned 2 and still own an ‘89 MVP that goes to most gigs. I’m also fortunate enough to know how to read directions and follow them. Some folks are just morons.

He must have gone to " Taco Tuesdays" and blew out his "O-Ring", on Wednesday Morning !

I worked as a computer programmer/analyst for about 15 years. Whenever someone had a problem with the system and didn't know what to do, the first response to them was, "RTFM". In other words, 'Read The F-ing Manual'.

I needed this video. 😂 Thanks. I❤️MATHBTW.

My bass player had a Pedulla and it was a beautiful bass.

New Dave !!!! Woot !

I love the Keep Calm t-shirt that he's wearing. With a grizzly bear on it. Good instructions.

Beautiful 😍

There was a fretless 6er at a shop near me and few years ago. It was a sick bass. Over 3k USD tho.

04:35 "And they just chowdered it"🤣

Expensive bass

3:00 mommy's autoharp had that wrench

Hey I'm from Pembroke Mass those guys right down the road that made those bases crossroad music in Hanover was real friends. And dead telecaster kit that they popped out and I grabbed it and had to refinish a little bit but that guitar was fucking nice🎉

Pretty finish on that one, Dave.

Gorgeous bass that one... shame the warning didn't work😁

I have that bass in a different finish. The neck relief is basically flat and the action is very low. Not Fender specs. It plays like a dream. I bought it new, and the truss rod adjustment is not chewed up...

I’ve owned three pedullas; two buzzes and a rapture. The rapture was a jazz styled bass; incredible neck on that bass. The buzzes are everything you’d expect. However, I bought my pentabuzz online and the poly FB was delaminating from the fret inserts - it was a mess. Sent it to mike for a full FB refinish. When I got it back, the FB was flawless, however, the rest of the bass was completely covered in overspray. I had to ship it back. When it was all said and done, the whole experience was stressful and I couldn’t bond with it and sold it at a loss. What a mistake that was

Dave ,i luv ur vids ur a legend , im a drummer i don.t even play bass but ur knowledge is second to none and a great educator, im hooked ,luvin your work fella keep up the good work!!!!!!!.

Every video is a great class in guitar/bass care. Thanks!

Dave..I gotta get in early........Thank You, for your STUFF....you got lotsa love out here, so don't get down on yourself..........We got yer back!!!!!!!

During Dave's Krackle Killer cleaning efforts when he sang, "Oh baby baby baby, I love you big time," I actually spit coffee out of my mouth.

Nice top !! Great job mr dave

it would seem to me if you have a square nut you would need 90 degree turn of the rod to reposition the wrench? doesn't look like that's possible?

I got so sick of replacing deep panel jacks on my G&L basses, I had my shop route them out and retrofit Tele-style jacks.

Dave should insert a warning into all truss rod cavities he sees: Do Not Gooch

Just pointing out the irony of a Canadian being shocked at a square drive tool to adjust a truss rod. cough *roberts screw* /cough

The turkey is supposed to be on a dinner plate--not the workbench. Happy Thanksgiving, Davey!

I'm trying to imagine the designer's inner monolgue when he came to the truss rod. "Let's see...the whole planet uses allen-wrench nuts in the truss rod and use the 'lefty-loosey' standard. How can I do the most esoteric opposite of that?" 🤔 Don't ask me about his motive because I got nothing.

That tool isn't a dulcimer tuning tool. It's for an autoharp or a zither. Dulcimers use tuners like guitars. They used to use violin pegs when first developed in Appalachia. How do I know this? Because I play them both.

In a factory that I worked in people were putting left hand parts in fixtures for right hand parts. They pot a block on the fixture that made it so you could not put the wrong part in it. Anyone can guess the rest of the story.

On top form here, Dave! Great comments and interesting presentation. Thanks.

The older jacks fit the older plugs better because they were both manufactured using inch measurements. The new ones are metric. The same with XLRs.

Nice Bass! Thanks! Happy holidays! 🌞🎉🎅🏻

That Krackle Killer is pretty slick!

That "ohh, baby baby" line forced me to tag the like button. Thanks Dave, I almost forgot...lol

Why they had to re invent the truss rod is a bit confusing to me, but that is still a superb bass guitar.

'they chowdered it' was hilarious.

why tha' hell was I unsubbed from this channel? Good thing I discovered this in a timely manner.

The Krackle Killer demo was very helpful. The motion looked familiar enough to make that a tip I won't forget.

I almost bought a Pedulla bass in 1985 t Sam's Ass on Kings Highway, Brooklyn. It was that, a Ric or a reissue Jazz Bass. In the end I bought a used Spector NS1 from a friend who was buying a Fedora. I miss that bass. A victim of my divorce or should I say a victim of the marriage that the divorce cured. If you have ANY reservations do not put a ring on it. Any at all. Seriously... Once that ring is on they can stop pretending and put the thumb screws on you. This advice will save you lots of money and heartache.

What a fantastic video

The Gooch Meister, too bad you are far away, would love to hang out. The Pedulla that everyone should aspire to get should be the buzz model. To Criss, Bartolinis with an active preamp sound freaking awesome, clarity is bar none, and your amp will be happy because you will not have to push it as much, keep in mind the pickups are passive so you could wire them up, without a battery, in Dave’s vernacular “ That would be Gooched “ lol

Gene Simmons played those bases a lot and somebody absolutely roached that truss rod nut.

That is cool. A bass with a user manual. That would have helped me when I bought my first basses at the music store. I didn't get anything but the bass and the recipt...

Good one Dave, no accounting for stoopid.

That’s the only trussrod wrench your lady asks to borrow!

Damn huge slam on dulcimers out of nowhere

Without words? False News? I like the shirt.

Hi Dave isn’t the truss adjuster the same as you would use on piano tuning. They are also square? Wouldn’t have minded having a soundbite from the bass too. Thank you.🇬🇧

thanks for video, you are a man on a mission, without enough time !! me too i have 18 ? + guitars i want to love, waiting for retirement to do it ! love the video x fyi, servisol super 10 is an amazing switch cleaning lubricant if you can get it, never let me down for pots, switches and sockets etc. no more crackles ! x

Tried a Pedulla buzz once. Absolutely gorgeous bass-but WAY out of my price range.

Dave I'm going to ask a stupid question here goes can you remove the truss rod on this bass ? Just thinking IF it could be removed bring it to a good welder and build up the adjustment area and re-do the square or hex . Ya I know your not going to get into this one to that depth of repair . just asking for the sake of a fix .

LOL... You know things may have run amok when you need an EZ OUT to grab the truss rod nut...😂 Happy Black Friday -

"You can get it to work. You just need a little finesse." NEVER would I associate Dave with finesse. 🤣 Shows ya what I know, though.

Mike created his own truss rod design, that's why it's weird. It's ridiculously responsive though. The tiniest adjustment is immediately perceptible. It's a cool innovation but for me it's almost too sensitive. I met him a few times and he's a good old New England craftsman and a good guy. Pretty much the opposite of pretentious, contrary to what his basses would lead you to expect.

I remember the first time I worked on one of these! The truss rod takes an autoharp wrench AND!- the dual action truss rod is installed upside-down! Counter-clockwise back bows it, clockwise forward bows it. Why anyone would do something so pointlessly against the norm as that is beyond me.

HI did I hear you just Mention Mike Zimerman and is here via South Florida could you ask him if he remembers Kevin and Dennis Woods and afterbirth. As for you you occupy an enormous space in the guitar universe. right between technical and geekiness

Wow an actual instruction manual.