Recent content by chuymatt

This is my current wiring diagram.

Yah, I am using the SD preamp and am going active.

Did you have a diagram for your soldering/connections for that 5 way? Total newb to doing anything with electronics of instruments, here.

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I got a screaming deal on warmoth parts and the body came with SD MM pickups (SMB-5As), 2 of them. Inspecting them, it looks like that are able to be cool split. My question is this: should I do a fade between, or can I use a 3 or 5 way to give me different pickup configs? Is the latter even...

Thanks for that. I have naturally tried some of that and am probably going to move off from Pops rosin to something different. Thanks for the knowledge.

IT happened with every bow. The one I have had the least of the harmonics. I have rosin flying off of it and it is still having the issues. I am wondering if it is my setup or strings now. or just me...

I am auditioning 4 bows from shar music and while I have nearly chosen a Pernambuco one, something is bothering me all together. While playing, there is a point where the high harmonics overtake the core bass note. If I wanted a cello register, that is what I would have picked up. I have been...

As for warm-ups, do as many runs as you can... accurately. 1-3-5-7-5-3-1 *modulate* is one that is useful in my mind for range exercise and intonation. Jumps for intonation such as you would do on bass. as for singing: learn to breathe. DO NOT use your accessory muscles (shoulders and...

I was in a fairly bad car accident that tore up my rotator cuff to the point where we were considering surgery but went for intensive rehab. 1.5 years later I am picking up URB and wanting to learn some good arco technique and a bassist acquaintance said that German would be a bit of a bad...

Thanks. This looks like it could be rather helpful!