Recent content by Bill Lockie

Golihur music is sending the Ehrlund mounting jack which will work fine with the Switchcraft jack that I just purchased. Thanks for all of the excellent advice.

I have an underwood pickup jack that clips onto the D and A strings just above the tail piece on my double bass. I think I have to replace it. Does anyone know where to get one of these? None of the music stores in my area seem to have one. Thanks Bill

I have just purchased a new EA IAMP micro which has 2 Speak On outlets. I also have an old SWR Blonde on Blonde which will function as a speaker only (the amp part of it isn't working). I would like to use the SWR as an extra speaker. Does anyone know if it's ok to use an adapter (Speakon to...

Do you know if they can be purchased outside of the US & roughly how much they cost?

Thank you for your advice. Unfortunately, I live in Canada and the F Deck is on available in the US. Would a Fishman Platinum Bass preamp work as well?

I have an underwood pickup & have noticed that my low e string is so boomy even after i have turned the bass control on my SWR down to 0. Any suggestions as to what the problem might be. It's not the amp because it doesn't do it with other bases.

I think the problem is high humidity in the room that I practice in. I purchased a hygrometer which is presently registering 60 % humidity. I'm going to buy a dehumidifier and see if that helps. Thanks for the excellent advice

I looked up damping tube on the internet and I hate to admit that I'm not sure what it is. Can you enlighten me? Thank you very much. I appreciate your advice.

I have an 80 year old German bass (in good shape) which has seasonal buzzes on the open D string, the Eb on the D string, and the D and Eb on the A string. It occurs mainly in the summer and disappears in the fall. It's quite annoying when I'm playing acoustically but seems to disappear when...