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brbadg · Aug 5, 2026

slade said:
I never really dug the acme cabs I've played and gigged.
It's tough but when reading about gear online it's easy to get impressed if you listen to a few people who really love the stuff- you really gotta dig deep and pay attention to the negative reviews.
flip it and look for something more your style- maybe a used Berg??

Whatever dude.The proof is in the pudding.Experiencing these cabs live ,I can tell you I've never heard a better bass sound. I was completely shocked how low these things go.

pepj · Aug 5, 2026

On another note, around here, crowds 'love' the same set which leads to a few observations.

Hard to remember anything about the band....
as in not memorable, but I'm not really the market, tbf

But bookers go with these bands and they get everywhere on summer bills.
The standard of the band can be variable but is them getting gigs because they are 'popular' to a non discerning crowd...or as I suspect, they are cheap and encroaching on the solo duo market for the same ball park price.

One Way · Aug 5, 2026

When installing strings I have two tools with me, a pair of side cutters and needle nose pliers. With traditional large tuning pegs I measure two tuner holes past the one the string will be installed on, then with the needle nose pliers bend the string 90 degrees straight down toward the hole (the hole two pegs past the one I will install the string on), then take the side cutters and cut the string about 3/4” to 1” past the 90 degree bend I created.

I believe using pliers to create the sharp 90 degree bend secures the string wraps to the string core. Perhaps I’m wrong however I hav not experienced any string issues following this procedure.

BassAdder27 · Aug 5, 2026

Mine runs hot but they are designed to handle it. I wouldn’t worry

BlueTalon · Aug 5, 2026

fhtagn said:
Lovely bass. There's a used 5-string Ruokangas with a valvebucker for sale locally, and I've been drooling over it from time to time. There's no way I'd ever afford one though.

Yeah, they're not cheap. I basically made payments for about a year and a half.

Ian774 · Aug 5, 2026

How do they know? Based on serial number?

That being said, I don’t have a shim with my toolkit, however my SP1 4 string plays beautifully with Pure Blues on it. Sounds amazing too.

beaglesandbass · Aug 5, 2026

Please post this in the Wanted forum.

pepj · Aug 5, 2026

Eich T900. pin drop quiet.
Fab all round amp.

logdrum · Aug 5, 2026

Bill Whitehurst said:
Sounds like you are getting it sorted out and ready to serve you a bunch more years.
If you add a dummy coil, it can be under the pg.

That's the plan. Just looking for a cheap P pickup and there is an $11 on AMZ

Bruce Johnson · Aug 5, 2026

Tim Barber said:
Re: the EM9300, at this point I gotta say I'm not a fan. Even now, 11 days after spraying the final coat it still feels soft and plasticky, and is very susceptible to dings. Level sanding was possible, but it responded erratically to buffing, with some areas developing a decent gloss and others refusing to go beyond satin. I emailed the manufacturer and they said that this product requires "at least 175-200 hours of cure time to develop any hardness". So it may still improve with time.

Tim;

Another option is to do the whole finish as you did with EM 9300, base coats, color coats and clear coats, and then give it a final top coat of 2K automotive poly as the hart top clearcoat. That minimizes the cost and fumes and mess. Or have your friendly neighborhood auto body shop shoot the top clearcoat for you, glossy smooth right out of the booth. Eliminate the whole buffing mess. I've thought about doing that for my basses.

MIJ Fender Guy · Aug 4, 2026

SulzerType2 said:
Oh bless, I'm sure you thought you achieved something here.

zing!!!

Thumpin6string · Aug 4, 2026

Michedelic said:
That’s irrelevant. It’s just a title, and has nothing to do with the actual genre/music being discussed. To whit…
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GrowlerBox · Aug 4, 2026

Pacman said:
Dunlop Primetone triangles (the big ones).View attachment 7474203

I like this one, but slightly prefer the standard shape in 2.0 mm; I believe 1.5 mm is the thickest Prime Tone triangle. The 2.5 and 3.0 mm picks are just a little too much of a good thing. I've been doing a bit of experimentation over the past few weeks after using Gravity picks for a while (because they came free with pedals from my favourite shop, Pedal Empire in Brisbane, Australia). 2.0 mm seems to be the sweet spot for me; I also like the Ultex Jazz III in this thickness and also the nylon Big Stubby, but the bevelled edge on the Prime Tone seals it. That said, I have some Jazz Tones and an Ultex sharp on their way (all 2.0 mm), so we'll see

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Les Fret · Aug 4, 2026

zombywoof5050 said:
Maybe you meant bridge instead of neck.

