Recent content by LeroyRT

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    Paint what went wrong question.

    Could be the wrong primer. Could be sediment at the end of the primer can. Could be contaminated sandpaper and a degreasing step needed to happen before priming.
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    stage presence?

    It's not that we need to practice more. We know the material well, but he has the tendency to get creative on stage with something different. It's nothing that could be considered wrong...just different. We all know this and we all have to pay attention to it. It's not a jab a him, but at me for...
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    stage presence?

    When I'm on stage, I'm concentrating and trying to be just behind the kick while remembering how to play all the parts right. Is the drummer going to do a different fill here and throw me off? Guess I gotta look over my shoulder and watch him. 9/10 I look bored and uninterested, but my brain is...
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    is there any joy in being a jobbing bass player?

    I've been a gigging musician for 21 years. Got a salary job in 2012 and made music a regular hobby that allowed me to have some play money. Stayed in the same industry until this year, when I stepped back from "corporate America" and started taking music more seriously. I'm now in a regularly...
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    '94 Warwick Streamer with SD Preamp

    Thanks! I got the wire soldered back on and made zero difference into signal/sound/etc. It sounds fine, but whatever, I guess.
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    '94 Warwick Streamer with SD Preamp

    This is what I was expecting to see in my bass. The screw to the copper grounding is there, but nothing is attached.
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    '94 Warwick Streamer with SD Preamp

    And I just found out that when I hit the push/pull knob the tone changes (as it's supposed to) but the two adjustments on the preamp don't make any change whatsoever. Stumped.
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    '94 Warwick Streamer with SD Preamp

    Here's a problem. I opened up the electronics and found a loose wire. Seymour Duncan is impossible to get ahold of. This is my wiring diagram: LINK On my bass, the Brown and White/Green are swapped at the connector, but they are not swapped on the volume knob. The White/Green is disconnected...
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    '94 Warwick Streamer with SD Preamp

    Thanks BG. I'll be keeping this since it's the original equipment.
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    '94 Warwick Streamer with SD Preamp

    Weird. I emailed Warwick with my serial number and a picture of the electronics and the guy who responded told me that they weren't original.
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    '94 Warwick Streamer with SD Preamp

    Picked up a 1994 Warwick Streamer LX from Alabama the other day and saw it had Invalid Link Removed Seymour Duncan electronics with the original MEC J pickups. Has anyone used this setup before? They have the slap switch and EQ on the board which is not something I'll ever use. Is it worth...
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    The Logistics Of Touring

    Every time I crawl in that bunk at 2am it makes me want to keep doing it. Totally addicting.
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    How to approach doubling on bass and keyboards during a gig

    Answer is simple. When a keyboard player shows up to the gig, aggressively walk over to his keys after he's set up and put gaff tape over the bass keys and write "NO" in big silver sharpie. That should take care of it.
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    The Logistics Of Touring

    A lot of great info. What I've found is that my loadout is different per our mode of transportation. What I bring if we're going by truck and a U-haul isn't going to be the same as a Prevost. Packable rain coat is a great thing to always have, but a fold-up chair is only something I'll bring if...
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    4x10 + 2x12, or 2 2x12?

    Not ideal, but whatever. I can't find a duplicate cab and this works.