Recent content by chippawajoe

I went through about six pages of responses -- all of them interesting -- but found no one who recommended what I finally settled on in my search for the perfect short scale. I'd owned a '59 P bass for 50-plus years, and found the weight and length just a bit much for my diminutive figure so...

What's the effect of a Hipshot bridge? Will it cure what seems to be an intonation problem on my E string? I'm using LaBella flats .049 - .109. Joe

Those look great. I went on the Next Gen site and now I need to know -- are the Jags split shaft or solid shaft?

I'm an ex-Calgarian, now back home in Niagara Falls. In the early 80s I had a rig by AHED, 2 4x10 powered cabs and a pre-amp head. It had the ability to loosen plaster, and weighed a ton. I was doing country then, went to a Peavey 130 1x15 (100 lb), then retirement and moved back east and now at...

I'm now a confirmed Jag SS fan and so it's time for a bit of mod. I want to replace the pick guard with tortoise shall, but I notice that the stuff available online is in two and three ply. Which is best, and does it matter?? Thanks for any advice.

After 50 years of owning a '59 P bass -- bought it used in '61 -- I have recently joined the Jag SS club. And loving it. It's easy to play with these aging fingers, noticeably lighter, well balanced, the red version look great with the red Tele our guitarist plays, and with the La Bella flat...

Harry, what are you using to drive them? And do you ever gig with just a single 2x10 cab, say for small venues? Thanks for any help....