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JIO · Monday at 12:53 AM

Most excellent. These are the moments that makes the rest of it all worthwhile. A connection like that through music is priceless. For me it's always somewhat unexpected - you get asked to join a jam-session, you do another show.., even a standard rehearsal can result in magic. All the molecules in the air need to align - and I agree, playing with respected/talented friends for years develops an intuitive bond and you know how to be part of it w/o thinking. The only way to encourage that 'magic' is to be involved. The longer you are involved, the greater the chance of that magic happening. It doesn't happen on a regular basis - but when it does... you know it. Many more such magic moments for you!

Gosho · Monday at 12:43 AM

LHbassist said:
I've been wiring basses for a very long time. As you can see, I'm also left handed. Is that assembly taken from a righty bass? With Fender basses, as with my then new left handed 1973 P-bass, the rotation is counter-clockwise on. My lefty '72 Jazz bass was the opposite- clockwise on. I prefer clockwise on rotation, and wire up all my own basses like that. If your bass is working, and you are o.k. with the direction of the pots, and there's no weird function, then you're good. As far as the halves go- I have not ever heard a difference between the halves, with any P-bass pickup installing in any bass. I just swapped a EMG Geezer for a DiMarzio Relentless, and both sound great, and no difference in the halves. I don't think I've ever heard of a manufacturer making a lefty pickup- although, there may be. I know that there are lefty pots available, but in my experience, righty pots have always worked fine in my basses. Nice bass, by the way!

Thanks! Comparing it to the other bass of the same class, I dont feel/hear any difference. The difference in this one is that the pickups are from the righthanded, in practice they are with the head down and as I described, opposite to the strings. Thanks for the comment

MIJ Enjoyer · Monday at 12:40 AM

Fernando Costa said:
Current Gotoh reverse tuning pegs, for comparison purposes only.
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These are Res O Lite GB640, completely different beast, super lightweight, only half the weight of the stock Fender vintage tuners.

dreamfall95 · Sunday at 10:07 PM

Beautiful bass… I am obsessed! How’s it playing, 6 years later? I reeeealy would love to find something like this. Thanks!

artimus667 · Sunday at 10:07 PM

Reviving this thread. I’m looking for somewhat climate controlled storage boxes to store a pedal collection in a dry garage that gets pretty hot and cold with the seasons. Would this be Igloo Ice Chests? I kinda admire all of you who simply get rid of stuff they aren’t using at the moment but some of this stuff is sentimental, out of production and weird but not particularly valuable, or I’m just not done with it yet and I don’t want buy it again, like my SGFX Electroman 2 and Tech 21 Comptortion. I’m open to suggestions. Preferably legit but otherwise is ok too.

Jazzdogg · Sunday at 9:30 PM

Passinwind said:
Give a local millwright a good build sheet, it’s not rocket surgery. Cost me like thirty bucks plus plywood cost for two flat pack kits when I did that a decade so ago.

I built a few; it's not difficult to make a cab that is satisfactory, but it was never my goal to merely satisfy.

Before I built anything, the client had to provide detailed plans, including hardware, speaker specs, and crossover.

Most of the prospects who approached me had no clue.

Those who did, got exactly what they wanted, on time, at a reasonable price.

Michael Jewels · Sunday at 9:28 PM

Ok, this is not on your list, and is at the other end of the spectrum, but have youe ever considered a BTB?

Wide across the nut, but shallow neck front to back with wide string spacing.

Mine is 20 years old with Bartolini pickups, very Fender-sounding.

I think the current ones have Nordstrands in them.

Very underrated basses.

I had to say it.

Here’s mine.

What a neck!

DaveParker39 · Sunday at 9:22 PM

HolmeBass said:
Removing the high mass bridge may re-introduce some neck dive.

Fortunately I just installed the "vintage style" bridge and it was still well balanced... when i held both bridges in my hand there was a massive difference.

So I looked:

Before swapping the hipshot bridge back to a classic bridge and installing res-o-lites, it was 9.4lbs

After swapping, 8.6lbs

So, nearly a solid pound difference! Much more comfortable with the traditional bridge and res-o-lites.

logdrum · Sunday at 9:15 PM

Gervais Cote said:
I’m a bass freak but that drum is niiiiiiiice !

The dance band had various percussion as well

Five or Six · Sunday at 9:04 PM

I've made them for years. My goal is the 12th fret and adjust from there if needed. Aluminum rod is my favorite but nylon works well to.

Tony G · Sunday at 8:52 PM

Had to make some electrical changes today as the original preamp stopped working. Over the years I’ve changed out the bridge, changed out the dual coils for big blades, and now I’m running fully passive! Still an amazing bass all these years later, and somehow only seems to get better!

Before (from early 2008 delivery):

What it looks like today:

Jazzdogg · Sunday at 8:45 PM

Lo-E said:
Wash your hands before you play. Wipe your strings after you play. If you sweat a lot or if your sweat’s particularly acidic, wipe your strings with isopropyl or denatured alcohol after you play.

There really isn’t much more to it than that.

Some people swear by boiling but I never had any luck with it, personally.

I've seen students ruin their Fingerboard, very slowly over a period of months, by slopping alcohol all over their fingerboard while attempting to clean their strings.

I'm sure experienced bassists, like you, already understand the risks. I am hoping a beginning bassist may see this post and prevent unnecessary damage to their fretboard when cleaning their strings.

