Recent content by JVfenderman

Damn, those are beatiful. Aguilar pickups on the 5's, did they come that way? I've been searching for a Jazz neck with a P/J combo on a 4 but don't love the new model out now.

I don't use many effects but I have the MXR Chorus Deluxe and I'm messing with the flange with the treble dialed up. This could be the excuse I need to try out more pedals....even if the vocalist is pooping a brick trying to handle his part. You peeps are just the enablers I need, thanks much!

Yeah, it's definitely something I don't already have.

Anybody out there know what effect they use on the bass for the verses, etc. on the Lenny Kratvitz tune? My band wants to cover that one.....

I keep mine up high because it was easier to play more complicated fingerstyle back during my early days and I am still comfortable this way. I've had to make a new hole in my straps (about 37") from the top one. I had a fat gut for awhile and it felt like a lap steel on my stomach then, lol...

Luckily I had a second new set so I replaced the 65 (D) and it's perfectly normal. Of course, now my rotation is out of whack, can't buy singles.......I love the way DR's sound on my Jazz, but can't ever remember getting a bad string before, including the 20+ years of Roto's that were switched...

I've been searching this forum to see if someone else is having a problem with DR's being dead/ dull out of the box. I've gotten two sets in a row of Hi-Beams with dead D strings. It's been freaking me out; I've taken the string off twice to check the nut, the wind at the peg, the saddle, the...

OK, I'm taking all these facts and opinions into consideration and once again THANK EVERYBODY for their wealth of knowledge and expertise. One thing I have to make clear is that I'm not overly concerned with the look, I gigged with this bass alone for almost 20 years straight and it's been...

THANK YOU! Wow, THANKS EVERYBODY! The neck is clean, I've always wiped it down after songs/ sets. It's the body that has the most gunk, particularly around the cutaways. Where my hand lands from popping/ slapping is a bit gross too. I was rubbing in some cleaner near the upper horn and started...

Hmmm, thanks. I appreciate any and all info. Mine is a sunburst and it is pretty old for a Re-Issue. I will experiment with some extremely fine sandpaper in the bottom cutaway.

My 1983 '62 Vintage Re-Issue Jazz has been my main- and sometimes only- bass I've used since I bought it. It's very roadworn, most of the usual wear spots are down to the wood (alder, I believe). The problem I have is for years I moronically used lemon furniture polish on the body. Now I have a...