Recent content by AlanSanJoseBass

There are a few music stores in my area that sell both high end and low end instruments. Sometimes they buy or take in a trade that is not totally functional. Their repair guys are so backed up with work that it is often not worth their time to repair the lower end instruments. That's when...

I did email the Fullerton guitar company regarding my question and they did respond. They asked me to send them pictures which I did. I'll let you know what they say when I hear back from them.

I've been real lucky buying cheap basses for friends that want to play. This makes the fourth one that I have bought since June of last year. The first one was $20 and only had a broken nut. A couple of drops of superglue and it still works great. The second was $40 and required a little...

Hi, I just bought a "Fullerton" bass online, sight unseen. I only paid $46 for it, so I don't think I got ripped off. Anyway, I noticed the headstock logo on my bass is different than the one on current Fullerton basses. The logo on my bass is more squared off than the currently used one...

This is a bass buggie that I have used to transport both my 3/4 and 1/4 size basses. It can be used with or without the cover on the bass. The bass buggie sure makes moving your upright bass a lot easier. It goes on in seconds and can be easily be adjusted to fit most bass sizes. Your bass can...

These are very sturdy stands for upright basses. I have used them for both a 3/4 and a 1/4 size basses. It's great for displaying your bass when you are not using it. I have also found that playing the bass on the stand when playing on concrete or grass, the bass is louder and sounds better...

This is a 1963 1/4 size Kay bass. It's 60 years old and only has a few minor scratches on it. The neck has never been broken and there are no delaminations. Since I have owned it, I have replaced the strings, bought a new gig bag, and replaced the end pin with a hardwood dowel and rubber tip. It...

Thanks for all of the great comments, pics, and videos. I really enjoyed them. If you are interested in making things out of cardboard, check out a website on cardboard lumber Cardboard Lumber That is where I got the idea for this project.

Last fall during Covid, I bought a 5 watt amp kit from Parts Express for $9.00. I made a plywood cabinet for it and used an 8 inch speaker that came out of another amp. I adapted it to run on 8 D cell batteries. Wow! It works great as a low power guitar amp when playing with 3 or 4 other...

I was in your same situation. I bought a Hog 30 and wasn't impressed with the sound. I found a schematic on the web that said the speaker was 4 ohms, so I purchased a 4 ohm 10 inch Jensen Mod 10 speaker which is supposedly good for bass. I even called Pignose whose tech guy said it was 4...

I have a 1963 Kay 1/4 size bass and I love it. It will never replace the 3/4 size that I also have, but for small acoustic jams (4-5 people), it holds its own. It also has a homemade pickup that sounds fine, but I have never used it in public. The 1/4 size bass is about 8 pounds lighter than...

Wow, that is quite ingenious. I like the idea that you were successful with magnetic pickups and that you didn't have to make any permanent modifications to your bass. Thanks!

Wow! That's awesome. Where are the pickups originally from? I always thought that the pole magnets needed to be directly under each string. In your pictures that doesn't seem to be the case. Also, how did you attach the pickups to the bass? I'm not comfortable screwing anything onto my...

I've had excellent luck buying things from the talkbass.com members. About a year ago, a guy in Reno listed a 1951 Kay upright bass. I had been looking for one in California but there were none to be found in that good of condition and in my price range. So I flew to Reno from San Jose (using...

I feel your pain. I've been buying and selling stuff on Craigslist for years and have only had a few problems. In these Covid times, I often meet people at a neutral location rather than having them come to my house. If they do come to my house, I don't let them past my garage anymore. Some...