Recent content by bass_vic

There is no such thing as too old. Welcome to the club. I'm 54 and started learning about 1.5 years ago with absolutely no previous experience. I bought a cheap P-bass online ($120) with a tiny practice amp. The bass was good enough to start learning but the neck was uncomfortable, which is...

I know it's been almost a year since the question was asked but here it goes. The Toby V is one of the "Deluxe" models with the Tone Expressor (bass boost). This bass has passive pickups and an active "preamp" The HUM you are hearing is the tone expressor circuit. These basses are...

I spent some time actually shielding the control cavity and the pickup slots both of which were unshielded on mine. The bridge ground was also disconnected and I had to dig it out of the bass body. The noise seems to come from the active boost when tone is at max. I also ended up...

Put a camera lens so you can record the performance from the stage side...

It's funny you mention it because as I was reading I was dreading getting to the end of the thread and the studio not being completed, or worse not being able to be completed. It would have been like binge watching a show, getting to the last episode of a season and finding out the show was...

I discovered this thread a few days ago. I've been obsessively reading through it. I must say that the level of patience in getting this studio built is simply amazing. Very interesting read

Welcome to Talkbass CPR4LIFE. Don't get discouraged. Much like you I picked up the bass about a year and a half ago. I was 51 when I did, so I'll be 54 sooner than I care to be. Music, and the bass in particular, had always interested me. But I was way too busy with other things to do...

I don't think it's a big deal in any case. What is a big deal is that they did not have enough COW BELL in this album, what a horrendous oversight.

This headstock is what got me to buy the Toby. Inexpensive, great looking, and also impressive tone. Love this bass.

Does anyone have a diagram of how the circuitry on the Deluxe model is supposed to wired?