Recent content by Alex_rus

Double cheers! I live in Moscow, Russia)

Mi is E and re is D. What that basically said is an E string dropped to D. I prefer standard notation. I said bronze by mistake as brass is bronze in Russian. Thank you for correction. As for snobbery - there is none. Russians are more straightforward, may seem hostile even, but not. And...

Misinformation? Please. Are you endorsing EBMM? i have two sr4s: from 1983 and from 1996. The bridge on the 1983 is better, and heavier. D string saddle sides on the 1996 had to be polished. Whenever I hear that something is known to be perfect I wonder who is spreading it. If you are an...

I too had a dilemma regarding the looks. But I have a pro guitar tech (btw, the overhaul cost me a thousand US dollars) and it can be seen thru the perfect job he did on the bass. He has been modding Foderas, and has a collection of "horror pics" foubd regarding the poor...

Fellas, before theorizing - do you have any experience, or are just typing for whatever?))) Temps do not drop. If packed and stored correctly - nothing will happen! These are not friggin 17th century oil-finished violins! Trees survive -60C, and flourish at spring, while basses will crack like...

Threaded bridge saddles are about the most idiotic idea ever implemented by Fender. If you do not want to lose the "vibe" - get the Gotoh replacement. Fellas, come on. Threaded saddles an ipgrade? Seriously?

Its a great bridge. Stock Fender beidges are garbage, just as 70% of Fender basses that come from the factory (not Custom Shop which are brilliant). They "upgraded" it with grooves for saddle height screws so that they won't suffer from lateral vibrations that badly. This brass bridge is...

Good thread. Nothing will happen given lack of sudden temperature drops. I live in Russia, which may get pretty damn cold. When I was gigging extensively, my 2 main basses at the time (EBMM SR4 '96 and Yamaha BB605 with mods) were getting quite a lot of abuse, most of which came from riding and...

Fellas, I thought I knew how to set up the guitar. Until I've given my Fender Jazz to my tech (thread on this page) just for kicks. The instrument afterwards was unbelievable. The only piece of advice I can give after reading OP: give it to a pro. You can seriously screw up the neck if you keep...

An idiotic creation, really, to add "bling" to the looks of the guitar. Just a awful as fender "vintage" style screw saddles. Better focus on quality control and quality components.

Thanks!) Yes, the jig was used to gently press in the frets. It was tough, as the neck was quite dry at first, and had to sit in oil for about 5 days) The butterfly... Just liked the bass for some reason, and kept on crawling around) Cheers! :)

Dear TB fellas, I invite you to take a look at the gorgeous, IMHO, Jazz bass that was recently finished! :bassist: Click here! I never HAD a Jazz Bass, but wanted one. I always had a problem with new Jazzes - they are just not worth the asking price. Everything is cheap, QC cuts...

Click here if you do not want to read the whole thing) Hello everyone! This is my first thread here, I'm not much of the forum guy. My name's Alex, I'm from Russia, been playing bass for quite a while, have a lot of touring and recording experience under my belt as well. I guess that makes...

I see that many of you fellas are unaware of physics and how over-shielding may affect the tone adversely. Will post pics of a proper shielding job later