Recent content by McGruff

Thanks, stingray69 and Nedmundo! The single coil noise consideration is one I do think about. Not sure how bad it would be in a typical house with 120 V 60 Hz power and no large inductive loads like motors necessarily running, which is where I'd record. FWIW, I would have the ability to shut...

As a beginning bassist with much more interest in recording songs I write rather than playing in front of people, I'm looking to purchase a 5-string Yamaha. (For the main song I'm working on, I really want that B string. I get that 5-string is tougher but I'd rather put my time into learning the...

Sweetwater (not sure about others) will often allow people to pick specific basses (and guitars) of a particular model they have in stock. Each of them has their weight indicated. Some of the same models differ in weight by several ounces, say, 1/2 a pound for a 9 pound bass, even with the exact...

Thanks, 96tbird and Turnaround! Good point although I'm hopelessly nerdy :) and always want to understand the science behind pretty much everything. It really hadn't dawned on me until recently that there would ever be a reason why the 12th fret shouldn't maybe be exactly halfway between the...

(I think) I understand how adjusting the location of the saddle of each string affects intonation of a string so that the open string and the same string fretted halfway up the fingerboard can be in tune. What I don't really get and haven't seen a good explanation of is...why shouldn't the...

So, I've been enjoying my Bass VI, but like a lot of people mention with the Squier CV coming from the store, the low E leaves a lot to be desired. The other strings seem fine, especially the four highest. When I get fret buzz on those, it seems to be my fault. But the low E definitely is floppy...

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Thanks! We're about to deal with a huge snowstorm but if all goes well and I don't change my mind for some reason I'm thinking once the snow is done I'm going to go out and get the Bass VI. There's a place in my area with a good rep that has the Bass VI on sale for cheaper than what I see elsewhere.

After the Bass VI (Squier Classic Vibe) seemed to be out of stock almost everywhere, it seems to be available again. So, I'm seriously considering pursuing one. I'm just starting into bass coming from guitar, and I don't actually have a bass yet anyway. It seems like a Bass VI might be a good...

Thanks to everyone for answering on my first thread. I went to my Guitar Center to check out basses. I didn't try any amped but I did grab a few to put in my arms and try a little. One of them they had was a Jackson X Concert Series CBXNT DX IV in Rocket Red (fairly orange) for $390 on...

I think I would be willing to spend $500 or a little more BUT if something does the job for $200-300, I wouldn't want to spend more than necessary. (This year, I'm also planning to buy various other music and computer items for recording music, so the bass and a practice amp wouldn't be my only...

Thanks. And I definitely would, of course, love to sound like Simon Gallup. And yet for someone just getting started, saying "I want to sound like my bass hero. What bass should I buy?" sounds as ridiculous as saying "I want to run like Usain Bolt. What running shoes should I buy?" Nevertheless...

Ooh, yes. I've definitely been thinking about a Bass VI, and largely because it was used on Disintegration, which I listen to all the time and was one of the first CDs I ever bought. In fact, I was listening to the Cure's Hall of Fame performance of Lovesong when I read your message. And the...

Thanks, Malak and El Trueno! To be honest, I haven't actually tried playing bass yet. I've just been thinking about it for a long time and am now getting serious in my plans, trying to figure out how to start. I do come up with basslines on my guitar, just an octave higher than I'd play them on...

Hello. I'm looking to purchase my first electric bass after being a longtime guitar player. As I describe in my profile, I'm a fan of alternative/goth sort for music and aspire much more to record music I might write than to perform live. One thing I would hope to get from a bass is a sound...