Recent content by barooo

I'm self taught, and from 1995 to about 2021 this was how I did it. More like thumb plus index and middle and it was like asking a centipede what order to move its feet to actually consciously think about which one was doing what. Spent about 9 months forcing myself to learn "proper"...

When I mention my top 5, Geddy, Geezer, Cliff, MM, and Justin Chancellor, I usually get a "one of these things is not like the other reaction" but man he can has such good taste, and it's always out of left field. The only band I get emotional about other than Rush and early Black Sabbath is...

I found this old thread when I got curious and tried to look up mine. It's CIJ, "Limited Edition" neckplate, serial number is BO0... I bought it new in 1999 at guitar center in Lombard, IL. It seems like from this it was early in the "second" run of these basses, which seems about right...

I changed my strings yesterday and again had to fiddle with the rollers a few times. The G could probably move out a turn or two still. Don't really understand the point, isn't the spacing completely determined by the poles of the pickups?

I have 3; '99 CIJ Geddy Lee Signature ("Glee"), '23 JetGlo 4003 ("Ricky Bobby"), and a squire vintage modified fretless (just picked up off marketplace, no name). Think I'm set unless I got something as a backup, would likely be a stingray or a P. Used to have a '95 JG 4003S but stupidly sold...

Sigh... First string change on my mid-2023 4003 back in August, and the nut popped off. I decided to get it set up and had it re-glued by a local tech. Went to change strings today and the damned thing popped off again. Called the shop for advice on what to do with it and they basically said...

I'm a big Rush fan and play almost exclusively finger style. I've heard a lot of talk about his technique and have had an inkling of what Geddy was doing on more recent albums with his flamenco-style strumming (one finger with a sort of open-close movement for double strokes) but it always...

I have just joined this club it seems. I bought a rumble 100 v3 from Sweetwater and got it yesterday. I was coming from a 1x8 orange crush 25 so this is like night and day over that. That 12 inch speaker sounds so sweet. So far haven't turned it up at all since everyone is home for break...

Geddy (and also cliff burton and geezer butler but Geddy definitely got me to the other side) is why I made the switch from hetfield style rhythm. Saw the band 13 times including front row, and “met” Ged at his bass book signing. Even those few seconds were enough to feel like he appreciated you...

It was a minor adventure, but here's the 4003 with the treble bezel installed. So I tackled this a few weeks ago, and as I was restringing the nut came unglued. This was right before a trip out of town, so I decided shag it I'm dropping it off at a good local shop for a setup. Just got it...

One thing I've noticed about the Ric is that it has inertia. The tone changes a bit once it's already vibrating, like when you're playing a nice 8th groove or something. I haven't noticed this on the Jazz.

This is an old thread but I was curious about other people's tone settings and found this. I have a new 4003, used to have an early 90's 4003S, and also have the CIJ Geddy Lee Jazz. I'm playing through a SansAmp, and with the settings I have on it it's interesting how similar they sound. The...

Yeah... I've dialed it back a lot this year by working on fundamentals and by never playing unplugged any more, but this bass is just clankier than my jazz. I think the treble bezel will help, the cover is getting in my way. Mostly an issue with playing faster. It's possible bringing the...

Ended up undoing most of that extra height, didn't like it, think I'm at about a half turn higher now. I think I just need to learn how to hit a little less hard, having an extra-clanky day for some reason.

Sat down this morning and decided to raise the action a bit. 2 full turns clockwise is where the clanking goes from obnoxious to reasonable, then re-did intonation. Plays much better but I wonder if the neck could also use a tweak now. Not getting any noise and it appears pretty close to...