Recent content by ole Jason

Maybe it was simpler than I imagine but it seems like it would be a pain to apply a veneer to an entire neck like that

It has been done on violins although I think every one I've seen still uses a spruce top. I've never heard one in person so not sure how it affects tone. As mentioned above you probably wouldn't be able to find lumber large enough to do a bass like this. I've never seen it done but it might...

Great player, I really dig the tone of his upright with slammed action. It's really unique and opens up a lot of technical possibilities on the instrument like tapping. I've read he pursued such a unique setup after sustaining hand injuries.

Those strings are very dark. Have you tried making adjustments at the amp to compensate? You could also change the value of the tone cap. Personally I'd try those things before swapping out the pickup but there are lots of good recommendations here if you do need to go that far.

I'd be pretty annoyed by such a goofy mistake on a bass that expensive.

I have a Dewalt battery powered fan that has come in handy a few times. It will run for around 3 hours on a full charge.

Isn't that how the Martin 'Street' guitars are made? They don't actually apply any relicing to the wood, it's all a sticker or print or whatever.

I use an H6. You can power it with a small USB power bank without batteries. If I'm recording a rehearsal I power it that way. You can also use rechargeable AA batteries.

They're great to work with, I think the build only took around 8-10 weeks. It was surprisingly fast. This one has a hide head and simple brass tone ring to keep it pretty plunky sounding with nylon strings. I also have a fretted Pisgah with a Dobson tone ring and metal strings, it's a great...

No you can play as far up as you want although the sustain naturally drops off considerably on these instruments as you move further up. The transition between metal and richlite is seamless I can't feel it at all. That's something I had wondered about. That said I'm mostly playing East KY...

The TT-800's DI is post-master volume so if you change the volume on stage it will change at the desk. It works that way because of the dual channels.

I've tried this on the TT and didn't have much luck. A little disappointing because I like "the thing" that happens when the master gets turned up loud but I'm not always in a situation where that can happen. I can't recall any bass amps with the feature but a number of modern guitar amps have...

They look better than they sound

Not so much a use case for most bassists but all that volume comes in handy if you want to slam the hell out of the frontend of a tube amp

It would be the Warwick for me, no question. Just be sure the ergonomics work for your body, that's always the sticking point with the Thumb.