Recent content by jc93230

I am new to bass, but for guitar, if you can play as many songs as your set list at home without your guitar/bass having a major malfunction

Anybody?

Did my searches and a lot of reading here. Guitarist new to Bass and getting ready to buy some bass amplification. I have an X3L and a Blues Deluxe Reissue for the guitar side of life, and have to say that the preamp section of my real amp does not see much use. Looking at a similar...

I definitely left too much string on the 4th. I didn't have any choice on the wound portion wrapping the post though. I can see where having just the unwound portions wrap would be more stable. Maybe a different brand of string next time.

Dunlop nickel plated mediums. 45-105s. Do they run long or is my bass a shorter scale? 34"

See, learning all the time! I did notice the length seemed long compared to the headstock photos I have seen ( where the windings stop) could that be because the p bass lyte is a top loader and doesn't have the additional length of a string through? I will have to find my receipt/ or box and see...

Oops. Crack is at the E/4th string tuner

Thanks for the replies. I have it back together and tuned to get some tension on the neck. Now just waiting for some time in the man cave (70 deg, 50% RH) to work its magic. I will probably try to get it set up this coming weekend. It has been sitting in a pawn shop long enough to be pretty...

Just finished tearing down and fixing up my very first bass. 1994(ish) MIJ Fender P Bass Lyte. Literally had to dig it out of a pile of dusty basses at a pawn shop I frequent. It cost me $200. needed some TLC, strings, and a new battery clip. And a link to some more pics on...

Picked up a P Bass Lyte from a pawn shop. Got it cleaned up, electronics working, ready to string and set up. I do my own guitar work, but this is my first Bass. Using Fender specs, I capo at the first fret and then measure at the 8th "while depressing the string at the last fret". Does this...