Recent content by fearlessbass25

Fret buzz to the point of nearly fretting out is not helpful. I can deal with a little fret buzz but not as much as I have with the MM I'm extremely happy with the tone of the amp and decided tonight after using a different bass that I'm going passive for sure. But to answer the question. I...

And I do agree with the idea of over saturating the bass tone with heavy distortion pedals. The amp just stays extremely clean even with the gain pushed up to around 3 o'clock. Just needs a little extra "umph" in it for drive. Currently I'm using a 30th anniversary sting ray and, for the life...

May check into the Lindy Fralins. I'm familiar with their guitar pickups but never considered them for bass. I think the passive route is probably where I'm going and I tend to agree on the "vintage" label being good for more modern stuff. At least it has stood true for guitar pickups for me...

Already using stainless. Don't wanna use a pick. Playing finger style sounds warmer... which I like for what I'm going for. You actually didn't answer any of the above questions that I had about pickups and preamps. I'm not after a typical metal bass tone. I'm trying to sit in the mix.. Not...

Hello all, Forgive me if this subject has been covered before; I'm a total n00b here. I am in the process of building a bass from Warmoth and Allparts. Here's what I am going with: Ash body P bass body routed for p/j setup Finished in Surf Green (or maybe dual jazz humbucker like...