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Anything by Tom Lehrer.

When Weird Al Yankovic is good, he's GOOD.

So many songs that I heard on the Dr. Demento Show so many years ago.

Zaratt said:

This heavily influences my decision, as I am looking for a second amplifier with similar characteristics to my current one (Epifani Piccolo UL501), which allows the distinctive tones of each of my basses to shine through. Thanks for the insight!

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I gigged an original Epifani piccolo. Great amp. Definitely some magic in the mids on that one. The SD is similar, but maybe even more transparent based on my very foggy, questionable memory. I think the Eq on the SD is a little easier to dial in.

InkCow said:

It’s more like twice that in the U.S. ~$120

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I stand corrected, whoa, that's crazy!

Transistor said:

d a new bung in PLA and glued a layer of rubber on the bottom.

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I've also had this issue at some point. A 'chattering' when playing on tiled floors. I use the Wolf Super End-Pin and when that rubber on the bottom gets worn down, the metal 'cup' will chatter on hard surfaces in a particular orientation.

cfortner said:

Last work:

There are 1 ohm 3W 1% resistors only in the kathode of the middle pair of valves. I'll install these resistors at the other valves also for controlling if BIAS current.

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IMHO, might as well do all six cathodes, so you can check how well the tubes are sharing current.

BassicJazzy said:

I think that was the point made previously, right? But yeah, that's correct.

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Wait, do some people read all the other replies before they post?

Weird.

noyou said:

ezhi & aka pedals are beautiful. gamechanger light & plasma both luminate either w spring or with what appears to be a tesla coil--and they sound incredible

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I’ll say the coolest pedal I have is the plasma, but it is also not useful for me on bass. Sounds cool on guitar though.

A personal update - I took the plunge and I’ve been taking 1-on-1 (zoom) lessons with Joe for a bit over a year now. He is an excellent teacher (for me). He has a real teaching methodology and if you do the work you WILL keep getting better. I’ve spent most of the year just plugging the holes in my knowledge and skills, and it’s making a big difference. My fretboard knowledge, muting, articulation, tone, and rhythmic feel are much improved. My ear has become so much better through the exercises he assigns. I have not become a speed demon or a slapper tapper virtuoso, but my ability to be a more complete bassist is so much better. I’m finding I can play things I never could before. My progress feels slow but it is steady. After playing and plateauing for so many years, that’s a great thing.

The books and courses are good but having him there to critique my playing is *far* better, although sometimes difficult to hear.

Onward and upward.

I know my original thread got sidetracked some time ago, but I thought I would update the original subject. Last night I played a gig on the stage that has been giving me problems. Rather than adding the FDeck to the signal chain with the Red Eye, I made a different decision. Here's what I used:

SLB300 - FDeck (set at about 85) - LR Baggs Paracoustic DI - to the Evolve powered speaker system.

I set the SLB300 to 50/50 piezo/mic simulation, bass and treble flat; I used the notch filter on the Baggs, and turned down the "A" frequency to about 9 o'clock ( that was the note that seemed to be "boomiest"); I set the EQ of the Evolve system flat for the bass channel. Problem solved. Nice clean sound that cut fine in the mix of two guitars and vocals. I used the XLR out on the Baggs.

Even though the Baggs has an internal HPF set to 35 hz, the Yamaha seems to need more. Or at least in that room/stage. Thanks again for all your help.

Gilmourisgod said:

Not sure which company made it, but with checker binding and crushed mica inlays, it’s one of the higher end models, and well worth restoring. Ibanez and Greco were known to do the pre-1973 Ric decorative details, could be either one.

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Metal Sombreros said:

Aria, greco, fernandes maybe?

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This one was listed as a Greco RB-800, but doesn't look like the RB-800 shown in old catalogs. Got a few more pics from the warehouse:





No surprise case this time.

hrodbert696 said:

Who really needs more than seven?

Gigging income is running ahead of gear. I haven't bought much major new stuff in a while. Last bass I bought was during COVID. I don't keep exact numbers but eyeball it a bit. I'm playing 2-4 gigs a month at about $150 each. Most past purchases are on a Sweetwater account where the monthly payments are about $100 a month. There are some other expenses - I had a thread recently about killing my amp, turned out to be a $40 fix, I periodically get a new cable or whatever. But those are pretty minor, and music is running in the black.

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Bought all my new gear from Sweetwater too , 36 months at no interest can make the mind say WTH .........right ?

DWBass said:

Nice. Quite possibly my next bass.

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They are exceptional. I don't even look at my other basses anymore. It would be nice if they were about a lb lighter, like the MLs, but it isn't worth it for the added $.

