Recent content by AdmiralBumblebe

What's spacing at bridge?

New Clement bass that I couldn't be happier with. Sold my Fodera Imperial 6 days after this came in, a bass that I was otherwise extremely happy with for years but it just didn't scratch the itch like this Clement does. Particularly happy with the impeccable neck and fretwork, and how Tom...

I think it somewhat depends on what your reference is. If you have a specific recording that embodies that sound, then it's an unmoving target unless/until you change your goals, or change your reference listening system. If it's a memory of a performance then there's a soft-target that might...

Heh. When I was younger, I grew up spending my summers in an exotic automotive shop. The higher end the vehicle, the more likely that there was some ultra-shoddy work done below a well-buffed shine. I would expect that times are different now, but my 2 recent experiences in an upper echelon...

I expected there to be a divide between primarily gigging and primarily studio musicians, but it's pretty interesting how set the opinions seem to be. When I was primarily a gigging musician, I didn't care about anything except reliability. I played the same Squier P-Bass for about 15 years. A...

I think that once you receive a product that's not what you expect (assuming reasonable expectations), then you've already begun putting up with the issues. I know how difficult it can be to build an instrument, and how often small mistakes are made then fixed in the process. I can only speak...

Somewhat topically, there's a point where I lose trust in a builder to provide an adequate solution. If these relatively simple tasks were unable to be carried out, even if it was on the worst day of their career, I've lost significant confidence in their ability to rectify the situation without...

I originally neglected this purposefully because I did not want to accidentally or implicitly reveal the manufacturer on TB. I had discussed these issues in a manner which might imply the manufacturer on a smaller forum. I've scrubbed that information best I could, so I'll post details of the...

There is for me.

Title is the question. Spurred by my ownership of a boutique instrument that sounds incredible, but I've experiences numerous issues that I'd normally consider unforgiveable on an instrument of $500, let alone 18x that. But... I put up with it, because in 30 years I've never heard a bass that...

I've played a few of these in shops, and it only takes a couple minutes to adjust (which never ceases to surprise me), but I still have zero interest in them. If Gibson made a fanned fret there'd probably be no instrument on earth that I'd be less interested in.

Can you reiterate what each knob is from neck side to bridge side please? The OP didn't make sense to me.

I have a full Aguilar DB751 rig, Markbass Classic 300 rig and a new UL901 rig. The UL901 has a low level hiss through the cabinets regardless of the gain/master level, I measured it at about 29dBa at 1m. The UL901's hiss is much lower level than the DB751's fans (ugh!) or the Classic 300's...

Some people take the "from" literally. I would like to know where he is.

Where are you in florida?