Indeed. Unlike the above Ibanez with the slanted pickup towards the neck like a reverse P.

jerry · Aug 4, 2026

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dannylectro · Aug 4, 2026

Bob_Ross said:
You’re John Neidhart?!?!

Dude, *you’re* the reason I play an 8-string bass! When I first heard you tearing up that Ibanez ST-980 on “Ina’s Song” I knew I had to get that sound.

Big fan of Limbo Race, you were one of my favorite Boston bands of all time.
I also mixed FOH for you guys a couple of times at the Inman Square Men’s Bar, through those graffiti-painted Altec Voice Of The Theater speakers.

I wish my memory was as good as yours! And I wish I still had that bass! And here’s a pic of us playing Ina’s Song at Storyville in Kenmore Sq.

ThumbyAche · Aug 4, 2026

My main cab with magellan, megellan 800+ and kinetix heads. Killer cab!

Aaron David · Aug 4, 2026

Bumping this thread again, as it's been a few years, and I'm considering a bass that has a set installed. Would love to hear from anyone who has tried them.

ErikP.Bass · Aug 4, 2026

I felt like I got close to deciphering the bottom left but was looking at it N to S snd S to N for the pattern not realizing that moves in 2nds not 4th/5ths. Still need to sit with the explanation to be sure I follow along but it was in the comments. It’s been fun racking my brain either way….

Wyvern · Aug 4, 2026

gillento said:
to my ears "thin" is the opposite of "muddy" or "boomy"...

..... and I love EB Cobalts but not their other Slinkies

Hard to explain, they just sound loose and hollow, loud in all the wrong frequencies, but no beef.

I don't play anything but nickel plated, so I haven't tried cobalts.

agedhorse · Aug 4, 2026

It could also be that the preamp output can't deliver line level and is just an instrument level output and the preamp itself is clipping because it can't deliver the required drive signal. There's NO information about this in the specs or manual, but they go out of their way to make the distinction that the DI output is line level.

The Sumo's input sensitivity is line level (based on one that I tested for a player a while back) but there's a note that the new units have higher "gain", but since there are no specs on their website... therefore we have to resort to educated guessing.

Side comment... why can't builders include the basic specs for their equipment? It would go a long way to determine how to interface these products and to improve troubleshooting without resorting to guessing. It's hard to help when the most basic of specs are missing.

Pep · Aug 4, 2026

iiipopes said:
I use a brass extender I bought at a hardware store that is actually made for another application, and a double-length screw one diameter larger, along with Hipshot lightweight tuners. Perfect balance.View attachment 5245699

I modified my headstocks on both of my Jaguars and changed the tuners to lighter ones and it corrected the neckdive problem.

Ravenh4wk · Aug 4, 2026

AnnihilatePrime said:
I called Fender at this number, sat on hold for a lonnnng, lonnnng time, and ended up talking to a real person (which was cool). As it turns out, the part number (and size- #6-32 x 7/16”) provided by the Fender Service Diagram is (allegedly) correct for the CURRENT model Duff Bass which is a MiM. However, mine (also MiM) dates at 12/2016. Apparently, a while back (don't know when for sure), MiM basses used metric hardware and two or three years ago they switched to imperial hardware. The CS rep didn't know the exact size that the saddle-height adjustment screws used to be, however he is looking into it more and claims he will contact me with the "correct" size.

Based on all of this, I measured them, and it came in at about 12mm length and around 3mm diameter. I looked around and ordered some M3X12's. I didn't see anything offering thread pitch options. We'll see how it goes.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Did you ever solve this, as I have exactly the same problem. 2020 Duff Mckagan signature bass, where I want to swap the bridge height grub screws as they bite into my hand. I've tried 5-40 x 5/16, which is close but the thread is not the same.

agedhorse · Aug 4, 2026

I will message you

Wibble666 · Aug 4, 2026

Christian Houmann said:
In case you haven’t seen this

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Mr. Pino on both fretted and fretless MB-2’s

pino used the same one with beck on saturday night live ...it must be his go to semi acoustic.

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