Recent content by CrankyGypsy

@monsterthompson So I reached out to Esh - Jan K. has been awesome at answering my questions about the Stinger variants. Also mentioned that there should be a substantial update coming to the site soon. The Monster Green can be optioned with either two EMG 35DC pickups or a single EMG MMTW...

@monsterthompson you're exactly right on the clues vs reality. There are some impressive live tones though, esp Bizarre Fest 1999. I don't think I'm "sound-engineery" enough to make it work with what is believed he was using ... which may be why I have to rely on the MT-2 rather than the DS-1 to...

Late to the party. Although I speculate he would lay tracks with his endorsing instruments (bc sustainers), the rumor is he relied on his fave Alembic (likely preamp'd AXY single coils) for recording. At the time of October Rust's release (1996), Peter's Esh with a Kent Armstrong single-coil...

This was on Peter Steele's Rick-clone. I have scoured Google images with no luck. I'm guessing it was a Fernandes custom part, but giving it a go here to see if someone has also seen a similar. Thanks.

the only bass i bought new was dropped during transport - shattered a good amount of the clear matte shell off the bottom. had to keep it since the last 3-digits of the serial are 666. sealed it with built-up matte fingernail polish. send this one back.

Maybe he is mistaking hiss for hum? With those settings, the DS-1 will hiss like an old AM radio ...even without anything plugged into the input. If it is hum, he needs to plug everything into one power strip.

Drop the DS-1 out of the chain entirely. I know people swear this is how to get Peter's tone (even though they didn't use it themselves), but I've tried a ton of things with the DS-1 and it simply doesn't work. You'll notice that the pedal board has been altered (extra Velcro and wire anchors) -...

Well, that was it. the more I thought about the signal path, the more comfortable I felt with my amateur-level schematic interpretation. I moved the brown wire to be attached to the jack-junction only and everything works ...plus, it seems a little quieter. I can finally get an EQ into the loop...

1991 GK 800RB my effects loop isn't working - when I first got it a year ago, it would shriek when any 9v pedal was run through the loop and it would clip both of my 18v EQs. I finally opened it up today to compare it to schematics. apparently, a previous owner rewired it at the loop jacks...

strung an EXL160BT set onto the F-4E yesterday and tuned it down to BEAD. No filing of the nut required and decided to leave the saddle recesses alone. I was getting a truckload of expected buzz, but tension was pretty good without any adjustments. the B did not seem "floppy" at all. just got...

might just need to clean the connections? coincidentally, I had the same issue with my G-K 800RB into my Hartke 410 & 115 cabs last week. i was getting what kind of sounded a little like a blown dust cover. it was only on certain notes of the low E string. narrowed it to the 410 and tried...

I made some broad generalizations and realize there's far more to learn or understand. So, I am greatly appreciative of the amount of information and detail you all are cramming into this thread. Much easier to make sense of it all in one spot than pulling bits from several places (that might...

Explaining the thicker gauges as a steel rod definitely helps me to understand the problem of that "solution."

Thanks mikezimmerman, I appreciate you following up with the details. I don't think everyone should be using a 34" or a 35", so I couldn't agree more with your point. I am just bringing up the differences in what I perceive as timbre that I have noted in my two basses that I am confused by. I...