Recent content by Longdivsion

Jason Black from Hot Water Music and David Sims from Jesus Lizard.

My girlfriend in high school had an original Hofner Beatle bass her dad bought in the 60’s. It had an impossibly wobbly bridge and the action was painful. I played it though a bassman and it sounded like a fart under 2 blankets. It did look cool though. I’ve also played a few different Ricks...

It’s taken me a minute to warm up to it, but I’m super happy with mine. I was a passive Fender P guy forever. I’m still dialing in the pre, but the build quality is super nice for the price point. I did have to replace those Blade Runner knobs, but that’s just a taste thing. I ended up putting...

Rollins Band. I always liked them but never really dove into it. Hearing the distinct eras of players now, I’m super impressed with Rollins taste in players. He had multiple killer bands. Way more elastic and loose than most popular rock of the era.

I also agree about the toggle placement. Turning it vertical helped some for on the fly use. I’m curious if they are going to sell blank pickguards at some point so you can place it a little differently to taste. I haven’t opened it up so I’m not sure how much work it would be to move that...

I’ve been having the same problem. Weirdly enough I ended up filing the not slot a tiny bit and got my truss back to pretty close to how it left the factory. That seemed to erase that gray area. Taste and string choice seems to factor in a little. I like a tiny bit of fret noise personally.

If it’s the right sticker in the right place, it’s great. Most of the time it’s neither of those. It should look like it was born with it on there.