Recent content by JackBass421

Hoping from some help from the acoustic experts. I have a acoustic 360 I absolutely love. Got it for the Jaco vibe and it sounds incredible. I'm looking to go stereo these days playing a rickenbacker. The distortion on the 360 is a bit too much. Looking for the most Chris Squire like tone I can...

Have any of you guys had sucess going to BEAD or around that tuning while keep the covers on the bridge pickup ? Would drop tuning still work with a horseshoe or hi gain cover ? It's funny after years of playing other basses always dreaming of owning a Rick... I absolute love mine now and like...

I realize this is an old thread but I need some help from my expierenced cats. I'm don't know a ton about amps going direct pre amp power amps recording etc... I'm in a touring act that goes overseas to europe alot. We usually have to rent gear and bring the least amount possible. This gig...

I realize this thread has been silent a while but I always heard Lemmy never installed his Duncan Signiture pickups in his basses before his death. I found proof this is not true. Was looking at Lemmy pictures trying to see his pickup selector setting. Whether he mostly used neck middle or...

Thanks so much definitely hit up aceofbass. Found out the electronics are newer Rickenbacker stock not original as well as a few other little things which makes me feel better about my project. I got the right bass to do this on I won't devalue it. Basically I love the 60s 4001s that are deluxe...

I'm a rickenbacker fanatic. So any of Lemmy's Rickenbastards, Chris Squires 64 4001, and Paul McCartneys original 64 Rickenbacker 4001 sanded down... Since we're talking Mccartney I would love to take his iconic Hofner for a spin with the beatles shea stadium setlist still taped on the side of...

Hi I just bought a very early 1973 checkerboard binding bass with the brighter "poured" inlay made for only a few months. The bridge pickup died and was replaced with a modern high gain and it's a cool Jetglo relic. It's got a toaster and I love Chris Squire and Mark Walkers tone on youtube out...

I realize after I posted this that one of the pictures was mislabeled online because I noticed Lemmy was wearing the same shirt in all pictures. My mistake so not two different times he played that bass. Likely just the one time as a rental.

I seen a few pictures of Lemmy with a Jetglo checkerboard binding 4001 with a toaster pickup. The first picture says backstage in the 1980s in the caption and the other picture of Lemmy the same bass was taken with Dimebag Darrell and Jake E Lee. I think those pictures are from a magazine...

I beg to differ the hi gains are louder but louder isn't always better. Actually to me louder normally means worse because the pickup sacrifices clarity and dynamics for volume. You can simply walk over to your amp and turn up to match the high gains volume and still retain more clarity and...

No I decided not to do that since the whole bass is hollow it would require alot of stuffing. Didn't want to mess with the bass too much more than it was already messed with. Plus if I'm honest I'm lazy and love being able to practice without an amp in hotel rooms etc... Part of the reason I...

I own the Hofner "Alembicized" Bass the OP posted a picture of to start the thread. I was so surprised to see it on the thread. I bought it off reverb a few years ago like someone mentioned. The story I got was it was Alembicsized in the 70s or earlier made to resemble Phil Lesh's Guild Bass he...