Recent content by kmon

As a parts bass I’d be happy to get my 700 back on it

This is a must have IMO. Extra credit for MADE in the USA, not Handcrafted. I believe Made was only on the earliest ones…1983 I bet!!

bought a custom made one on Reverb. I've owned enough of these... :)

OK it's got one scratch by the knobs, but I think it looks pretty damn good after 40 years :) Speaking of the knobs, I replaced the speed knobs with chrome ones from a late 70s Peavey amp. Seemed appropriate. Truss nut is right there at the top of the cavity, lowww action, plays and sounds so...

yeah it's been a while since I shimmed a bass, I've just been lucky I guess. Made all the difference here though :)

Thanks! Pickups sound GREAT

This thing was a disaster when I picked it up on FB for $100. Filthy, stickers, and a BOWED neck. Now I've had plenty of used finds with necks bowed to hell and back and I've always been able to dial them in. This one was tricky though and I ended up clamping it with some heat pretty...

GREAT band. RIP.

Bandmix & Facebook, CraigsList. You can also ditch waiting around and start your own band via those^^, especially if you can offer a practice space. IME there's no shortage of 50s+ guys who are real interested in playing and not super interested in gigging.

IME it’s a far greater concern on TB than in the general population. It’s a perfectly legit concern for some folks. Your perception may be getting skewed by the guy here who has no interest in your bass but will post “weight?!” In every classified that neglects to include that information.

I've been reading Atomic Habits, and I've found some of the concepts to be inspiring in terms of improving at bass. My take on the book: Goals are cheap. Anyone can proclaim an admirable goal and then lay back down on the couch. People that achieve admirable goals have SYSTEMS. Systems are...

B1K owner. Tone and blend at noon, grunt on, drive variable depending on what I’m playing. It’s the most usable overdrive I’ve ever heard, and I’ve tried most of ‘em. And it’s absolutely not just for metal.

Yeah I've never used a octave either...it was always too much, but the HPF really tames the rumble on the lower notes, and I think it makes it play a little better with downstream pedals. And I'm finding just a little octave is really effective at thickening things up on almost any tune. The...

Thought I was done with pedals but then I started playing with some guys and...yeah. I play in 2 rock/country trios. It's a new experience without a second guitar. I started looking at some ways to thicken up my sound a fill a little space where appropriate. Here's the current version, feel...

Yep stacked knobs…it’s not a factory option. Got the idea from @sunbeast I think.