Recent content by billdeg

I know this is an ancient thread but I just got a Ventura that had no pickups. I ordered a set of Fender pbass pickups to put in there. I like the way it plays, needs a set up to perfect it. I believe its a clone of a '62

I didn't notice that the Kubicki's strings have high tension.

Here is a link to the pictures of the 4 Kubicki basses I have. Kubicki Basses for Sale

They are nice to play for sure.

Would anyone be interested in a Kubicki bass? I have a few I just got today. They'll be for sale....I have not priced them and I need to take pictures and post them but I don't want to spam this thread. I actually have 14 basses to sell, three are Kubicki's. One Kubicki is a 5 string. I am...

Old thread but I thought I'd reply here rather than create a new thread. Hope that's ok....but I noticed my truss rod cover started to rattle and when I removed it I found the double truss rod. (I have a Gibson Tobias 5 Killer B bass with a low serial number). I just put Rotosound 77 flats...

I own one, but have not used it yet.

I put D'Addario chrome flats on my Hamer Chapparal just to see what it sounded like. I was pleasently surprised. These strings renewed my love of playing this bass, now it's a blues and country rock monster. Flat sound but there is a brightness that works with the active EMG pickups of the...

See later post, it's not a Killer B after all. It's a Growler. I was mistaken.

I made two earlier posts and I was incorrect about my bass. Incorrect about the S/N and the model. So to set the record straight.... I have a 5 string Growler with s/n 3413. I thought mistakenly it was a Killer B (see earlier post I can't delete) but I found the original top end of the...

I have been experimenting with various types of TI strings. I tried the Infeld IN345 strings on my Fender Jazz 5 MIAmerica. I felt like the gravely tone you get from Ernie Ball Regular (green package) Slinky strings was a better, so I removed the TI's and installed Ernie Ball's. I took...

I ended up as follows: I bought an Acoustic 150 head and the seller threw in the Peavey 115 cab, that’s how I got it. Unfortunately the original Peavey 115 did not sound good with the Acoustic 150, totally blah. 1. I have an Acoustic 106 cabinet with a blown speaker. 106’s have 2 8ohm 15s...

I have a peavey 115 cabinet from the mid 70s, not that great, that I want to put a replacement speaker into, that's 4 ohms, and can handle an Acoustic 320. Not all 4 ohm speakers sound good especially weak speakers that are not designed to handle what 320s produce. Ultimately I’d like an...

OK. If I get more info I will post it here, I might be able to help someone who wants to sell theirs find a buyer. I would want to play one for 24 hours before I spend more than $2000 on any bass, kind of my rule on only buying what I feel is really worth having. I am not a dealer, just a player