Recent content by Gunsmoke86

I recently decided to upgrade a vintage Ampeg B25 2x15 cab with 2 brand new Eminence Delta 15a’s. My goal is to make the cab suitable for use with my Heritage SVT. By upgrading the speakers I now have the required impedance of 4 ohms (8 ohm speakers wired in parallel). I’m mostly happy with the...

Aesthetically, it’s been rodeo’d pretty good. Structurally, it’s rock solid. I believe it to be all original. The battle scars don’t bother me one bit.

I picked this guy up recently.

I have the original one. The first thing I did was take it off.

Does anyone happen to know the string spacing on a G3. The bridge on this bass is absolute trash IMO. I’m partial to the Hipshot B-style bridge. I want to maintain the string-through capability. Should I open a new thread on this?

Thanks for all the input! After thinking about it for a bit I decided to experiment with different pickup heights. I have the neck pickup set as high as I could get it without causing any sort of interference. The middle pickup set at a mid height and the bridge pickup set low. By doing this I...

You ain’t kidding!

I have not. That link you included had some great information! Thanks

I played with the PU height a bit, but wasn’t noticing any drastic change.

Hey Talkbass, I recently purchased a Gibson G3. This is my first ever Gibson, as I’m traditionally a Fender guy. I love the way the Gibson feels. The neck plays like butter, but the tone is leaving a bit to be desired. The 3 Bill Lawrence pickups sound cool, but are lacking in the low end...