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Thanks very much - I'll look into that!

Thanks for your reply! I agree wholeheartedly on the sound of the stock pickups - especially when I can blend them as I wish and get MY sound. Trouble is, I can't have that flexibility every place I play; the old hum gremlins pop out at me sometimes. My hope with the Man O Wars is to keep the...

Thank you! Still waiting to hear back from the folks at Lace.

I'm thinking of replacing the stock pickups in my Fender Jazz American Professional II with a set of Lace Sensor Man O War Jazz pickups. Is the routing on my bass such that this would be a simple, drop-in proposition? Thanks in advance!

Ha ha - no doubt!

"I could care less". This is complete nonsense.

Back in my drumming days, my band was rehearsing with a do-wop singing quartet. Their leader was a nice guy, but he had clear ideas about what the group wanted (which is fine by me). He asked me to simplify my bass drum patterns - acknowledging that what I was playing was correct - but, saying...

175 - a pretty good year for me. I play in multiple cover bands at music theaters, bars, restaurants, lodges, social clubs - even the occasional retirement home.

I consider the main voice of my bass to be the bridge pickup, and I'll sweeten it with the neck. The exact ratios vary from gig to gig; amp to amp. One sit-down gig I do has a Behringer 125W 112 wedge combo onsite. Its inherent tone is incurably nasal, but I get a good sound out of it by all...

Best way to remove odor from a bass is to practice. I'll show myself out...

Lots of good advice so far - let me add my overpriced two cents worth. I was a lifelong singing drummer who began attacking the bass in deadly earnest about eleven years ago. Singing and playing bass - even as I was struggling to understand my new instrument - came easily, and I think it's...

Dean Markley Nickelsteel Light 5s. They sound good, and I like the gauges - 40, 60, 80, 100, 128.

I have a dumb question. Would the Batt-O-Meter read an 18v proposition if you pulled out one of the batteries? Tested your 9v batteries one at a time?

Clean, round, and powerful. And, it's a breeze to adjust at the bass itself, across several different amps and environments, because of that wonderful pickup blend. I knew I had to be able to get out there, loud and sweet - because guitarists are ALWAYS loud - ha ha!

That price is pretty steep, but then G&L did hike all their prices, the first of this year. At least it comes with a case - mine didn't (gigbag only).