Recent content by da old guy

THANK YOU all for your suggestions! Looks like the problem was as simple as the bass pickup "self adjusting" itself back into the body and away from the strings and that fits the observed reduction in output over a period of time. Working well now on my practice rig. The real test will be this...

I have a 4003 Rick converted to 5-string. Awesome bass! Small hands, the close string spacing works great for me. Check the attached image.

Thanks for the offer to take this POS custom Rick off my hands! :) I know electronics and there are no active electronics or battery in this old-school bass, that's what is so puzzling and I just don't see pickups gradually losing their output over the period of a few weeks after working and...

I have a 2017 Rickenbacker 4003 that has been gradually losing output level over the past 3-4 weeks. It was converted to 5-string back in 2017 when I purchased it and I don't think that is related. It has always performed perfectly till the past few weeks when this problem became noticeable. I...

I am most interested in hearing from people that have actually played or at least heard both of these cabs and have real-world experience with both cabs in order to aid in making a decision on which one to buy. Thank you!

Can anyone please comment on the Markbass Standard 102HF cab Vs the Marcus Miller 102 cabs THANK YOU!

Does not have to sound like sludge, just needs a competent sound guy with some musical taste.

Yes, Pyramid black tapewounds on my Jetglo 1973 4003, played, felt, sounded and looked AWESOME.

Most (all?) of the "consumer" wireless units are cr*p, don't wast your money. The least expensive one I've found that's acceptable is the Samson UHF Airline units with the plug-in transmitter, no belt pack. Nice! Had great results with mine and good range and good sound too.

Yes, you need both a firewire enabled computer and a wireless access point and also to configure static IP addresses for everything or have DHCP server support. In this respect these older Presonus units are seriously lacking and modern digital mixers have most of all of this support built in...

Attitude and (lack of) musicianship aside, as a player, a sound engineer and with much experience at the mixer with IEMs and some as a player, with multiple bands and venues, I see two major issues: 1) Getting decent, well-fitting IEMs and using them correctly 2) Supporting an individual mix for...

Ive used the Presonus 16 and 24, the UI16, A&H GLD80 and the Touchmix 30 Pro. The QSC has it hands down, for sound, features, usability and value. My fav right now is the Avid Venue SC48, but that's really in another class.

I owned a pair of K12s for a few years. Now own a pair of K12.2s Absolutely would NOT try to talk you out of them. No better speaker or monitor anywhere near the price.

Bet most people, me included, dont want "modern" svt suff, the 1970s vintage bkackline units are sought after and bring good money

The bridge pickup cover was removed from my 4003 when it was converted to 5-string. I'd always had noise problems in noisy environments and re-installed it a few months back. No improvement. Installed copper shielding and then dedicated ground wires in a two-step process and that made a big...