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Aussie Player · Thursday at 9:42 PM

Here's a couple from the mid 60's.....

Pedulla-Player · Thursday at 9:14 PM

tb-player said:
Mine are the Medium-Light set. He just sent me a bunch of sets so I know he has them in stock. Normal long scale should work fine. If yo want thinner than .125, you could check out SIT Powerwound strings. They can be ordered in custom sizes. I get a .120 from them for my MTD.

Thanks again for the information. I figured that the body wood on my bass was Swamp Ash, but I found out today that it is Sassafras.

hieronymous · Thursday at 9:10 PM

I also put another Beatles bass cover with my Gibson Les Paul Triumph:

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Bob_Ross · Thursday at 8:22 PM

I remember the LeCover company, didn't realize they were still in business!
I've got cabinet and combo amp covers from Tuki Covers and Rigg.
Yes they are more expensive than a t-shirt, but they protect your gear much more effectively.

BassBeginer64 · Thursday at 8:06 PM

Where to get a Gibson g3 neck plate under 50 bucks

GregC · Thursday at 7:41 PM

Locking in a guy who consistently underperforms in the playoffs, for the next three years (when he'll be 40), doesn't seem smart to me.

James Harden agrees to 3-year, $97M deal to remain with Cavaliers

James Harden agreed to a new three-year, $97 million contract to remain with the Cavaliers, his agency, Equity Sports, told ESPN on Thursday.

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dlmarquez · Thursday at 7:13 PM

Yes, I was pretty interested in them before they actually came out. However 2 years ago I suffered a torn left rotator cuff, roughly the 5th or 6th time. I can no longer comfortably play long scale basses. One reason I bought the Hofner was to experiment with a 30 in scale. Its definitely a lot less uncomfortable to play the shorter scale, so the Casady is out

chris_b · Thursday at 7:04 PM

Change the tuners to light weight ones. If that doesn't work sell it. Life's too short for owning bass gear with issues.

Owning a bass you can't comfortably play is crazy. Sell it and buy the best bass you can afford and appreciate the improvement in your sound.

Bassinthemudd · Thursday at 6:58 PM

Barticus said:
No reply… at… all though

Maybe these new posts will draw attention and receive a response.

Pacman · Thursday at 6:46 PM

Zombie thread, but at least you'll get a reply. My NEON 4s arrived today. First impressions:

Best fit I've *ever* had in a custom IEM. The seal is incredible (I had 1964s quite some time ago, and the seal was garbage)

Much more definition in the low end. Notes on the B string are clear, and bassy, without getting muddy.

Isolation is superior to any IEM I've used before.

all_your_bass · Thursday at 6:38 PM

logdrum said:
There are no expression inside the curly braces so i guess we are okay, If it was 3 equal signs, then it looks like code review was missed or they do not do automated testing.

Believe it or not, 3 equal signs is a thing in JavaScript.

tb-player · Thursday at 6:28 PM

pb9717 said:
I’m a huge fan of the NJS. Had three, and sold em, but I’m working on getting another.

I have a beautiful Elrick NJS. It is stellar.

Polfuste · Thursday at 6:25 PM

SharpCat said:
A tiny bit of lube on the bearings might be helpful.

And i also added some lube in the bearing and it's now perfect ! No stiffness at all ! Thanks for the idea !

SJLee · Thursday at 5:45 PM

Wood and Wire · Thursday at 4:51 PM

pwilson said:
A few years ago I had a 1990s Stingray, but I didn't really gel with it. At the time I was very much a P-bass with flats purist and I couldn't make the Stingray sound enough like a P-bass.

Fast forward to June of this year and I see a Dropped Copper Stingray Special for sale locally for a reasonable price so I go check it out and I love it. The weight is right, the roasted maple neck and finger board feel great. I buy it, take it home, and I can't put it down.

Then I see another Stingray Special for sale in the classifieds in Candyman (red), also a good price but this one has an ebony fingerboard. I like that even more than the roasted maple. Then, again through the TalkBass classifieds, I pick up a '96 Stingray (I had to see how the originals compare to the Specials...), then my lowball Reverb offer on a BFR Slugger is accepted, and just today I received an old Smoothie.

