Recent content by gtmattz

In case anyone cares, I received my replacement yesterday and it sounds great, now I just need to come up with some good settings :D

Thanks again guys, I will give MF a call tonite and see what I can make happen.

Tried this (after putting the preamp gain back where it was when I first opened the pedal), and got a more than lightly fuzzy sweep, but the beginning of the sound had a definite crackle and at the low end it sort of warbled a bit, then as the frequency rose I could hear definite 'steps' (if...

I finally broke down and ordered this pedal after wanting one for quite some time. I initially learned about the pedal from various youtube videos, and pretty much everything I know has come from those videos. However, the pedal I received from musicians friend is broken I think. Every sound...

I usually do the pink panther song, as its fun and everyone knows it. It is kind of funny to see a couple mentions of the barney miller theme, as I have just recently started getting that down so that I can whip that out instead of PP.

Ive got a 4-string Squier P-Bass, Corvette blue with white pickguard. The neck has a really sweet twist in it :rolleyes: and it is wearing 4 year old strings:hiding:. Sounds like dead crap next to my brand new ibanez;), which made me realize that I really should put new strings on it! I will...

Well I am definitely unplugging the bass every time I put it down, so if it is draining while not in use it would have to be a bad switch. I will make sure to bring my fluke meter home from work tomorrow and check a few connections to see if there is any current draw while unplugged I guess...

Here is my spankin new BTB570FM. And erm, number please, I guess? ;)

I will try some different batteries. After some thought, these batteries may not be that great. They are energizer, but I bought them from walmart, which (at least the one around here) is notorious for selling stuff that other stores determined was junk. The 'expiration' date on these...

And I have had to replace the batteries 2 times in the week or so that I have had the bass?? When the batteries are low I can tell quite readily as if I have the volume anywhere abouve 1/2 with the low eq anywhere abouve 1/2 I get terrible distortion, replacing the batteries clears this up and...

Drummers are those guys that hang out with musicians and occasionally beat on things, right? :D

Back when I started playing I just wanted to make music with the band... I enjoyed playing simple and just held the groove. Then I went about 10 years w/out a bass, only playing now and then when I would jam with my dad and brother. Recently I found myself spending(wasting) WAY too much time...

This is a really interesting thread... I grew up in a very musical household, some of my earliest memories are of living in a schoolbus with my mother and father as my fathers band toured around western Canada. As a youngster I wanted to play drums, but by the time I was 8 or so I found...

OP: I am in the same boat as you. I have been playing bass off and on since I was 8 yrs old (24 years ago XD ) and have never taken the time to learn the fretboard. This post has alot of really good info that is going to be really helpful! Anyhow, In my search for something to help me learn...