Recent content by larrysb

I think the product management team at Fender just didn't think the bass market was all that interested. Bassists tend not to play with a lot of effects, and home-recording signal chains for bass are usually pretty simple. I'm super happy they decided to put the patches in, since I play...

No worries at all. I’d not even try to talk you into something you’re not comfortable doing. I’m just as curious as you probably are. I’m a big fan of the WRHB in guitars. Would enjoy getting readings from the bass WRHB pickup. If you get curious, PM me and I’ll share my bona-fides with you...

If interested I’ll be happy to characterize the pickup non-destructively. I have the necessary equipment to measure frequency response, resonance, inductance and capacitance, and the magnetic field strength. PM if interested.

A whole heck of a lot of marketing???

Honestly, though the mentioned jack is a "speaker jack", I do not like plastic body jacks in such equipment. The classic all metal, open Switchcraft jack is my go-to choice. (1/4" mono, non-shorting)...

The bevel would have been done at the time the frets were installed. Usually that’s the factory or perhaps a repair shop if it were refretted. That normally wouldn’t need to be touched again for the life of the fret. Generally you don’t need to bevel the fret ends to address sharp frets. Most...

I've used it for sharp tangs many times. The fret-end dressing file is a fine cut, so depending on how much tang protrusion you're dealing with, coarser file can cut faster. Take your time and use care and some magnifying glasses and it will work fine. Mask off the neck where you don't want to...

Just start with the dressing file. The Stew Mac fret-end file has two safe edges (smooth, no teeth). One is rounded, one is flat and it is purpose built for this job. There are other places to source similar files, but you won't find one at a hardware store. You could grind safe sides into...

The secret to Stew Mac is make a list, keep the list on Stew Mac under your account and when there's a sale, buy it. I joined their membership thing since somehow, I just seem to collect more stuff over time. There are things that Stew Mac offers that are really, despite expense, worth it. I...

I prefer the wide nut, especially on acoustic 6-strings. I like to finger pick. My two OM size Martins have the 1.75" (44.5mm) nut. Find it more comfortable. It is unusual to find electric 6-strings with the wider nut, but they do exist. Lighter strings make it a little easier.

It's a snippet of a song to perform, and it was just one that I found interesting because it wasn't coming out as well as I like, and felt like I needed to work on the technique. So it is just plain old 4-string bass, standard tuning, not super fast, but really need to hit those 16th notes on...

I'm not really setup to take and edit a video... The run is supposed to be almost staccato, each note clean and distinct in a 16th-note run, ending in that F at string 4 1st fret. b7 b7 6 3 | R 4 ee & ah | 1 Tempo about 75-80 bpm, with a funk feel, hence really wanting to hit the...

Let's say playing in F, root at the 1st fret fourth string. The run is b7 b7 6 3 R (flat-7, flat-7, 6th, 3rd, root) The 6th and 3rd are the open second string and open third string. It's a fairly fast tempo run. I'm trying to get clear annunciation of each note, but I'm finding it hard...

No, the Fender AM-Pro-II fretless lines are plastic. Mine required leveling and sanding to get the tops of the plastic line markers to come down level to the rosewood. After having my fretless a while, I'd say, skip the lines. Get a fretless with the side dots located where the frets would be...

Will not fit directly, not interchangeable. AM-Pro-II neck and pocket is a little different than standard 4-bolt type Fender. I think it might work if you're willing to drill, but as I recall, it wasn't a sure thing. I had to do some work on my "new" Am-Pro-II Jazz fretless. It was a Sam Ash...