Recent content by EngrSorenson

Buying a new instrument can reinvigorate interest and excitement in music and offer a chance to build other skills. I don’t love Chapman sticks, personally, but it worked for Chapman Stick guy and he’s proud of his instrument. (Rightly so). On the other hand, you have offered no advice to the...

It’s not. I really wouldn’t worry about the other poster. It sounds like they have something else going on.

What excellent feedback. I’m guessing somewhere between a ZZ Top bass line and a Chapman Stick we can find common ground. If only that line wasn’t so damn fine.

You don’t pick them up… they pick you up, ammirite? :smug:

for sure- there’s all types of people and one type really gets jazzed and enthusiastic- dives all in. Then lots of things can happen, but most of the time these people hit a wall of one sort or another. Like eating a bag full of a favorite candy. I think it’s easy for some people...

Well if I was you, I wouldn’t be too worried about it. Make a good faith effort to notify the owner about what happened, and document everything you can with pictures. Leaving an expensive, relatively fragile instrument on the floor in the way of foot traffic? The owner will probably be...

OP, in my experience unchecked enthusiasm can sometimes have negative or unintended side effects. I recommend tempering the time you dedicate to practicing in favor of a good balance with other things you enjoy. Make it a routine, however, and don’t forget to make listening to music a...

What’s wrong with this bass? Where’s the strings? Where’s the pick up? these custom guys are getting super lazy.

I would definitely believe that there are physics and metallurgical concerns at play here. The probability that something could go wrong might be low, but you accept the risks if you don’t heed the warning. The rebel inside me just wants to see you stick it to them man, though.

Scoring software? I hear Tinder is all the rage. for everything else, I’ve always been blissfully/ignorantly pleased with Finale. Makes for very mysterious term papers, however.

After a little research I think I will go with your advice. I was also thinking of using two different caps for each pickup, like a .022uf on the bridge and .047 on the neck. I might be fooling myself and doing too much paper engineering, though. What do you think?

Really? Looks to me like the tone controls will be unique to the specific pickup. What would lead you to believe otherwise?

I did a quick search and found the following schematic- still interested in opinions, though!

So I’ve been talking about converting my old Yamaha 765a bass to passive for a while. I’m tired of the battery and the preamp kind of sucks such that I never use it. The bass too pillowy and the treble is too bright. Today it came to me- I have 4 knobs and I was originally going to blank off...

my philosophy is that every gig is an audition, including the charity ones. I was fairly pleased that we could play quiet enough to get invited back- the owner said he usually only does acoustic guitar guys because they keep the volume down.