Recent content by Bruce Sahroian

Hello: Well Im probably the very best person to answer this! First off, Im 79 years old. I have played bass for a great number of years!!! I have had so many basses and amps I just cant begin to tell you!! Or remember! Most of those were either traded or sold, "I never missed them" But the last...

I'll just say this about that; Centuries ago I took my 1962 P bass to a shop across the street from the Musicians Union! Milt was his name, I would leave it and he would work his magic on it and when I returned and picked it up, it was like someone had substituted my old crappy P bass for a...

Hello; Well, I just bought someones attempt to build a Jazz Bass! The neck (genuine Fender maple) Body, (Genuine with 2 tone sunburst finish) and all genuine Fender high mass bridge, Tuners, Pick guard, neck plate and screws, Metal control cover, With 2 1974 Fender Jazz Pickups and all...

Hello; Well, I did take 2000 wet or dry paper to the back of the neck, which is now really smooth and playable! ALSO!!! Doug Irwin Now has a web site up and is working on some projects!! But mostly posting photos of his past work! Its really great! I submitted several photos of my bass but not...

Hello; I bought the white one with black chrome trim!!. The new pickups are the bomb! Also I don't know if any one else has had this but my bass has sustain for days!!!!! I can play a note and it will just last and last! Thinking about one of those fret wraps to adjust that a bit! Bruce

Hello; If you want a pick guard with something different you are in luck! As you mentioned using a stick on vinyl> Well the automotive industry is where to look for a "wrap shop" where they wrap cars! You can go and select your vinyl and DIY or have them do it for you! I have the white bass with...

Hello; I just recently bought a Titano amp looked like new!!!! Worked Perfect!!! Posted it on EBAY, sold in seconds! Bruce

Hello; Certain amps just never can produce a really clean high volume sound for bass, (no matter what the name brand is!) in a live situation. Even the (I know Im going to catch flack from others!) Biggest, Name Brand amps don't produce as clean a sound as some other Brands can! You can pack a...

Me again! I have noticed that a lot of amps now have two (for a better term) Volume controls! These, a input control and a power amp (sorta) control must be set properly for the cleanest sound to be achieved. (My Way!) Set the power output to about 3/4 of the way. Then plug in your bass and...

Hello; Bruce Sahroian here, I have had so many amps I cant begin to tell you!! Depends on what you want out of an amp? First off, one of the cleanest amps I ever had (sorry I sold it) was a Versatone. Not much power but (tube amp) had this trick circuit dividing the sound of the bass into lows...

Hello; Some of our greatest musicians are getting to a point where they cant do as they used to! I for one am glad to see young players take the Torch of funk and "run with it!" Lets face it! What I saw was not individual efforts but "group" efforts that take planning as well as execution to...

Hello; Im also just getting around to re issuing my bass playing (why I don't know) but many many years ago I had a Standel amp with a JBL 130 15" speaker. This amp sounded pretty good but for some reason didn't fill the small bars we were playing so I just turned the cabinet towards the wall on...

Hello; Here is my experience! Recently I sold a bass I had since 1982!! (G&L) really loved that bass! So I started to look, went for a Squire Jaguar active. Bass was nice but was damaged in freight! Sent it back! Looked and found one of these Contemporary Active's, in white, looked at a couple...

Hello; I just purchased one of these! After receiving a Squire Jaguar bass damaged from shipping! Anyway, last week I sold my G&L L-1000 that I had since 1982 Bought it brand new! Im now 73 (JHC!!) and I don't gig, just fiddle around in my garage for the dog and he doesn't like it too much. The...

Hello; Its been my experience as a recording engineer and live sound mixer that If a bass needs micing only one mic will do! Thats a Sennhiser 421! Super great response for transients! Also great for that Bass Drum too!! Bruce