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That's an interesting thought. I was running it through an Acoustic Control 408 with 4 15" speakers.

I have a tailpiece issue with a Palatino I'm wondering someone can help me with. I can't get the strings tuned all the way before the tailpiece, which is attached simply to a metal claw/clamp on the bottom of the bass, just pops off the clamp. Anybody else have this issue? How do I fix this...

I just tested it again. It's the lowest frequency EQ slider that's not working.

Sorry, for the late response (I thought the forum would notify via my email that I had some responses). I don't know right now which EQ slider(s) aren't working. I think it's two of the middle ones. I just worked cross country and it's in storage right now. I'm going to get it out this week and...

I meant Fender 300 pro

I know this is an older thread but am wondering can anyone tell me what's wrong when one of the eq sliders on a Fender bassman 300 pro doesn't work?

Thanks. Now, I need to figure out why the knob close to the bridge doesn't seem to have any effect on the tone.

I have a couple of mid-80's Pilots. Both with the EMG p-bass/j-bass pickup configuration. Can someone please clarify for me what are the functions of the control knobs for the pickups? I am assuming the front knob (the one farthest away from the bridge and closest to the neck) controls the...

In this video, Jaco still sounds like Jaco, even without the Acoustic 360's & 330's. Just goes to show it really is in the hands like he said....

Look at 2:12 on in the video and you'll see it....

Am I correct here in seeing Jaco using a Peavey head in this video? I've never seen it listed that Jaco used Peavey amps. Any information on this?

Thanks again. Yes, mixing it up rhythmically should help I started messing around with playing each beat with one 1/8 followed by 2 16ths; reversing that (2 16ths followed by an 8th), then 1 16th followed by an 8th followed by a 16th. Sort of like the Galamian rhythmic method for violin ( a...

I am actually a former double bassist, and went to IU for grad school to study. I'll just have to be patient. One thing that is good for me to remember is to always practice this through an amp. Playing unplugged does not give me an honest sense of my sound/tone that's coming out. I.e., it's a...

I did do a search for Alex Webster and saw a video of him demonstrating his right hand technique. It is a type of sound that I assume works well for the type of music he does: he has low action and causes the string to slap against the frets while playing to produce a metallic clanky with each...

Thanks again for everyone's help. Regarding watching metal bassists, I have viewed some of these and find it not helpful. The ones I have seen they have such a light, almost "flicking" like attack on the string which does not produce the solid fatter tone/sound that Jaco produces. Maybe...