SBassman said:

I am a career long person in tech - IT/app dev. I always used Windows machines. I am in the process of moving all my stuff off of a Windows 11 machine and onto Google Drive and a Chromebook. Time for a change. I don't do super massive very app-specific stuff at home these days. There are only a few things I need, and I found them in the Google world. My very inexpensive Chromebook runs circles around my Win 11 machine performance wise, and I suspect smooth sailing as far as virus protection, corruption, etc.

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It's interesting, for phones I love my Android Samsung, hate the iPhone. For computers I could not get the Chromebook to work for me but I love the iMac.

It's like bass, whatever works for you works for you.

Free Bassing said:

Went for strings ended up with a bass.

$459 used, it just came in on a trade. plays and sounds fine missing it's hard shell case and pick guard, also it was kind of scuffed up so I thought that was one of the reasons it's so inexpensive, but apparently it's just a road worn version

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I scored a Fender Mike Dirnt like that about 6 years ago. MusicGo Round had taken ine in on trade. I saw it in the their repair area. The manager told me the neck was warped and they were going to liquidate it on eBay.
I told him I could use a project bass abd could save him the trouble of listing it. He let me plug it in and check it out. I offered him $250 and bought it.
Took it home, removed the strings and the neck. Neck pocket and butt end of the neck looked fine so I reassembled it, installed new strings and the and made a few minir adjustments to the brudge and truss rod.
I believe the neck ad been removed but when reinstalled wasn’t properly seated in the neck pocket.
I played it for a couple of years and then sold it for $800. Great bass but kinda heavy.

Bowedtoothdoc54 said:

I think I got a pretty good deal on it and as long as I don't loose money on it I will be happy. Plus it looks pretty cool and sounds awesome

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Bowedtoothdoc54 said:

I think I got a pretty good deal on it and as long as I don't loose money on it I will be happy. Plus it looks pretty cool and sounds awesome

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I have been looking for one for a while. Had one in 2000 but it was crushed when our van flipped over on tour. It was one of my favorite bass amps at the time and I've always kept an eye out for one. I'd love to buy it off of you anytime you may want to sell it. - Russ

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New (old) Amp day for me! With a road case. I got to play it for about five minutes before I had to pack up for 7 hours straight of no-amp gigs on in ears .

I hope I’ll have a reason to take it out on stage sooner rather than later!

Oh, and welcome to Talkbass, weed.

Mike

Gopherbassist said:

Probably getting beat up by Bill Shatner somewhere.

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Haven't you heard? The Gorn hooked up with a Tholian. Said it was "hot sex."

Well...I got her back (my Foundation...I didn't lose my lovely wife!)!! Did some work for the friend that I had sold her to and he responded by giving her back to me! A little truss rod tweak and tilt adjust and it settles right in at 5/64 at the octave. Sounds utterly fabulous! Way better than my Dyna with the same Super Ferrites.

Kim

Pics along with my original receipt (the sales clerk got the last digit of the serial number wrong on the invoice--but the others are correct):

Running the Lusithand and Broughton at 18v and EBS at 9v...this rig eats electrons for breakfast ️

JimmyM said:

Nooo! You, Sean? Never!!!



You know what made me quit poking holes? Two things:

—-Mick Jones of Foreigner saying it’s a lot harder to write a hit song than one that isn’t

—-Working with so many entertainers who were allegedly “washed up” and seeing them out there making a pretty good living doing smaller (and often bigger) shows that fly under the radar of the industry.

Anyone who gets this level of fame will always be able to do something, even if the mania dies down some.

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thank you for the reality check! i promise i am not this cynical in real life, hah

Yup.

Nic K. said:

A little late in the conversation, but I just bought two SL 112 from different companies here in Europe. The first one I got was from Vietnam and was actually about 2 kg. heavier than it should be (ca. 13,4 kg). The second was USA built and was 11,4 kg!

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Interesting..

Well, I'm answering my own question. The G string is lone enough for my 35". I did not clip the unwound part off too much that gave me a little extra wrapping around the post. My C string is currently still a .030 Prosteel. It blends well enough with the elixirs that are on the bass now. i played a gig last night and it sounded great. I did order a 032 C string. Almost 20.-buck for one C string. Kills me. But they do sound and feel good. Hopefully they will keep the zing. So far on the Elixir sets that I do have no degradation. I played a bunch of outdoor gigs in high temps with the.With regular strings I always need to change them even after just one of those gigs. So far so good.

DanAdams said:

The concept is neat, but would only be appealing to me if the fretboard could be raised to match the fret height for the fretless section.

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The fretless fingerboard section is at fret level on the Adrian Younge model. In fact I haven't seen many or any half-fretted basses that weren't built that way.

Even the Ibanez Ashula has the fretless fingerboard section at the height of the frets, and it's half-fretted by having some strings with and some without frets.