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Brians356 replied to the thread Double Bass Increase (acoustic) volume of double bass.FWIW I play bass guitar, don't know upright parts and function, so searched keywords "tailpiece backlength" and stumbled on this short... -
Brians356 replied to the thread Lets all try to find a criteria for perfect bass neck without any dead spots (4-String only) !!!.More: "For an acoustic instrument the transfer of energy from the string to the body, preferably via the bridge, is a necessary...
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Brians356 reacted to Wood and Wire's post in the thread Which Flats for MM Old Smoothie Stingray? with
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It has the exact same preamp as the (2 band EQ) brighter production models, so it's always going to be a mellowed out version of that... -
Brians356 replied to the thread Which Flats for MM Old Smoothie Stingray?.I said when the circuitry fails (i.e. "emits smoke"). Dead in the water. There's no repairing most PCB surface-mount stuff (usually made...
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Brians356 replied to the thread Which Flats for MM Old Smoothie Stingray?.That's reassuring, but it also means when the active circuitry eventually fails, the bass is DITW. -
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Brians356 replied to the thread Which Flats for MM Old Smoothie Stingray?.With its active circuit, one couldn't boost the high end to overcome its inherent darkness and more or less match the brighter models...
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Brians356 replied to the thread Lets all try to find a criteria for perfect bass neck without any dead spots (4-String only) !!!.Excellent. It validates what I observed: the instrument's resonant pitch matching the pitch of the dead note. Now I know that it...
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Brians356 replied to the thread Lets all try to find a criteria for perfect bass neck without any dead spots (4-String only) !!!.My '81 P Special has a dead spot at D3 (G @7th). When I stand the bass upright, muted (by leaning the strings mid-scale on the palm of...
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Brians356 reacted to Wood and Wire's post in the thread Which Flats for MM Old Smoothie Stingray? with Like.
It was a 40th anniversary model, and they did later release a couple of colour variations, but don't forget that the Covid-19 pandemic...
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Brians356 replied to the thread Which Flats for MM Old Smoothie Stingray?.So they were a limited run, and not still available new? (EBMM has that page devoted to it, nothing suggesting it's out of production.) -
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Brians356 replied to the thread Which Flats for MM Old Smoothie Stingray?.Where'd you order your Old Smoothie? (Are they still available new?) I'm having trouble finding one. -