Recent content by Derndingle

I brought it back to a (different) shop for a setup and diagnostic. Hopefully they will figure what’s wrong with it. I’ll post an update once I get it back.

Haha. I’m in worse shape than the bass, for sure.

I’ve changed strings multiple times since this problem was first noticed. It currently has LaBella flats on it, but it had the issue with rounds also. And it continued to happen immediately after bringing into the shop for a setup. I mentioned it before the setup and then again afterwards...

I have a late 90s LB75 I bought new and played regularly until about 2005, when my wife and I started a family and I stopped playing for about 15 years. I’ve started playing again and have noticed that the sustain on the B string of the LB75 is bad, especially up around the 10th fret and above...

This reminds me of a time many years ago in high school, our band room had a set of stairs coming down from the main hall way. The rhythm section for jazz band setup next to the stair well. I was playing through an old Fender Bassman amp that belonged the school and had my left hand on the...

Thought I'd post an update in case anyone finds this thread in the future and is curious. I did buy a set of standard dimension Jazz pickups (ended up getting a used set from the classifieds here, rather than the EMGs I was considering). I did have to modify the cavity slightly for them to...

That is certainly the hope! The book arrived yesterday and we started working through the first few pages. I really like that it’s all standard notation and not tab. I also really like that it focuses on alternating the plucking fingers from the very first exercise. I’m not sure I like (or...

Thank you for the quick reply. I ordered it. Figure even if he ends up not being into it, I'll probably be able to get something out of it--old dogs and new tricks. :)

That's a really good suggestion, thank you. I own a Dremel tool but am not super handy. It doesn't seem like it should be too difficult to increase the pickup cavities by a few millimeters on each side. And you're right, I'm not too worried about losing value. I've paid more for a set of...

I'm looking for suggestions for a method book to buy to start my son out on bass lessons. He's 15, and a good clarinet player--been playing in concert band at school and taking private lessons for several years. He's expressed an interest in learning to play bass, and possibly trying out for...

I've recently added a 2011 Squire Affinity J Bass made in Indonesia to my collection. The bass is fairly playable after new strings and a setup, but I don't like the electronics. There are two issues I'm having with the electronics. One, the output from the E string on the bridge pickup is...