Recent content by capnjagg

I was going to mention that I had the MXR Wylde Phase for a couple of years and never experienced any low end loss, but then I remembered I ran an EQ pedal (Behringer clone of the GEB-7) at the end of my board to add lows back in (not from the Phaser, but from all the distortion/fuzz I had...

Yeah, I’d agree with others, you can make all the adjustments you want, but those Model Ps are still gonna have their own thing going on. Best bet is something more vintage/Alnico. In my experience, you can dirty up more mellow pickups pretty easily with pedals/EQ, but it’s much harder to tame a...

I’d avoid the Micro CL, I think even as a stage monitor, you’re gonna run out of power pretty quickly. Do the PF heads still have issues? Given that the non-tube ones can only be found used these days, I’d be wary to roll the dice on one of those. The BA seems like it’s working fine for your...

I found his voice to be pretty endearing, personally. My opinion has always been that he is a solid bass player and an incredible songwriter.

I thank the Good Lord every day that I’m a set it and forget it kind of guy, because otherwise I may be more opinionated on the matter.

Artec makes ‘em still (Alnico and Ceramic), you can find them on eBay for not a lot of money (I believe $30 US last I checked). Other builders make them too, just expect to pay boutique builder prices. Nordstrand makes some in soapbar housings I believe too. Otherwise you could scour the...

Price to quality, I’m gonna echo the sentiment of most others here and say for just a classic P that does the P thing, the CV is your ticket. Strings of choice and a setup and you’re golden.

Love the look of the Ultra, but bang for buck, it really is hard to beat the Embassy. Sounds like a Thunderbird, plays like not a Thunderbird (in a good way), and plentiful used as well if you want to save a bit (or if you want to buy more than one color 😉).

With that kind of budget, you could probably get a Ray AND a Sire V7! I'd be more inclined towards the Sire if I were only trying to buy one bass (personal preference), but the folks before me are not wrong for steering you towards a Stingray. As always, try to get your hands on everything on...

I had a TC Nether for a while, which is supposed to be an OC-2 clone. I've seen some complaints on here, but I didn't have any issues with it myself. I sold it, but not because of any fault with the pedal, just took a break from music for about a year+.

This was gonna be my suggestion! Checked out a Tube 800 at GC one day that was all plugged in but no sound, so I went to the back of the amp and gave the cable a quick twist into place and voila. Yet another thing to inspire no confidence in GC's employees unfortunately. Amp sounded great...

$950 can buy you many beater Precisions lol. On the lower end, I like both the Squier Sonic Precision and the Classic Vibe '60s Precision. Honestly though, just go to a store and pick the one that plays and sounds the nicest to you, plenty of options in your budget.

Yeah, I'd think short scale with a neck or middle pickup and either flats or dead rounds would get you there.

Very sick find! Always thought these would look cool with a Cabronita bass-style pickguard, but looks great as-is, especially after the cleaning.

I ended up doing exactly that. I've wanted a Jaguar bass for about a decade and a half, but every time the opportunity presented itself, I either couldn't justify buying another bass, or something with the deal would go sideways. Ended up slowly selling off everything, was real patient with the...