Not to get off track, but I absolutely agree. I was fortunate enough to get a WT 390 that was Minnesota made and signed by David on the bottom. It has been bulletproof reliable, and one of the features I love about it most is the EQ bypass - really handy for using an instrument level preamp. I...
I’ve had a number of Eden amps over the years. The WT550 had headroom for days but was always a little clinical in its tone, even when leaning into the preamp. I’ve bought, sold, and repurchased the simpler Time Traveler (first a WT330, currently a WT390) and find that the simpler eq and the...
is that by chance a mid-90s Corvette with an orange violin finish? I had that bass back in the 90s and had a defretted with maple lines put in it. It was done by a luthier who worked at PRS.
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Actually nevermind…I recall I had the fingerboard sealed.
Most of my evening gigs wrap no later than 11, which is great because I usually have about a 45 minute drive home - and my kids really don’t care if I’ve been out late the night before!
I’ve seen a lot of great basses as an audience member, but a few that could ruin my finances if I saw them in a shop:
Warwick Dolphin (especially a 5)
Early/Vintage F Bass
Various Giffin
Martin Keith Elfin Hollow body
Rob Allen Deep
+1 in a preamp pedal. Loads of them out there that can simply boost your existing signal, eq, or add some harmonic content and distortion. Gold standard would be a Sansamp, but there are so many great options out there these days.
100% I currently play in two bands. The first band rehearses at a member’s house in a detached barn that has been converted into finished studio space with all of our rigs set up and ready to go. Air conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter and best of all free of charge. My second...
I had no idea there were so many traitors among us
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Great examples…PRS always has the most amazing tops. They really put in a lot of care and attention to the bookmatching. Rarely do you spot one with wonky woods, even on the SE models.