Recent content by masterzaffro

@PhatBottomBass1 This looks great. Do you have any idea if it would match with an EA iAmp 600 watt? Or would I need to go with the 350 since this cab says 400?

Thanks for the suggestions. In case you can’t tell which I think you can I’m not too sure exactly what I’m looking for. I like the lows of a 15 but want to be sure I’m keeping plenty of mids and highs. It always seemed like having a combination of speakers would help with that but I realize I’m...

I'm looking for a cabinet that has a 1x15 and some extra smaller speakers in it. Vintage-y tone preferred. The Mesa Boogie 1516 looks really appealing but I'm wondering if there's anything out there these days that's affordable and much lighter. Any ideas? I'd prefer not to use multiple cabs...

Might be a little too synthy for what I’m looking for for this project but I might just get one at that price point and see what I can do with it

I was looking into getting a cog tarkin mini but the search has been fruitless. I’m wondering what everyone’s opinions are for the best mini fuzz pedals for bass out there. For my pedalboard only a mini makes sense so no normal size enclosures allowed

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This might be sacrilegious but I’m gonna try out fifths tuning on my 5 string jazz bass except a fourth for the last string. I just ordered a set with gauges 130, 80, 50, 30 and 20 that will be tuned CGDAD. I’m a fan of the descending tension and it’s really fun to be able to play the higher...

Fun in general and also great for reference points while learning!

Something cool I just realized about my fifths tuned 5 string jazz bass, the lowest and the highest notes are C.

Thank you John! I'll check that out.

BTW I only switched recently. I'm new to bass so it's not a hard change. Never was super tight in standard tuning anyways. :) Also never played cello but this concept just interested me. The range really feels like I can get weird in the ways I always wanted from a bass. On another note, has...

I recently bought Curt Mangan strings for my 5 string Jazz Bass. The gauges only come in multiples of 5 but it ended up being perfect for me. And the 20 gauge is nickelwound which i like. Custom sets are available here Customized Guitar & Bass String Sets I ended up going with a slightly...

That's great information. Do I have to mess with the truss rod or should I be pretty much good to go with the new tuning as long as I have the right strings? And if I find that I really want to get a new nut because of too much rattle or sustain problems, can I reuse the strings I bought or do I...

My friends dad refurbishes guitars and I was thinking about seeing if he would be into working with me to mod my Jazz Bass 5 String to be tuned to fifths. I have the string sizes already picked out and I know we'd have to make a new custom nut. What else do we need to do, any tips and is their...

That's very helpful. After figuring out the calculator I think I would be okay with this set up C - .130 40.5 lbs G - .085 39.5 lbs D - .055 37.5 lbs A - .035 36 lbs E - .023 37 lbs The main reason for this is because it doesn't look like Curt Mangan makes sizes in between multiples of 5...