Recent content by GIBrat51

Well... The TIJF 324 Jazz Flats are very long for "medium scale" flats. But, the Pyramid 640 Golds are definitely long enough to qualify as mediums, too. They came on my NOS '17 Hofner 500/2 Club Bass (I bought it in 2024), and it's pretty obvious that they are more than long enough to fit the...

Well... I have the EB Group IV flats on my Schecter Stiletto Studio 4 lined fretless bass; the La Bella 760FX's on one of my Dano DC59 Pros; and the La Bella LTF4-A Flexible Flats on my G&L Kiloton lined Fretless. Of the 3, I'd say the La Bella LTF4-A's sounded the most "Old School", but... the...

Well... I doubt that the Bass Police will pay you a visit, and slap your hand. I imagine that there are a fair number of TB members who own at least 2 of the "exact same bass". I'm one of them, as a matter of fact... I own 2 left handed, Gen. 1, MIK Danelectro DC59 Pro basses, in diner counter...

Well... maybe yes; maybe no. I do know that the pickups in my '20 4HH Stingray Special are wired a little milder than a 4H Stingray Special (according to the owner paperwork). Don't know if that applies to the "plain" Stingrays... I also know that the pickups in my 4HH are definitely milder than...

Well... Honestly, I'd be perfectly satisfied with the white one. Which I have on more than one of my basses - including my JetGlo '73 Rick 4001. But, if I had to change it, and it had to be one of your 2 choices? I'd go with the black one. With the exception of an old Epiphone Sheraton ll...

Well... I can think of a couple of reasons for sandpaper shims in neck pockets - especially shims from the factory. 1. There's a lot of sandpaper in a guitar factory. If a bass/guitar needs a shim? Well, hey; that sheet of sandpaper is just... laying right there... 2. Sand paper is pretty much...

Yes; yes, I have seen one of those. At Sweetwater's campus, IIRC. Don't want one, but... it does look nice... :cool:

Well... Okay, we won't talk about flats. Even though 30 out of the 33 basses I currently own wear them; and the 3 that don't, wear tapes... Here's a couple of things; 1. After playing basses - a lot different basses - for over half a century? I almost never keep the strings it came with, for...

Well... let's see... First? Yeah, TI Jazz Flats are expensive - for several reasons, but... expensive to buy initially. However, since you're a supporting member? You can buy - and sell - here on Talk Bass; and people often sell strings. You might be able to snag a set of TI's here that somebody...

Well... Other than being flat wounds, La Bella DTF's and TI Jazz Flats don't really have much in common. I use them both, but I have them on very different basses, and play very different music with those basses. So... - TI Jazz Flats. Made in Austria by a company that's been making...

Well... No disrespect intended, but... If I could take only one P-Bass, it would not be any of those P-Basses - nice as they are. I would take the ONE P-Bass that I've owned since the summer of 1988. The left handed 3TB '78 P-Bass with the "A-spec" neck. As wonderful and spiffy as I'm sure all...

Update time... I still have my EBMM 4HH Stingray special, and it still wears Galli Jazz Flats. Still liking them a lot, too. However... Early this year, I happened upon a left handed '26 Sterling 4H SubRay in the local Guitar Center. I was... shocked and amazed; a new left handed instrument in a...

Okay... In order? 1. Yes, I've tried it. I have an '06 Carvin LB-20 bass that, around 2012 or so, was... let's just say; "surplus to requirements". Why is a long story, and not germane here. It was my BEAD bass for about 6 years, until I turned it back into a "Regular" 4-string bass. Why did I...

Well... that would depend a lot on your definition of "EARNED". I retired from actual employment, in an actual job in late August of 2020. After working for... well, since the summer of 1967. So, by that metric? I haven't "earned" a dime, since... However; Since I started working, I have "earned...

I bought a friend's left handed, 1978 "A-spec" necked Fender P-Bass in 1988. Still have it. And, it's still the only Fender instrument that I own. I don't really want another Fender, FMIC's legal crap or not. They honestly do not make anything I want; and on the rare occasion that they do make...