Recent content by grooveunit

My buddy does 'em one at a time on his ibby fiver. Swears the neck goes weird if he doesn't. He's been playing the damn thing like 15 years, I guess he'd know.

If the bass doesn't return to a playable condition after a few days, have your tech look for sprung frets. Especially the fourth. Nut action should be looked at next.

If the nut is frozen, A drop or two (no more) of penetrating lube such as PB Blaster would be indicated, if you can get it to the threaded part of the nut. The idea is to avoid soaking a bunch of oil into the wood around the nut, while getting some penetrant into the threads. Hopefully you won't...

That's a British Burns Bison, I Believe

Does your bass have a battery in it somewhere?

If you get the SR405, play it a bit first and make sure the neck is adjusted well, without any obvious buzzes. The Ibbys are great playing basses, but the necks are a little twitchy, and like to move around. Change the strings one at a time, if you can manage it, so as to leave the neck mostly...

The lower end Deans are complete junk, and generally priced accordingly. You'll know as soon as you pick one of them up, because you'll have put it back down almost instantly. The better Deans are just that- better. I've had an Edge 5, which I never should have sold, and Edge 5 Pro which I never...

I have a BX600 that I got for a dollar a watt, been using it in the practice rooms at the shop, and gigging it now and then since 09 or so. My only regret is that a guy I'm friendly with has paid me more than my initial cost over the last couple of years when he rents it for gigs. I think I...

I was told that with old Fenders, you have to be very careful if you remove the pickguard. I was told that the PG can actually shrink over the course of a few hours if removed and set aside, and the screw holes will not line up when reinstalled. This could be total BS, but forewarned is...

If the tears are not in the foam surrounds, you can fix them with plain old Bounty and Elmers glue. Tear (not cut) bits of towel larger than the damaged areas, coat in glue, and apply with fingers, smoothing as you go. Touch up with flat black spraypaint when dry, if you care to. If it's the...