Recent content by JamesMichael

Last year around August my band teacher moved me from percussion to double bass so I could learn it for jazz band (Ive played electric for four years), and I have to say I'm enjoying playing it in an orchestral setting so far. I've never had a lesson yet, only occasional pointers from college...

Here are pictures of the amp, so you can see the model.

Today I was playing, and my amp popped really loudly and started to hum. The cable is fine, and the amp still hums even without anything plugged in. When I turn it on, it hums and my pre-amp clip LED light is on. None of the knobs affect the hum, and there's no sound from the bass when plugged...

I hear people whine about playing in different keys all the time (Such as a C#), and I don't get it. Either I'm doing something wrong or I just get this concept and know my notes better than they do. If I were to play in the key of A minor, I could just play any note in the A minor scale, right...

Well, this is a rather long story, but I got moved to Orchestra this year instead of marching band. I play percusion for band, and was moved with the intention of playing percusion for the orchestra. I've played electric bass for two years, and when my teacher found that out he decided to move...

It is. Its a Zone Xm

I've tried 3 different cables and two different amps :p The red and white wire doesn't need to be soldered? Its a single soap bar pickup, and all other connections are connected aside from the red and white. I'll check the pickup though. Thanks :)

I picked my bass up yesterday, and to my utter horror, no sound would come through any of my amps. All wires are attached, but my volume pot is really jiggly. Everything matches to the Dean wiring diagram, so im suspecting either the pups or the volume pot. Its a Dean Zone xm with a single...

I have a WorkingMans Swr 15 combo amp that can support another cab thats 200 watts in addition to the 160watt 1x15 that's built in. My question is, is this cab compatible? Invalid Link Removed Its a 250 watt with 8ohms independence, the head says it can support up to 200 watts at 8ohms. Is it...

I have a Dean Zone Xm bass with a single soap bar pick up. It was my first bass but I've outgrown it and want something that offers better tone. Unfortunatly, I can't afford a new bass anytime soon, so I think its time to upgrade my electronics. If I replace the soapbar with split jazz pickups...

Does anybody else have one these? I bought one used from guitar center, and its a pretty sturdy amp. Does anyone have problems with it ? I'm planning to use it Sunday to play at Church, and I would love to know if the fuse isn't going to blow if I hook it up to the P.A system. (I've had bad...