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11 years later my Thunderchief is still one of the best things I ever bought. I don't really do music anymore, but having the bass around to play on makes me happy. It's been strung with D'Addario tapewounds for the last few years.

Here's a demo of my RH bass. I'm a drummer, but I like to play bass too. I bought a P bass from a TB'er here a few years ago, and it's been my only electric bass. Lately, I've been gravitating more towards playing bass, so I picked this up to cure a bit of GAS that was developing. Well...

I've tried a few different sets of flats in the past, switched to rounds for a bit, and now I'd like to go down flats avenue once again, this time with some LaBellas. Currently, I'm running DR Hi Beams 45-105 thru the body on my P bass. Which set would have a similar feel/tension to the Hi...

What makes the headstocks vulnerable to coming off? As soon as I figure out a way how (I'm by myself), I'm going to make a video of my 'Chief with an acoustic guitar for comparison. I know people always want to know how loud these are. Any suggestions? What to play? How to play?

I think the only thing I'd give up my Thunderchief for is a fretless version.

Some of my favorites as a drummer myself include: -Abe Laboriel Jr. I would love to trade places with him. He's pretty much exactly the drummer I want to be, because of the way he plays and with whom he plays. -Peter Erskine I love the way he plays, but most of all, I like his general...

What about these? Fender 5350 Bass VI strings They go 25-35-45-55-75-95.

Since you've had this instrument for a while, some things to check... 1 - As already mentioned, check that there are sufficient wraps on the tuning post... important for that downward pressure on the nut. I cut the strings two tuners' lengths past the post it is to be wrapped around, which...

I've had it for about two years now, and it's just started doing this recently.

I'm getting a weird overtone when playing on my open A and D string. (fretted notes are fine) I believe the nut grooves are too wide, and are creating some kind of "harmonic" or something. I've come to this conclusion because if I press on the string where it crosses over the nut, the problem...

Just generally speaking, how do they differ? How are they the same? I understand what you're saying about preconceived notions about driver size. When I bought my Aguilar rig from The Perfect Bass (/plug :p), there was a 212 Glockenklang setup similar to mine that sounded totally...

Cool. "Win" looks to taste great. :D

I'm thinking about swapping my Aguilar AG500SC/GS212 for a Mesa Walkabout Scout 115 combo. I'm looking to get more and less out of the Mesa combo compared to the Aguilar stack: more tonal options, less "rig". As a drummer, I only have a bass setup to play around by myself or the occasional...

About a month has passed, and I'm still in love with my bass. I've decided to keep the TI's on it for a while, and get to know the bass. If I change them, I'll probably go with LaBella 760FL flats, or maybe some tapewounds. About the quality, maybe I got lucky, but mine plays really well, and...

This makes me want an orange Tootsie Pop. It looks like there could be some chocolate under that finish. :D