Recent content by bassman1983

I've heard a heat gun and a scraper work well. I'm in the same boat tho. Don't know what approach is best.

Anyone know where to find Gibson replacement p/us? (other than ebay and CL) Looking to get my hands on a slider from a grabber to put into my junk-o jazz copy... thanks!

boyle- thanks, i'm going to look into those mics. wasn't sure about ribbons and glad i didn't dive into them blind. chris- sounds great! can't believe you got that sound with those mics. awesome playing as well! hoping to get that good...:/ peck- i've read that a 57 won't get a realistic sound...

hey all! Doing some indie recording on my db and was wondering if any1 had suggestions for a good mic to use. Been hearing a lot of great things about the cascade fatheads. Those any good for low-end? Is there something else within that range ($150-250) Thanks!

thanks to everyone for the wealth of information! I'm gonna give the fishman pro preamp a shot and hope it all goes well. thanks again lowendas!

Thanks a lot! I just bought the Fishman though. In testing it at home I found it to sounded really good. Also forgot to mention that at first I had my bass going through a compressor which is when most of the feedback was occurring. After unplugging and going straight to the amp i was able to...

I have a student (cheap) upright bass that i bought to learn with. Unfortunately, I will be using it in a live setting for a record release show. Problem is, I used it in rehearsal and had an issue with feedback which forced me to keep the volume low. I have a Fishman bp100 and in rehearsal I...