Recent content by Larry23

Play what you are most comfortable with! That comes through to the audience.

I own a 67 Hofner 500/1 and a 77 Yamaha BB1200, both of which I bought new. There could not be more of a difference in weight, and I love them both for different reasons. The Hofner weighs about the same as a baby parakeet, and the Yamaha is equivalent to a 1989 Ford F150. Since I hurt my...

You’re not going to believe this but someone desoldered and cut out the pot for the overdrive level. It was just screwed to the case. I cleaned the gain pot and now it works cleanly, but still just on or off. I would never use the overdrive, however the volume now since the gain is clean is...

Thank you so much for your reply. I ordered a can of DeoxIT. I will slide it out and look for bad solder joints and clean the pot, along with checking the input jack. Then I will put it back and move on with my VERY fortunate life. I am a little afraid to start soldering! Are you ok with DeoxIT?

I Purchased a used Fender Rumble 500 combo knowing that the gain control was not working correctly. When it is turned to full volume it works fine. All the rest of the range does not work at all. I am gigging with it with the gain all the way up. Should I replace the pot? I am pretty handy and...