Recent content by Bob Jones 5443

Right now, I’m working with my Höfner with Bass On, Solo, treble tone max. I’ve stacked — the stock Compressor in Fender Studio Pro (threshold -35, ratio 9:1, knee 8, attack 0.6 ms, release 120 ms) into — a FET compressor (input all the way up at 0 dB, output at -35 dB, attack 0.02 ms, release...

OK, that’s food for thought. I’ll see what a pick does for me. Thanks! My flats are coming up on 15 years old. They don’t have too many hours of play on them, though. They’ve been kept clean.

I’m back after checking out several of the recommendations. Man, his bass fills the sound. So clean. Suck thwack.

Looks like I fell into the AI slop pit again with that P-bass assertion! When will I learn? Thanks, TB, for gently giving me the right note. I was wondering how using foam would avoid muffling the tone. I’ll stay away from it for now, though there’s one voice here saying Yes. A few of my...

For some of my personal home recordings, I'd sure love to get close to the tone Joe Osborn delivers on classic Carpenters songs. The archetype is For All We Know. It's like ripe fruit about to be plucked. I know he used a P-bass. I don't have one. I have an Ovation Magnum III with round...

I’ve has this amp for about 15 years. It has more than enough power and sound for my purposes. I haven’t been using it lately, but when I went back to it this month, it has a loud buzz. What causes that? It has been kept in a safe, climate-controlled house, and has been carefully driven...

Lots to check. I'll report back when I've had a chance to test out all these suggestions. Thanks, all. Bob

Hi aged horse. Thanks for jumping in. Yes, there is a relatively quiet 60 Hz hum with nothing plugged in and the master gain on half. Raising the bass, mid, or treble knobs doesn't change the sound much at all. When I plug in the Höfner the sound is the same pitch but gets louder. That's...

My little Galien-Kruger Backline 112 served me well for a while (the older heavier model before they lightened it up). It has all the volume I'll ever need (practicing and playing with a few friends). Lately there is a lot of hum and buzz noise I can't get rid of. Can that be fixed? With...

After I posted, I found this: http://www.ovationgallery.com/serials/solidbody.pdf I hadn't noticed it at first because it covers all Ovation guitars. If you look under "solid body" you see that category includes bases. You can register your Magnum's serial number there if you create an...

Has anyone compiled a reference page for Ovation Magnum serial numbers?