Recent content by JKaftertwoxans

Everytime I begin to feel ever so slightly less misanthropic I come back and read through a thread like this and find those feelings immediately justified and return tenthfold. The seller is being honest with what he has, if you don't like the asking price too bad, no one is forcing you to...

I just measured my 2024 made in China Affinity V and center to center from B to E it came in at 18mm at the bridge. I can't praise these newer affinities enough, compared to the older Indonesian models these are nicer in every way. No skunk stripe, shallow neck profile with nice rounded...

This is a serious suggestion, sell it and get yourself one of the newer 2023/24 MIC Squier Affinity Jazz Bass V. The fit and finish rivals and in some cases surpases that of older classic vibes and unlike a stingray which from the lowest tiers up to the highest only ever goes from sounding pist...

They cater to hands down one of the most if not easily the most loyal and fanatical consumer bases around. For all the bad rap certain Gibson instruments get for being status symbols and association with certain hate groups, none embodies it more than a Ric. Theres no need for top quality...

That's the quickest way to submit your neck to undue stress. Take any long metal object and bend it in one direction, it will give way and bend but in most cases will not break. Now take the same peice and wiggle it back and forth a bunch of times and watch how the point at which it bends become...

I've come back for possibly the last time here to implore some of you to think twice before labeling someones entire ethnicity along with the words trash. It's extremely difficult not to get emotional when some peoples families have worked at those factories for years and seeing the work of ones...

Did you end up ordering one? I have one those laying around I'd be willing to mail to you. I realize my past actions in this place have deemed me an unhinged lunatic but I'm reliable when it comes to a good deed. Offer stands while my account remains unbanned seeing as I have a target on my back...

So why not confront the person directly and even if it turns out crappy you could have motivated them to actually do something to improve their sound. But instead you come here and share it with a whole load of people who will make no direct difference to that musicians sound. I want to refrain...

Just want to leave this here for future reference. Chinese necks in general are an incredible value for what you pay for them. They're not without their flaws, you will generally have cosmetic blemishes and often times lifted and unfinished fret ends and unsightly peices of wood, it's best to...

Oh yes, they can sure learn a lot from a company that gouges your eyeballs demanding over half a grand for a product which they refuse to stand behind. Oil is not sufficient please, those working for their R&D have clearly not taken a whiff of modern day finishing oils, they are actual devils...

You can get a perfectly serviceable replacement neck these days for under 100$ Those old GIO necks are not only pencil thin, in a lot of cases they are made from literal sapwood, the effort you spend trying to work a miracle on it would be better spent fitting a new neck. On a side note I really...

The mighty red dragon notices your dilema, and offers you a Dr.J as well as a Wine Cellar affording 90 percent of the tone and infinitely more reliability than someones abused hunk of junk. If the sound is bussin no one's going to take a second glance at your pedal board and demand the real deal.

According to an increasing number of folks here it's having more than 4 strings these days. Ive seen statements go as far as to suggest the inate action of playing a 5 makes you a superior musician (LOL) If it seems like I'm salty, it's because I am. The extended range community used to be the...

I really miss the days when only the insecure 4 string purist were the only ones dabbling in the fine art of gatekeeping. The op was a nice throwback to those times now past.

I tune to the so called tuning of mediocrity according to many enlightened ones round here, good old EADG. I find it funny how much ego bloat an extra string can give you, I have to wonder how much that arrogance would grow if they stepped up to the big leagues and got their hands on one of...