Recent content by MapleBurl

Excellente. Aren't those pickups something?

The bass is just as excited as you are. It was one of 12 here and didn't get the attention it deserved.

All yours, Malcolm. ENJOY!

Oh, those pickups! I have another bass that I had custom built for DarkStars, but couldn't find any for sale at the time so used Chisonics. They're good, but nothing else has that gorgeous tone.

Mahogany chambered body, maple neck, pao ferro fretboard. A couple of superficial finish issues. You can see the finish foo just under the end of the neck: Comes with a LeCompte padded gig bag. $1,000 plus shipping. No trades. (I need room.) Here's my assessment after having it for 8...

Just updated this to allow trades. I'm interested in 6-string fanned fret basses. (Even though the 35" scale works well for this, I've decided I really like playing fanned fret basses.)

These are great basses. If you don't know them, check them out online. They sound great and have a thin neck for a 6'er that plays like butter. You can get a wide range of tones with the 3-band EQ. This one has the redwood top. It comes with the OHSC, which is in good condition but has...

Ha, he's *barely* in California. Doyle is California in name, Nevada in spirit. Here's my tribe--3 Fobras and what we call the 335.

Maybe it's time to start the Garz Owners Club

Thought I'd add my personal experience. I had Mark Garza of Garz Guitars build a chambered bass for me so I could have a dark star bass built to my specs. The last correspondence I got from Fred Hammon was May of 2010 before he stopped responding to calls and emails. So I called Lakland to...

Thanks for the replies. I emailed the people who made the speaker cables and they looked up both Genz Benz and Markbass to confirm they both take 1+/1- which is how the cable connectors were wired. Nobody seems to know how this condition could exist. Fortunately I have a few NL2's, so I...

I just bought two speaker cables with Neutrik NL4FX connectors. They work fine for my Genz-Benz GBE, but I get no sound when I use them with my Markbass LMII. My existing cables, which have the NL2FC connectors, work for both amps. I've contacted Markbass but have not heard from them. Is...

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I think I have to make an offer. I've been smitten by dark stars for a while but couldn't figure out how to integrate them into my musical life from a practical perspective. But I guess music shouldn't just be about practical considerations. Then it's a job. Playing bass is a joy that...

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