Recent content by JRHoch

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    Fake Jazz/P Basses?

    There are tons of laws against these repoductions. Problem is, foreign country companies either evade, or just brake these laws. Sometimes going as far as even putting fender's logo on the head stock. In our present day market, if the serial number doesn't regester, it's a fake. Only way to be...
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    Can a p bass bridge cover be put on a jazz?

    Well whats your reason for doing this? I assume your trying to reproduce a 60's bass look, right?
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    Problems with Hartke LH1000+HDcabs

    Willing to say the weakness issue is wide spread. I'm using a Hartke A110 combo. About 5 months ago, the volume on the amp kept shrivling up, sounded like it was on 2 on ten really. I sent it to a shop, to discover the wire to the coprocessor was fried. You may want to take a look in your bass...
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    What's the BEST way to boil your strings?

    No, no. You've gone about this all the wrong way. Boiling basses is hard dirty work, not to mention dangerous(you never know grim will just flight out from in between the wraps of the sting). My experiance has lead me in the direction of Sulfuric acid. Rather easy to find, just find the nearest...
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    Define Active & Passive

    It's as simple as this, sir. An active bass uses a battery to affect the tone the guitar puts out. While a passive does not.
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    What does "TW" mean?

    I've been looking into the 4LX-TW. Dare I ask, does the TW stand for the EMG pickups? Or dose the rabbit hole keep going?