Recent content by Michael L.

Edit** I forgot that I put some rubber spacers under the pickup to level it, since I have it flush mounted in the body. Could these be part of the problem?

Umm... because I already built it? Metal is a good option because: 1) Doesn't flex 2) Cheap for me (I spent $5 on all of it) 3) Easier to work with than wood Weight isn't a huge concern because you never really need to pick up a whamola when you are playing it. I guess to rephrase my...

So I just built myself a whamola, and after spending the last 10 hours carefully cutting 3/16" steel with my dremel, I realized the entire thing is going to be a giant ground loop. I used a cheap, $8 single coil pickup from Ebay, and the entire instrument is made of steel (minus a little piece...

More colour options for Mustang reissues. I'm not a huge fan of Vintage White or Competition Red.

I think that went of most of your heads... :( I've been laughing for the last half hour after reading this on another forum I frequent. Think about it... scanning a mirror? I'm done having fun now. Carry on.

hi. does anyone know if it's possible to use a background that would essentially turn my computer monitor into a mirror? scanning a mirror doesn't work.

The first bass I ever owned was a '72 Mustang (only bass that was small enough for me at the store when I was 6) and it sort of stuck with me. I ended up selling it when I got a little bit older so I could buy an MM Stingray , and although I love my Stingray to pieces, I've always regretted...

I've always used EB Super Slinkys on mine for no particular reason. I haven't done much experimenting with this bass for strings, but the super slinkys have always seemed like a good fit.

I just picked up my new Fender Mustang bass today and have been playing for the last ~8 hours just out of excitement for my new instrument and these factory Fender strings are just not cutting it for me. I am not a new bassist or anything (10 years next month) but my fingers are absolutely...