Recent content by Jefenator

The Gretsch had been gone for a few months – was nice to be reunited! They've been known to use a decibel meter then not invite bands back at this venue. Sounds like a good occasion for my new-to-me small combo. Does the "FET PREAMP" really matter? Maybe - I've always had good luck with them.

My Stingray experience is not vast; I'd like to change that. I did once own a decent era 5-string with a nice honey finish & Birdseye neck, but it never did much for me. Could never settle on a setting I really liked and the low B didn't wow me at all. (That was 25 years ago now – damn, I'm...

I'm not saying there is zero chance of those pickups being Lollar-killers? But I'll let you go ahead and try them first...

Thomastik flats are likely to unravel under a set screw clamp DAMHIK. :wacky:

All 3 doesn't seem like too much to ask for. I'd settle for 2 out of 3 if the music was really amazing, or the experience would really broaden my horizons... or if my car really needed a new heater core.

I should add that in all my years storing cabs outside thru all the seasons, I have yet to notice any deterioration due to heating & cooling. Come to think of it, the only woofer that's ever dried or rotted out on me was the 12" on my GK combo that I always took inside.

Speaker cabs have lived in my work truck for decades. If one were to get stolen eventually, I honestly think it would be worth it for the literally thousands of times I've been spared the extra load at the end of a long night. I would do things differently if I 1) had a really expensive new cab...

I would be curious to learn exactly how the classic Stingray differs from other designs with 2-band boost-only preamps – most notably Sadowsky. I love the Aguilar OPB-1 on my Roscoe Century. It differs significantly form the 'Rays with a bypass and a tone knob. I suspect the P/J pickups weren't...

Since I found another good small combo, I was worried my Acme Low B-1 might get neglected. It won't continue covering every rehearsal & cocktail jazz gig like it has been. But it still has its occasions. 3 sets, good pay, not sure how loud everyone else is going to get. Might as well deploy the...

Next time you see him you can mention there's a very happy user out in Oregon. :D Whenever a sound check goes lame and everything else is pure frustration & chaos, it's nice to know I have a little slice of bliss waiting for me when I switch my amp out of standby.

Been using a 50W tube amp onstage that I freaking adore and inserting my passive JDI after that for the FOH without issue. Except, there's no way not to have that linked to my stage volume. I inserted the JDI ahead of the amp for a few shows, which seemed fine – until one sound guy needed more...

Makes sense. :D At least with this lucky break, I don't have every second cousin I haven't heard from in 30 years coming out of the woodwork to ask for money.

It is a little odd how active drop-ins have been available for split P & J routs for decades – and they've developed split & stacked humbuckers for the '51 – but nothing active yet. Maybe call EMG, see if they're up to a custom job? (They do make things to order IIRC.) Or get a Musicmaster which...

He gets to make a living doing creative stuff, traveling around the world – but he can also go out for a walk without getting mobbed or hounded by paparazzi. Sounds good to me!

I didn't plan to use my new-to-me combo amp with an extension cab, its first time out. But since it happened, it was kind of fun, having a tilted monitor on top of my medium-duty 2x10. Will I do this on purpose in the future? Probably not.