Recent content by Jerry Ewing

I have both and SR3005 and an SRMS805. Neither of them can I get the action as low as it is on my Fender Jazz, even with the monorails adjusted all the way down. It is as though the hole where the monorail is mounted is not deep enough. That being said, the action is plenty low for every...

If I could only find a set of cases like that! Then I'd have a case for my cases.

I have a Fender Rumble 500 combo and the 210 extension cab. Would like to get cases for them before they get beat up and would prefer not to spend a fortune. Anyone know of any good options?

Classic musical - Yankee Doodle Dandy. When I was a kid, my parents had it on every 4th of July until I couldn't stand it. Now, as an old fart, it's my favorite. Modern era - Rent. Have seen it both live and on video and loved both.

I'll take half-assed. That's 50% better than the last drummer I played with (not our current guy). He was a complete ass!

Quit a duo I was in because my partner couldn't play a gig where alcohol was served and finish the night sounding good. Got with my current group (despite my limited talent level at the time) because I promised three things: I'd show up on time, I'd know the material and I'd never drink too...

Wow! Over 120 posts to this thread in five days, an average of 2 every hour. Somebody hit a nerve. Some thoughts: 1. I've had so many hobbies that I put a lot of effort into, from music to martial arts, to building bicycles, playing tennis, and on and on. One thing I've learned is that, if I...

So many opinions in such a short time! I've been playing bass for 2 1/2 yrs, switching over from guitar after about 4 years. Started on a used G&L SB2 Tribute and loved the simplicity and sound but eventually wanted a 5 string also. Bought a new Yamaha BB435 (for a great price) because of my...

Wow! As a bass player of only about two years, I can't wait for the pandemic to end so I can play. Even being able to practice with our group sounds exciting at this point. A live gig - OMG! As to what you "owe to God": it sound like your playing in this group has become a "have to" as...

Tightened the tuners and that had no effect. The Gruv Gear fret wrap that I ordered arrived this morning. Problem solved!!!!!!! And, even with the nut position on the fanned frets, I can still fret at the first fret. Now I can get onto loving the guitar as opposed to be frustrated. But one...

Thanks for the tips. The pickup height is the one thing the shop adjusted but the problem persists. Fret wrap is my next attempt at a solution.

Wow, never thought of the tuner bushings causing the problem. I know that when I put the flatwounds on I noticed that some of the nuts on the tuners were loose. I will check them all this evening. And lively is a good description. The repair guy who looked at it (who is supposed to be one of...

Thanks for the tip. I think I'm gonna get a Gruv Gear fret wrap and see if the solves the problem in the short term. And then, along with that, I'll start paying more attention to how I can mute strings with my fretting hand. I have been primarily using the floating thumb technique on my...

Just got the bass back from the shop. They can find no problems. Setup is great, frets are fine, etc. They are baffled as to the cause of the issue. Their only suggestion is to use something like a hair scrunchy to mute the strings just below the nut. Anybody have any other suggestions or...

Just got a slightly used SRMS805. Immediately put D'Addario Chromes on it. When I am not muting strings with my fretting hand (as when playing a fast, technical piece where I need to bend the fingers) I get a ghost tone/overtone. I get the note played (vibrating between the fret and the...