Recent content by Akami

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    Testing Compressors: Cali, Smoothie, Empress, Diamond, Keeley, FEA, Darkglass, Doc Lloyd, Lusithand & more

    So the one to the right of it is up for sale now?!?
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    Anyone else into automatic wristwatches?

    Only ever owned one, which is now my mom's favorite watch to wear, but have always liked Longines, and glad to see them show up here from time to time.
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    "Official" Mikro Bass Club Part 3

    I just bought another one for the same reason! They're so compact and inexpensive that it just makes sense to have multiples in every location possible!
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    "Official" Mikro Bass Club Part 3

    Since I can't find any of the short scale version of these, would it be advisable to just buy long scale and shorten them myself? I've used the half rounds before and really liked them.
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    Knives!

    Dang, I was looking forward to seeing what you had. 😮
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    GR Bass review

    I've never minded help with the mains and stands, but I'm moving my amps and instruments myself.
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    Knives!

    I've bought a good number of knives from forums and you might try posting some of them up here, because we're probably interested.
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    GR Bass review

    Some people slam their gear around or let others do it for them, and these cabs may not be a good match for them. I move my own amps and they stay in great shape through lack of abuse. Amps and speakers don't just fall apart without help; choose accordingly.
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    How do you make your neighbor's dog stop barking?

    Glad your dog was okay! A few of my friends dogs have had interactions with wild animals they were lucky to survive, probably most unexpected one while chasing beavers in the pond and getting too close. Usually the beavers are able to just swim away, but the dog got too close one of the young...
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    Should I de-tune strings and/or loosen the truss road before checking the bass in for air travel?

    Nope, read it again and you'll see how the previous poster I was responding to introduced the subject. No problems with any of my basses when flying either, and I brought three of them on one flight from Japan in December.
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    Should I de-tune strings and/or loosen the truss road before checking the bass in for air travel?

    Acoustic guitars make of most of my flight experiences and there's nothing to tell, as nothing has ever happened. The whole issue starts from people thinking that "theoretically speaking...", and pretty much ends there for me.
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    Should I de-tune strings and/or loosen the truss road before checking the bass in for air travel?

    Flown with numerous basses, three on one flight alone, many acoustic and electric guitars, all tuned to pitch and had nothing break, ever. Moral of the story is that it's not a problem, but it's your instrument and you're going to do whatever you're comfortable with. My 100% success rate over...
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    Can a lightweight short-scale bass be a good all-around pro bass?

    Always liked the Quarter Pounders!
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    Can a lightweight short-scale bass be a good all-around pro bass?

    One of my friends plays with five different bands using an assortment of ultra short scale basses and they're just happy to have a competent player who delivers the goods. Doesn't even look weird and he's having a great time playing them.
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    Should I de-tune strings and/or loosen the truss road before checking the bass in for air travel?

    I've never made any adjustments for my instruments and they just keep working.