Recent content by CornDawg

No repeat of the rattle after popping the speaker and adding an inch of poly batting to the side and bottom of the cabinet. Still evaluating 1 vs 2 open ports; afraid my ears aren't so well tuned to discern the difference. I'm still not over the mindset of bracing myself to pick up the amp...

Your photos saved me from having to ask the embarrassing question: "did you remove the cardboard tubes before inserting the plastic ones?" Thanks for that. I wouldn't want anyone to think me a noob. ;)

Thanks. You mentioned elsewhere that Fender had changed the port dimensions recently. FWIW, the ports on mine measure 2.090" - 2.100" with a caliper. The Precision Port PSP-2TB outside diameter is 2.125" per the Parts Express page. Knowing next to nothing about bass cabs, I expected the ports...

Thanks for your many posts about the R40 v3, AstroSonic. I ordered one last Monday based on user reviews before discovering this thread via web search. The Eminence and Dayton mods intrigued me and I very nearly ordered a new speaker and ports before the amp was delivered Friday afternoon...

SOLD, Sunday June 10, 2012, for $500 cash to a local buyer. Thank you!

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Bump for price drop; and please note the photo below was taken with the strings slackened, if it isn't obvious. Price now $550 (shipped and Paypal'd), $535 (m.o. and shipped), $500 (m.o./cash and local pickup). Also, slackening the strings the neck is straight as a razor.

Here are 2 songs where this bass was used to lay the tracks. Note, since I do not have a bass amp, to record the P-Bass, I went DI through a Bellari MP-105 tube preamp with upgraded opamps (Analog Devices) with a 1950's vintage Amperex Bugleboy long plate 12AX7 / ECC83 tube. [Invalid or...

Photo of end of neck/truss rod per request. Link Removed

SOLD, Sunday June 10, 2012, for $500 cash to a local buyer. Thank you! Greetings, Many times over the years I have browsed this forum as a non-member but have not joined before now because, I'm an acoustic guitar player, not a bass player and felt I could not contribute anything to the...