Recent content by Laurent

All pickups listed here will get you there. From a value stand point of view, I would lean toward the Arcane 65.

Return the Sire and go for the Yamaha. Then start practicing and take lessons. Also stop looking, you will make yourself insane.

Indeed, Dunlop is a family owned business and they care for their customers. It's very different than a large corporation. Lately I emailed two speaker component companies (HIFI not bass cab stuff) and neither ever responded to my email. I ended up ordering parts from one of the two, which were...

The Fender Pure Vintage 60's P will fit the bill. It's a good sounding pickup that is balanced and very musical. It does not have the heavy bass the PV 63 has or the searing crisp mid highs the Custom Shop 62 has. For about the same amount of money, you might want to look at the Arcane...

Excellent book. I read it cover to cover and learned a lot. The most fascinating for me was reading how slow the adoption of this new instrument was and how difficult it was for counter bass players to adapt to it. It was also interesting to read about the diverse musicians and the style of...

Ed Friedland Blues Bass is a great book.

Donner Dumbal Drive; an inexpensive incredibly good sounding overdrive. Very organic sounds like a tube amp pushed hard. I looked for years for something like this. TC Electronics Thunderstorm Flanger: a Boss BF-2 clone, inexpensive as well.

Great Cure album. One of their very best. What a pleasant surprise. I have been following the band since their 1979 Three Imaginary Boys album. Robert Smith voice has not aged at all and he can still write great songs. Many reviewers have placed this album as one of the best of the year. I agree.

Not sure gold wire exist, or it might not exist to pickup specs which are very specific. The other issue is copper interact with magnets in a very specific way and I am not sure gold would do that. As others have noted there would be price too; a gram of gold is around $80. Feel the weight of a...

I would be really careful attempting this; ebony is very brittle and hard to work with. You risk doing more damage than good. I would leave this to a pro.

Simple works! DiMarzio Model J is designed to pair with the Model P and they work very well together.

Yes you are correct, backline version with a 112 speaker. Better balance, more bass, more power and more tone. There's a big difference between a 40 watt combo and a 150 watt combo.

Time to play Box of Rain, a song Phil wrote. RIP Phil. Condolences to his family and friends.

Cabs are more important than amps for tone in my opinion. Amps can be tweaked, cabs cannot. On a macro level amps more or less sound the same (some will argue that an SVT sound very different than a Mesa Carbine amp; I get that). The difference between an 8 inch speaker and a 15 inch speaker is...

For whatever it's worth, they redid their internet site this year, so they must be in business. I would recommend you email them or call them directly.