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J2Kbass · Jul 7, 2026

Agreed. His color selections are pretty nice. I think that one has a bubinga fretboard. Which is interesting.

Renoiman · Jul 7, 2026

I have the same problem. The big problem for me is inaccurate intonation. All my other electric basses have adjustable for and aft movement for accurate set up, this thing is like a cheap kids toy. I also find the preamp hard to see and difficult to dial in a sound that fits a kick drum like my solid Fenders. All in all I think I fell for a Fad.

ahbass2500 · Jul 7, 2026

sunbeast said:
No, because one side of one of the two coils is going directly to the output- grounding the series connection will single that coil out (one end to output, the other to ground).

Yep. I was thinking about the diagram wrong. You are still shorting both sections of pickup to ground, but on one of them you still get signal that way (it needs to go to ground to get signal, but you end up doing it through shielding instead of through the intended route; either way = signal, should be lower signal from running just that half due to losing series from the dropout on the other half).

GiveItTimmyBaby · Jul 7, 2026

agedhorse said:
That IS the LED, there is no cover.

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Thanks to your insight, Ihad another look and saw that the LED had just been pushed back in to the case. So a little push and it was back, good as new. Thanks!

Metal Sombreros · Jul 7, 2026

I am kind of an old Ibanez nut had a bunch of roadies. I used a white model with a bucker and a smaller pickup I think rd760 or something it was rickenbacker shaped. This was my #1 for years it was a fine little japanese bass.

Anewt · Jul 7, 2026

I managed to get them adjusted. Had to just grab them and pull them up little by little, but it wasn’t easy. Put them to factory recommended specs, where they will stay for the foreseeable future.

Thom Fioriglio · Jul 7, 2026

winston said:
Did you use the Contact form on their website? Each and every time I’ve used that I got a prompt reply.

Yes, and I did get a prompt reply. Just a long wait to get the string. And I live fairly close to their headquarters so I was figuring maybe 2 days once they mail it.

SBassman · Jul 7, 2026

Number_6 said:
I've been through a lot of trial and error with hollow body U-Basses. I have a fretless that came with white strings. I tried red, brown and gray strings. The intonation changes depending and I ended up back with the white strings which have the best E. With piezo pickups volume between strings has been an issue. I then bought a 2nd U-Bass with frets, a Rumbler and put on nylon/steel flat wounds. The QA on this one wasn't so good. The 5th -7th frets were high and in order to level them I had to file off about half of the hight. Since I don't live in the US sending it back wasn't an option. The 9v Fishman pickup had more headroom than the 6v, but the string to string volume was not good. So being a luthier, I started with improvements. I've always played basses with 1.5" nuts so one thing just lead to the next:
pulled the frets and leveled finger board
reshaped the neck
installed medium frets
refinished the neck
It really played well and the neck was much more to my liking, however the string to string volume was still an issue so:
installed a Telecaster size rail pickup in a mahogany sound hole cover, and made a compensated brass saddle. Then I could wired the grounds of the under saddle piezo and magnetic pickup together. I glued a booster ceramic magnet on the 15k ohm pickup since the nylon core strings only have the steel wrap.
The string volume is good and the piezo pickup works as a tuner ;-)

Outstanding work. Kudos.

JoeyFab · Jul 7, 2026

IMMusicRulz · Jul 7, 2026

Clive Davis was arguably the most powerful figure in the music industry. A lot of people don’t know that Arista also released a lot of very successful soundtracks: The Bodyguard, Waiting To Exhale and Boys On The Side were just some of the significant soundtrack albums Arista released in the nineties (and which took the careers of Whitney Houston and her alleged cousin, Dionne Warwick, to the bank, as both were signed to Arista).

BassicJazzy · Jul 7, 2026

conttador said:
The old Patitucci video from the 90s has a really good segment on string muting. In essence he uses his non-plucking plucking hand fingers to mute the low strings near the bridge and the palm from his fretting hand to mute the rest. I apply it though nowhere near as effectively…

I mute with the pinky on my plucking hand. Works better for me than floating thumb muting. Of course, I'm only playing a 4 string.

Neck Diver · Jul 7, 2026

If you enjoy it, then it was a deal.

Gervais Cote · Jul 7, 2026

cdef said:
Whatever the reasoning behind this one, it sure looks solid:

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Looks like a piece of gear from the clock of the Big Ben in London !

Username_Jon · Jul 7, 2026

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dougjwray · Jul 7, 2026

This is somehow related to another philosophical question:
Can a "road worn" instrument be in "mint condition"?

Eli_Kyiv · Jul 7, 2026

Wasnex · Jul 7, 2026

golower said:
Pretty sure in the doom Gods declaration of doom it clearly states if you are using a Mesa BB 750 for doom you must use the OD circuit or be subject to public stoning in the village square.

Their empty threats don't scare me. If it pleases me to turn the OD circuit off, it shall be done.

MIJ Fender Guy · Jul 7, 2026

konaaayukeeenee said:
How do these compare to half rounds (specifically the D'Addario ones)? Looking to replace the low tension flats on my bass but would like to have something a bit different from regular roundwounds.

Go with Pressurewounds

porkynuggets · Jul 7, 2026

My bad, I didn't look at the date. I'm super bored at work today.

Sorry for the necrobump

davec · Jul 7, 2026

One ended up being two.
Picked up a Sire F10 DC as the back up.
Very similar look and sound.

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Tyndur · Jul 7, 2026

Makten said:
I haven't done anything or even played the bass, actually. Will probably install some other pickup that is made to be used passively, since I don't really see the point in an on-board preamp. All of my other basses are passive and I like the sound of them better than anything active I've ever played.

Any update?
Im having the same experience love play mine but sounds bad, want to go the passive route

Francois Blais · Jul 7, 2026

You would benefit from the browsing the forum dedicated to EUBs: https://www.talkbass.com/forums/electric-upright-basses-eubs.101/
There are several threads about the Yamahas.
Like this one: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/yamaha-slb300-new-model.1443491/

Game Theory · Jul 7, 2026

Empress Alogarde teaser
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H Nighttrain · Jul 7, 2026

The strings sit in the little grooves at the peaks. Somehow still quite playable.

mikeswals · Jul 7, 2026

NKBassman said:
Or troll your local classifieds for a used Squier.

^ This.

I bought a Squier P for $50 bucks, and a Squier J 5 for $125 both on the local craigs.

The J 5 turned out to be a really good bass.

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