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Il”missing bottom end” I would whole heartedly agree with that actually, just doesn’t sound or feel “full”
Just bought an Ibanez mode 1606 and I love the bass, but I'm not a huge fan of the pickups and preamp. I am a big fan of the sound of Aguilar amps as well as players I've seen playing Aguilar pickups. From what I have read, the Aguilar 6 string hum cancelling jazz pickups look like exactly what I want. It looks like they may have been discontinued and I can't seem to find them anywhere.
Does anyone know if there is somewhere that I can still find them or are there any good alternatives that you guys would recommend? I want more low end and less growl with good clarity but still a good focus on the fundamental if that makes sense. I will be using this bass playing jazz for the most part.
Thanks In advance!
Appreciate the tip!I strongly recommend that you buy your ebony fingerboard from a supplier who specifically sells ebony fingerboard blanks for musical instruments. Ebony is difficult to get dried out, thoroughly and evenly. Suppliers who sell fingerboard blanks have worked out the process, sawing and milling the boards down to close to the final thickness, while drying it slowly. This is really important.
If you buy a larger, thicker ebony board from someone, and then ask your Luthier to saw it and plane it into a fingerboard blank, there is a high chance that the ebony will crack or split. Sometimes months after the bass is finished. I know this from painful personal experience.
This isn't a big problem with other fingerboard woods, just ebony.
Hey, I feel like I'm learning each time I try and record something, whether video or audio! I'm actually thinking of getting a new (wireless) mic so that I can do more "talking" videos. It's all part of the journey! Gonna watch more of your videos.Lol, no, it was me. I needed to just pause the video and then talk. And either work the mic better (an SM58) or get a lapel mic.
Thanks for the feedback!
Didn’t Birdsong do a pass-thru with a countersunk anchor on the backside?Maybe I could add something underneath to make a wider radius on the bend
They have been with me since I was 15, a lifelong favorite band that was always great, not just the album that came out when I was 15. I looked at them like Art Blakey:s Jazz Messengers, always.able to plug in a great player to interpret and expand their musical book.I've mentioned this before, probably ad nauseum, but I was at the early show on 3/13/71. The songs from that set which made it onto the album were "Statesboro Blues", "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and the first half of "You Don't Love Me" (Tom Dowd spliced together two performances for the album). Also, the "Eat a Peach" "Trouble No More" was from that set.
My father brought me. I remember thinking, "There's nothing this band can't do." They combined blues, jazz, Western swing, rock and even a little prog, fusion and classical. All of the influences were fully integrated and honest. And there was absolutely no show biz nonsense like bloated macho posturing (Led Zep) or costumes and characters (Bowie). It was music!
I always think it's a shame when people group them with Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Marshall Tucker Band as "southern rock", because they were truly unique.
Thanks muchly for all the tips everyone. The Fishmn Full Circle has arrived, its installed and all is well. I did mount the hot spot down as this is an option and I feel it sounds really nice. No feed back issues and no string or finger board noise that cant easily be EQ'd out at the amp. High pass filter and the buffer helps a lot for sure. All good, ....... looks like I will have to find something else to complain about now![]()