Recent content by eneye

All, just wanted to say thank you. I decided that there just weren't enough options for what I needed and while that Suncoast BC-3 looks awesome, there wasn't enough press/demos on it for me to justify shelling out $500 for it. After a lot of research I decided to get a Mesa Subway Preamp/DI...

This is definitely true. Currently I'm not running any type of pre-amp other than the midas pres + compression + EQ on our X32. I'm not even running a DI. Two 1/4" plugs go from my pedal board directly to the x32. The problem I'm running into is that I incorporate many different playing...

OMG!!! Looking this one up for sure!! Thank you!!

First: I found EXACTLY and I mean EXACTLY what I'm looking for. Markbass Alain Caron Signature Ground Stereo Pre Bass Preamp Problem? It never seemed to make it to production. Here's the background and I'll admit right now, maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree? Maybe a preamp isn't the...

Thanks for your response! I can attest that the old girl does play/sound good but it's equally perspective building to receive comparisons such as yours where the real world and condition dictates a value. I personally like beaters but if the value isn't there, I agree it would be hard for me...

Good to know and thanks! It's great to get case/points like this simply to understand the big picture. The guy who wants to sell it is very fair and he's just as interested to know what he has/what it's worth as I am.

Here are a few pics not so focused on the one spot....

I think so although it appears that a "platform" was added in order to disperse the pressure of the sound post over a greater surface area, you know, to keep the Alien in the chest cavity. Seeing the post that far off to the edge makes me uncomfortable. I'd love to know if there are any...

Thanks for your thoughts! Yes, I agree, some type of collision happened. Tone Bar? I must have been half-asleep.... Edited... It's the same bass, different set of photos, different light, different day. It most looks like the "further away" photo where you can actually see the bass in the...

Hey all and thanks for the responses and sorry for my insanely delayed response. I finally have a few images of the strings to post that might enlighten the more string savvy of you to clue me in..... Incidentally, this is the Epi B4 I was talking about. A bit worn down but still sounds...

The photos attached are of an early 40's Epiphone B4 3/4 scale. A good, trustworthy friend of mine is selling it, giving me the first bid on it. I've spent at least 3 hours playing this instrument and it plays/sounds beautiful. I love it so far as how it feels/sounds/plays it's a perfect fit...

Thanks for your advice. It looks as though thus far I have two avenues of opinion but both are knowledgable. I think what I'm going to do is to see if I can track exactly what strings were on the Epiphone I played and I'll purchase those because I know I liked them. It's funny because no one...

I definitely agree. I've listened to my heart many times on the electric side. Only took a risk once in ordering a bass and it ended up being my best sounding instrument and second best playing. If I can swing it within reason, I probably will. It was a real "red violin" moment with that old...

For what it's worth I've had my little Mark Tube 500w since 2009. It's been on hundreds of gigs since then in all kinds of climates and stage conditions and I LOVE THAT AMP. It weighs nothing, it's simple, it's powerful, you can dial in extremely diverse tones within seconds and it sounds...

Hi and thanks for reading/commenting. Backstory: I'm a seasoned electric player who bought a 1990-something 3/4 scale Engelhardt Ply double bass about 10 years ago on the cheap for the purpose of learning. Someone put more of a jazz action on it but the strings (probably nickel flatwounds)...