Bent77 · Sunday at 8:37 PM

Mrs B and I took a drive through the burn scar today.
Heartbreaking
Absolutely wild to see in person, even through I have visited a half dozen other burn areas

Interesting aerial photo from a local photographer

Dr. Cheese · Sunday at 8:33 PM

chris lykins said:
I had two USA moderns and hated them in real life. Really flat and one dimensional sounding in the room. I feel bad being negative but preferred my WL by a wide margin. I think Im just a jazz bass guy at heart

I own a Modern, but I thought the Jazz Basses sounded amazing!

drumvsbass · Sunday at 8:04 PM

The OP might not be crazy. I sold a bass at that fits that description at a Long & McQuade and it was a Fender (or possibly squier or Japan) I am currently running through old sales to try and find the model because, as I am sure any one who has tried to google this, it simply doesn't exist. However, I KNOW that it does as I have seen it, played it, and sold it to an older gentleman to play in his wife's organ trio over 10 years ago. It was green, had 3 silver lipstick pickups and a 5 way toggle and an outright strat pickguard and body shape. It wasn't the post modern thing either, it predates that by a few years. This would have been mid 20teens. I'll let you know when I find it if no one beats me to it.

WayneP · Sunday at 7:47 PM

WayneP said:
TheShape101 said:

If anyone has a black 19mm 5 string bridge for sale let me know! I’d like to swap out the gold hardware to black!

Click to expand...

I’m in the same boat. I’ve searched far and wide for “stock” black 19mm replacement, and it appears they don’t exist in the wild. See my recent post and the ones following.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Well, it took a few months, but I finally got my Thunderbass outfitted with black hardware. It wasn’t all sunshine and lollipops, however: I had some problems with the only bridge I could find. More on that here. Love the way it looks though!

While I had my bass out at the luthier getting the bridge put on, a Thunderbass with black hardware came up for sale here on TB. I've been looking for one for years!!! The plan was to "pirate" the hardware for my bass, and then re-sell it. Had it been put up sooner, I'd have bought it and either swapped the hardware or sold my current one. Oh well...

https://www.talkbass.com/classifieds/pedulla-thunderbass-et5-bubinga.1682854/

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

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scubaduba · Sunday at 7:14 PM

It’s a big meh for me. Not focused enough for me.

Plake · Sunday at 7:12 PM

Glad you found something that worked for you. :thumbsup:

lowfreqguy · Sunday at 6:43 PM

shirojiro said:
One of the nice things (in addition to the light weight) about the Bass safe is that the two halves fit in a regular car trunk or small hatchback so you don’t have to rent a larger car when you get to your destination.

This isn't an issue for those of you who are getting picked up in a black Escalade SUV.

And once you arrive at the hotel/venue/whatever you have a gig bag to move around locally.

Al Kraft · Sunday at 6:41 PM

I'm with everyone else so far in that for an outdoor gig with any signifiant bass that you need to generate on your own, a single 15" cab is unlikely to be enough. With PA support for FOH the audience will likely be happy, but your own stage bass level is likely to sound/feel weak...it's just teh nature of being out in the open. Double up on the cabs and I suspect you'll be much more pleased.

When you really push any cab (and outdoors it happens without even realizing it for me) you may be hearing some port noise. While there could be other things going on with the cab, your experience here sounds like what I've found when I need more speaker area to get me what I need and a single cab is being pushed too hard.

Adding that second cab is going to surprise you with the difference it makes.

Dr. Cheese · Sunday at 6:38 PM

Bob_Ross said:
Same here…except, to my ears the School Days album was the first indication that Stan *wasn’t* going to be breaking new ground on every release. It struck me as “more of the same” as his previous two solo albums, and so hasn’t held up to repeated listenings over the years the way they have.

otoh, School Days was still a stronger album than the ones that followed!

I did not hear his self titled album until I went college. I heard Journey to Love first and the School Days. I thought Journey to Love was funky in spots, but a lot of the Fusion went over my head. School Days was “in your face” enough that it really got 16 year old me excited.

41Hz To Go · Sunday at 5:51 PM

Ok, here we go. I'm back for a few more builds, finding time to get in the shop when I can. Lots of lessons learned from my first builds. Should be fun.

Neck beams and wing blanks. Some laminates and dimensions for quick wins so I can spend more time with the fretboards and neck carves.

BassicJazzy · Sunday at 5:05 PM

srosenthal13 said:
I tried that. Too immobilizing, and not pain-free. For me, at least.

I just had to bite the bullet and lay off bass for a while.

Yeah, probably why I haven't seen it before? I agree with the previous posts, about laying off sugars, nitrates, processed carbs, cheese, and unfortunately alcohol. I do all of those 7x24 with exception of the last one, which I get to do today in moderation. A couple beers, thus I am in a very good mood and playing very creatively, at least to my ears.

You might try a very fast bass with a thin neck, like an Ibanez SR300 series. If you set it up low, it almost plays itself. Here's my SR370EF which I am playing today, in my stupor, and sounding great!

rushgenesis2112 · Sunday at 5:05 PM

Welp… I got a third. Another W32. This one feels refined in pretty much every way over the last one, and this EMG MMTWX is really great. I am once again very pleased by what I’ve received from this builder, and I can’t recommend his work enough. I can’t see myself moving on from any of these basses.

This one is mahogany for the body and purple heart for the neck, 32” scale. Sounds like a Ray, more or less. Really like the tone of the pickup.

I’ll post more pics if there is interest, but needless to say I am thrilled. Now having three of these basses, #11, #20, and #31, I can definitively say he seems to get better with every batch, and it’s been a pleasure to see the subtle improvements in each one.

AngelCrusher · Sunday at 4:53 PM

winston said:
True dat, I saw Maron with Groove Collective about 25 years ago, a black and a white BB3000 one with rounds and flats. Fantastic sound but more importantly one of the most dance-inducing bass performances I’ve ever witnessed.

Yes, amazing band. Really influenced me as a kid. That bassline from Rentstrike kicked in and I was sold right away.

The Yamaha BB basses sound so clear in a mix while also sounding amazing when played solo. Kind of a rare feat to pull off, but that is my experience.

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