Recent content by meestro

30-35W from a Siegmund Midnight Bluesbreaker Octal Custom through a JBL D130 mahogany cabinet. It's all about spreading the sound more than being 'louder'. If everyone on stage gets proper monitoring, and you get a couple cabs side by side rather than a 'tower of doom' stacked setup, you'll be...

If some of you are familiar with Siegmund's stuff...you're probably thinking "The guy makes guitar amps...not for bass". I made sure to consult with him before plugging in, but he said my existing rig would actually go very well with bass as the JBL is a full range speaker. He was right! I have...

Good move. It's $100 brand new. The intonation is completely outa wack outa the box, but nothing wrong w/ the solid neck...at least shouldn't be. Got the bass today! Plays soooo much better w/ a proper nut, bridge & flatwounds. The nut that comes on there is such soft plastic that you can...

Status Update: Chris Siegmund picked up the bass yesterday and was able to take a look at it this morning. As a reminder, I bought a Gotoh 201 bridge, Kent Armstrong P-Bass pickup, Vintage P-Bass wiring kit from mojo music, and Rotosound flatwound strings. The following might be of interest to...

Is that one of the 57 models? I'm guessing by the neck coloration & all maple setup. Where did you find a replacement pickguard to fit? The cap & pots that came with mine don't seem like they'd do much justice for the upgraded pickup, so I didn't mind spending $15 on a nice Sprague Orange Drop...

That seems kind of ghetto. I think I'll just spend $60 on some new reliable Gotoh GB9's. I don't want to fuss with hardware, might as well just get something tried and tested, you know?

Got the bass today. The tuners are definitely shoddy, as is the plastic nut. Doesn't take more than a slight twitch and the string comes out of tune...also slightly turning one tuning key seems to detune the others...Not sure if this is more to do with the bridge or the tuners, but I have a...

Thanks for the tip! I believe it does have string thru capability. For my guitars, I always use a Gotoh 510 delta 21:1 tuning ratio for tuners...Do you know if Gotoh makes a similar line for bass? I would assume the tuning ratio would be different, but something equivalent would be great...

I've been doing the singer/songwriter thing lately, so I think it'll work out well for that sort of sound. If I need to use it live, I can run that Linden EQ into the front end of a Siegmund guitar amp I have. Puts out about 30W w/ a couple KT66's, SS rectifier plug, into an african mahogany...

Just purchased my first bass guitar. I've been an avid guitarist for years, also been known to dapple in the drums...but this will be my first bass. I have heard great things about Rondo as far as bang-for-the-buck deals, and I figured it'd be a good go at a 1st bass. I went with a short...