Recent content by Junker Bruce

The biggest mistake I ever made was spending too much time listening to gear snobs and looking at bass guitar "porn" on ebay/reverb. (I should of spent more time woodshedding!!) Go with your gut instincts and remember we all have to learn from our inevitable mistakes and we all keep going cause...

Have you tried taking a small screwdriver and very carefully make sure that the screws holding the wires in the green and black connectors are snug? Don't over torque anything, just make sure things are tight, easy does it! - If this does nothing then take it to a Luthier, they should have a...

Butter, pure BUTTER with some bacon drippins.....Ok, Ok...I wish.... (sigh) - its more like a "I cant believe its not butter" type of margarine flavor. Butter Ice Cream - A Homemade Ice Cream Recipe

I kind of wonder if SX got the contract to make SIRE basses?........I also wonder if its better to sparkle or shine? Oh well....

They all go to another dimension where they are restored and adored by the minor beings of "Her Quantum Galactic Majesties Royal Order of the Ninths" whose mission is simply to change the intonation of mankind by messing with musicians minds :cool:

My current fleet expansion. The five string came from private seller and the bass has had some near death trauma to neck and body.....I quickly got it to playable condition and it really started to zing and mawahhhh as soon as I roughed in the intonation. The 4 string came from a pawn shop in a...

Just want to update this even though long time no type here...... After doing some research I have figured out that: These basses without a doubt were manufactured by UN SUNG guitars over in South Korea. Un Sung has their own brand name of "Silver Star". They are known for making stuff...

The rich expensive sound some seek is also sometimes called "soul" :) They don't sell it at Guitar Center

I weighed it and its approximately 9 pounds. Maybe it is Mahogany :) Whatever it is I like it - thanks for info!

Not sure who made the electronics? The pots might be Alphas. Theres a plastic black block that has all the active parts all potted in it. There is some shielding in the cavity thanks to a pretty thick coating of conductive black paint. Overall I would say the noise floor is pretty low when it...

Just had to clean the pots with deoxit and clean up a battery that leaked. I think this one may of been sitting in a closet for a long time

I like Mr. Robellis 6 strings. I found this one dirt cheap and after I fixed the electronics and adjusted everything have been truly happy with it. Would like a club number if possible :)