Recent content by MontzterMash

I saw them I think on that tour. It was in Phoenix and they played outside during a monsoon and were AMAZING! One of my best shows ever.

This thread … so many great pickups! For me, the G&L MFDs, then active EMGs

TI Jazz Flats.

Usually G, usually minor, and I absolutely love how the various minors all work in different and related ways. Historically and biologically, there’s some truly magical about the pentatonic scale. Recall seeing “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” (Wernor Herzog documentary about the human relics and art...

Oh fun! I wonder if one of the bike companies (Cervelo, Giant, Canyon, etc) could do a good job.

Now, you did say “Basically I may have bought a new bass as an excuse to try out new strings and stave off more expensive GAS” ;-) so with that ... I tried all three on a totally different bass (fretless L2000) and for me, TI jazz flats and optima chromes were both amazing, with the TIs a...

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I made a similar upgrade (to X series pickups and a BQS preamp) and went with two batteries. With the solderless connections it’s easy to try both setups. That would be my advice - try both and see what sounds best. With my gear and ears. When I tried both, I honestly don’t think I could hear a...

Would love to also find more metallic jazz, I don’t really know of any. There is some jazz influenced metal like Cynic (and other related from Sean Malone). As a metal head who got into jazz, the ones I found I liked that tickled some of the same parts of my brain are: Dexter Gordon Eddie...

I have a circa 2010 Schecter Studio and bought it since it felt fabulous to play, especially everything about the neck, and still love that bass. Had it out last night in fact. Great tone, very clear and sustained. Could be the neck through construction too there, dunno. I don’t recall how a...

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Saw it on YouTube I think (if it was the same one -- think it was), awesome.

Thanks!

My favorites flats, all different, but all really worked on these basses in their own ways: TI Jazz, Chromes, Optima Pyramid Golds, Sadowsky (Blue I think). The TI, Optima, and Sadowsky were more expressive, the Chromes more thunderous. The ones I didn't like were the labella and, actually, the...

I have an 83 G&L L2000 and a maybe 83 L1000, both AMAZING (and I'm also in the camp that prefers the Leo-era necks and sound). So definitely a big vote from me that way. An ibanez from then could be cool and unique too.