Recent content by Mark Ellis

I love the PJ sound. I usually run the P at 100% and add the J as required.

The output of a PF20T will drive a power amp to full power without difficulty. I have a PF20T and have tried it but find it all too fragile for gigs. I prefer my Mesa Boogie M9 Caliber in a flight case for gigs.

I have a Ampeg PF20T that sounds really nice and it doesn't have a fan so it is quite. Great for studio or practice room. The Ampeg PF50T has more power and tone options than the Ampeg PF20T. For a first amp I would be looking at a Mesa Subway amp. There are several models in that range but...

I am not sure that sounds like much fun. Guylian chocolates, heroin, and when that is gone I will step outside for a walk.

While I am tempted to day it is just a matter of more practice. There have been a few times in my life where songs I thought I know well started and I just couldn't remember the riff. Total mental block. I was guessing at it for a while. It was a disaster. Strangely nobody said anything...

I am surprised no-one from Ampeg has picked up on this thread. It is a simple quality control failure. Has anyone else had this problem? How did you fix it?

I think I am way outside the warranty period. I expect this type of product to last decades and perhaps, with careful maintenance, a century. There are amps from the 50's and 60's still in people's studios today, why not this?

While it may be overkill for your needs. There are small mixers like the Behringer Xenyx 1002B that can be battery or mains powered. You can plug in a an (older) iPad, laptop or phone with Spotify, a metronome and other apps to practice with. The Behringer Xenyx 1002B has 2 instrument inputs...

I have a Ampeg PF-20T coupled with a 15" EV TL606 speaker. This is a great amp in the studio and practice room. Just a good reliable vintage sound. There is no fan so it is very quite, or it was until it started buzzing. I traced the buzz to mechanical noise from the power transformer. The...

I have a custom made PJ style bass with a J bass style body and Warmoth J style neck. Specific details are: Warmoth Jazz bass neck. (Very lightly sanded with 1500 grit sand paper to remove the gloss.) Schaller Bass BM machine heads DiMarzio PJ Pickups with 500k ohm pots. Aguilar bass pre-amp...

Here is a super interesting video on where guitar tone comes from: It would apply to bass just as much. From what I can here 90% of the sound comes from your fingers, most of the sound of the instrument comes from the strings and pickups. Watch the video. What is your opinion? Action and...

What setting do I tick to get the weekly email I used to get?

I have sanded the back of my necks lightly with 1200 grit sand paper. Excellent result!

Leaving famous people alone in their private time is respectful. I once saw a very famous actor in the street. He knew from the way I looked at him I had recognized him and I just gave a slight nod of my head as we passed and he returned the gesture. Stopping him in the street would just...

I didn't know you could get strings that long. I am 6'1" with man size hands and would have trouble playing a bass that big. What do your hands look like?