Recent content by mccartneyman

Well, of course it's fake, as confirmed by Lakland. I just wanted to know if anyone else has run across it. AND, BTW, the McCartney pic is genuine. Paul told me last night at dinner ;)

I was reading about Bonnie Raitt's bassist, Hutch Hutchinson, and discovered that Lakland made a signature short-scale model for him. I was curious and looked it up. It shows up on all the usual online stores, but I caught this one and can't believe that it's legit, given the prices --...

I know this is an ancient thread, butI have a question about the BG250. I have the MKI model with a 15" speaker. It sounds great, but when I tilt the combo to load it into a car, I hear a "thunk" that makes me think a support board is loose. It sounds great and doesn't rattle at any volume...

I bought a used Ibanez Gio GSR 200 with P/J setup fro $100. Lightweight, sounded great when I tested it in the store. However, every time I use it for more than 10 minutes, it starts to sound like it has fuzztone is built in. I replaced the preamp battery, used it with different cords and amps...

I've had a BG250, the original Mark I with only 1 Toneprint for many years. Recently when loading the combo into the car, I head a "clunk" from inside the cab when it's tipped forward, backward or to the sides. I attempted to take the speaker out to see if something has come loose inside the...

I had the original Kustom 200 head & 215 cab with JBLs when they came out in 1967. Good for the time. I then went to Standell and, finally an Acoustic 360. Now I'm using Phil Jones Bass. Sounds great with any bass.

Yep, foam and probably flatwounds.

Thanks so much! So I was right about the Rickenbacker neck pickup!

I watched the Netflix documentary about the Creedence Clearwater Revival concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970. I was intrigued by Stu Cook's P bass. It had spilt-P pickups at the bridge and center positions and what appeared to be a Rickenbacker toaster or small humbucker at the...

This is a brand new, 2021 Sterling by Music Man SUB Series Ray HH 5-String Bass in Olive Green. It is fresh out of the box and unused except that I set up the bridge saddle heights to eliminate buzzes and set intonation because -- despite what the official SBMM description may state -- neither...

Thanks, all! I will get the amp checked out. Played last night in similar condition with a Genzler Magellan 350 and had no problems. Better buy a backup head, I guess.

ALWAYS fire the drummer! :laugh: But in my band it's one of the guitarists who starts the Loud Parade.

Thanks! I'm not sure if warranty is transferable. I bought it used through Reverb, but I'll check. First time I've had this kind of problem in 57 years of gigging with different amps. That's why I suspect something may be up. I'll see about a service center.

I've been using a Phil Jones Bass BP 800 bass head for about two months now. It is connected to two PJB C8 cabinets, giving it a 4-ohm load. Last night at an outdoor gig with air temperature in the high 80s, the amp or maybe the speakers started to cut out intermittently at the end of the third...