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2019 Dropped Copper Stingray Special

2024 Candyman Stingray Special, I swapped the tort pickguard for white

1996 Natural Velvet Stingray

2016 40th Anniversary Old Smoothie

2022 BFR Slugger Stingray Special 4HH

I guess you could say I'm a convert to Stingrays. Also I think it's time to stop buying them for a little while

If you contact EBMM customer service, you should be able to purchase a mute kit for that '96.

koricancowboy · Thursday at 4:47 PM

crd said:
For the curious here is a solo from a recent show using Gennsler's B-Roque set with a gamut Pistoy D switched in. I think after my shows this weekend I am going to finally put on the BoM set that is sitting my closet. After 5+ years this set is still doing great. Especially with the bow.

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Sick playing as always!!

CamJazzBass · Thursday at 4:39 PM

Wyvern said:
Sad? don't be sad, I work for Salary (AKA slavery) Been working 10 hour days!
I'll send it now.

10 hour days, yikes. If I’m not out of the office by 4:30 I’ll turn to dust.

agedhorse · Thursday at 4:38 PM

Rick_Bass said:
Here we are years later. Glad I never got rid of this. Just wanted to say I have ported the cab and it is tuned to around 39-40 hz as far as i can tell from doing some low level testing at the port exit using vibration and visual inspection of the material being vibrated (trying to word that correctly). All I can say as this cabinet is sounding great. I reinforced the inside a with some corner bracing. Added two 4 inch diameter ports and I have to say it sounds beautiful. Playing this through a fender Bassman 100 for the last 3 months now at 8-10 volume. Play 3-4 times a week for 2-4 hours. With hearing protection . No problems and it sound glorious.

Remember that for bass guitar with a 35Hz HPF, those drivers are good for no more than ~150 watts RMS each. They are also very expensive to recone.

butterfingers1 · Thursday at 4:34 PM

To me optical compressors (like Diamond, Alma, Omnicomp, LAB) round out and even out the attack, not reduce it. Sort of reduces harshness and offense and brings out the nice part of bass guitar tone. But we all like what we like I suppose.

SDC1-ClickClack · Thursday at 4:07 PM

A phenomenal musician. He played with a bunch of top talents, including John McLaughlin and Miles Davis among others. Check out the album collaborations he recorded with Danny Gatton and Van Morrison. Gone way too early.

don21480 · Thursday at 3:54 PM

got my decal off Etsy - gentleman in Norway did a great job!

ardgedee · Thursday at 3:31 PM

BassicJazzy said:
I've never bought a nut but that makes sense. you can always cut down, you cannot raise up. Well, you can raise an adjust-a-nut.

A nut can be shimmed. On the whole though if the nut's as messed up as the one in OP's photo it's probably better to start over.

TerribleTim68 said:
Then go with the black Tusq - BLACK TUSQ XL - NUTS

OP should double-check dimensions before ordering. Nuts for Ibanez Soundgears (the GWB series is kinda-sorta Soundgear) are different than Fender nuts.

Phil Mastro · Thursday at 3:16 PM

Zooberwerx said:
Another Nova-inspired feature which I despise: The entire assembly is bolted to a mounting plate. To adjust intonation, you have to slacken / remove the strings, loosen the bolts, jostle the assembly into what may be the correct position, re-tighten the bolts, tune to pitch, check intonation. Lather, rinse, repeat. Nova actually revised the design so the saddle "slug" moves independently within the the channel a la ABM.

Riis

Unfortunately a lot of them seem to work like this, especially the less expensive ones.

51PRI · Thursday at 3:15 PM

lowfreqgeek said:
...I'm not real likely to take a weekend gig but for a few exceptions..... I'll do week night gigs because I'm in town all day, but weekends come a premium for me.

Around here weeknight gigs are super rare. No bars clubs have bands during the week, or very rarely.

Bullitt5135 said:
Good point. This topic has veered a little from my original observation, which is: IMO, if you want to play the kind of high-profile gigs that are booked by professional event organizers and booking agents, you need to be available....

Oh, no doubt about it. Also here is the added fact that several musicians are in multiple bands, or sub with multiple bands. I'm in two bands but there was a time when I was in 5.

brental1 · Thursday at 3:14 PM

Dluxe said:
Rare basses.

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At least through 1974, the pickups were single coil. 73 and earlier didn't have a chrome pickup cover (like your picture). In 73, the chrome cover was added. Maybe in later years, Carvin added the pickups in your picture and deleter the chrome cover?

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