Recent content by Axelorox

What is the height of binding that Fender uses on the jazz bass? I am looking to buy binding and inlay stickers for my 62RI to give it the late 60s look but am wondering what size of binding sticker to buy.

I'm looking for recommendations for people who do finish work in the north New Jersey / NYC area (I am in Morris County, NJ). I need a clearcoat over a hand-painted guitar

If one were to get just one of these cabs, which would be better as a standalone? For the comments I've seen against mixing speaker sizes I'm leaning towards the 215 (though harder to find a good used one currently, compared to the 1000). I've seen offhand references and jokes in posts here...

I recently saw Paul McCartney at the ACL music festival and it was perhaps the best live bass sound I have ever heard. What cabs is he using here? They look different than his old Diesel units.

Good to know. I have heard that modern nitro finishes in general don't age like the old ones. I recently received a V62 500/1 reissue that checked quite badly during shipping. Since it needs a refinish I figure I could have the luthier change the colors to be more like the 60s ones. I wasn't...

The German reissues are finished with nitro. But interesting that the finish could get darker with age. For example, when I think of nitro finishes my mind goes towards Gibson Les Pauls, which are infamous for fading with age.

Are the finishes on German-made Hofner basses supposed to get darker with age? All the old ones I see tend to look rather darker than most of the modern production ones. For example, compare photos of Paul McCartney's '63 500/1 vs the stock photo for the modern 500/1 V62 reissue (based on the...

I never thought about it much, but now that I go back and listen to some of the tracks where he used it I can hear a more roundwound sound. Particularly on Goodnight Tonight. But in the Concert for Kampuchea videos it doesn't sound that much like roundwounds to me (though granted the audio...

Thanks for the input all. Seems I should spring for the Mesa. Are there any significant differences between models from different periods? I'm finding ones made in the 80s through the 2000s.

That black bass in the OP's video - is that a P or a J? In the video from this SNL after-party you can see Paul playing a black Fender bass with white pickguard, which looks like the one in the OP's video. But I don't know Fender basses well so can't tell if it's a P or a J. I wonder if it's...

This was my first time reading the terms transparent and coloring, so I want to make sure I am understanding the terms right from what my searches have pulled up. Is the following correct? A transparent rig will transmit the sound/characteristics of the instrument, without adding much of its...

Thoughts wanted on the differences between these two heads. Though I listed cabs I'm more open to options with those. 1. Ashdown ABM 500 EVO II, Ashdown 4x10 cab 2. Mesa Boogie 400+, Mesa 2x15 cab I'm getting back into playing bass after several years away from it and need an amp. Mainly...

I don't have the materials. But the luthier seems to be very picky and attentive to details. The needed materials should still be accessible in modern markets.

I am contemplating having a luthier build a replica of a classic vintage bass This would use actual parts (neck, electronics) from a modern bass from the same brand, but would require building/cutting a new body from scratch (starting with wood slabs, like the factories do). What questions...

I'm currently after a Rick 4001 in a natural finish, but the vast majority of them have the shedua skunk stripe. Is this at all possible to remove or to otherwise hide the stripe?