Recent content by Koldunya

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    Walrus Audio Badwater Bass Preamp

    they just told me this is normal and due to them using relays. what the f, why would they be okay with this design lol... I was kinda planning for it to be always on anyway, but now I'm kinda irritated >_>
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    Walrus Audio Badwater Bass Preamp

    joy lol. thanks for the info
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    Walrus Audio Badwater Bass Preamp

    I just got a Badwater. I like how it sounds as an always-on pre with a low gain and blend; just a hint of texture and chunkiness. I didn't have too terribly much noise/hiss from it even at extreme settings on the hi mid and treble, but I haven't used the DI out, yet. The sin for me was the...
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    NBD - Hot pile of garbage Soviet-era Borisov Formanta

    Well, it plays. It sounds pretty decent, too; I'll probably make some recordings tomorrow. It's late and I need to head to bed. I tuned it CFA#D# with the .105 .080 .065 .045 strings I had on hand and the tension was good there. It felt tight as I tried to even do DGCF, but it's a 32" scale...
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    NBD - Hot pile of garbage Soviet-era Borisov Formanta

    Soon. I decided to oil the fretboard. And it soaked it up so fast I added another coat while typing this lol. It was so dry it looked like dry, wrinkled leather ;_; [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
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    The Official Short Scale Bass Club -- Part 4

    I just came across this regarding tuning guitars in 4ths: Invalid Link Removed
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    NBD - Hot pile of garbage Soviet-era Borisov Formanta

    Yesterday I was attempting to put it back together, forgot I had not screwed the pickguard back on, and it fell just enough to snap the wires from being connected to the output jack. So I put it aside until later this week or the weekend lol... I plan to clamp the neck to the body, install the...
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    NBD - Hot pile of garbage Soviet-era Borisov Formanta

    It begins... [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] I tried sanding the finish off on the heel and it was thicc AF and somehow I started sanding it not-flat sooo I left it alone for now. Tomorrow I'll unclamp it, cut off the extra dowel bits, drill it out, and see what happens :D
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    The Official Short Scale Bass Club -- Part 4

    I've since tuned all my guitars this way, in 4ths. My 8-strings are G1 to F#4, my 7 will probably end up C2 to F# or G1 to C#, because on the 8s the 7th string is C and the 6th is F, so they'll all be a happy little stringed instrument family. My 5-string basses are also tuned half a step up, so...
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    The Official Short Scale Bass Club -- Part 4

    Yes, it's tuned from the factory like a guitar but an octave lower, just like a Bass VI. I play guitar, but I hate that cheeky minor third in the middle of the course of strings, so I tuned it EADGCF instead :) (ie, perfect 4ths). I use a .020 wound for the 1st string. Currently it's tuned...
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    The Official Short Scale Bass Club -- Part 4

    I decided I didn't want a brown SRC6... Before: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] And after: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] It's at least ten times more metal, now.
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    Silicone rubber strings?!?

    lol yeah. I saw the date 2000 and went "hoo boy who resurrected this thing??" It sat silent for a decade before its first resurrection, then 6 years, and now 4. Once it dies off again, we should hear from it again in 2024 or possibly early 2025 at this rate. I'll be waiting.
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    Are you superstitious about strings?

    Not even slightly.
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    Your favorite pedal under $50 new

    I have a $35 CoolMusic Insane that's a shockingly good distortion pedal for heavy music. Before I got my Zoom G1 I put it in front of my Darkglass Element (Guitar cab IRs) and recorded/played from the DI out to my sound card.
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    Always On!

    Same for my B6 :laugh: But in all seriousness, Zoom's ZNR noise reduction is really good, and I EQ out the extreme sub bass frequencies, in every preset just about.