Recent content by mysticmaven

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    Polytune pedal turns on by itself? Is it haunted?

    Hi, I've been using a tc electronics polytune stomp box with my cort A4 active bass in my set up for about 18 months without incident. It's a very solid pedal and easy to read in smokey dark bars. Last night, something bizarre happened in the third song of our set. The pedal turned on by...
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    Bartolini MK-1 Preamp , Why is this considered a poor preamp?

    I have the mk-1 on my cort a4 and while I am not exactly a gear head, I find that it has performed fine for me through tons of different amps and venues. I agree that the treble tones can be a bit intense. I find that I tend to favor the neck pick up, otherwise it tends to pick up too much...
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    Neck-through proper storage

    Hi, I had a dream that I was playing my bass, and the neck turned into jelly, and started to bow like crazy. This got me curious about how to properly store my bass long term so there are no issues with it. I play a cort a4 with a 5 piece maple wenge neck-through design. It gets wonderful...
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    What kind of DI box is optimal for my situation?

    Thanks guys. I did read some other posts about DI choices, with Passive/Active, but I wasn't sure how it might apply to me in my situation. A friend seemed to think that anything would be fine, that most of the discussion is due to companies trying to sell their pricey products. He swears...
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    What kind of DI box is optimal for my situation?

    Hi, I recently started playing bass in an ex-pat band in Korea. Since I am not a gear-head, and I pretty much grew up only playing acoustic guitar, I am rapidly trying to play catch-up now on the gear front. We play in small clubs all around the country, and the venues supply the stage...