Recent content by Pedullist

Yes, and it's definitely boosting. This weekend I'll open up the cavity for you!

My Pentabuzz has been in this setting since 2016 (with the defaults for the trimpots): 60% jazz pickup, mid boost turned on, slightly less treble, quite a bit of bass boost. I've used it in recordings and I almost never have to touch it except of a bit of compression and depending on the mix...

My Pentabuzz is still in the position as Michael delivered him, so the trim pots are 'factory default'. Even the knobs and switch have been in the same position since 2016. :D I just love it the way it sounds with the mid boost on, slight low end boost, slight high end cut, and the pickup...

I'm using Optima Golds, because the gold coating is very easy on the fingerboard ánd they sound amazing. They last forever too.

Don't get me started on classical musicians and their 'always late' rubato style :laugh: When it's music without a click, it's not that much of an issue with that guy. But with the click it's pretty consistently behind the beat. I would have never looked at the waveforms in this detail (it's...

Not a genius, not underestimating either. I should've said 15-20ms. I see it happening in all his recordings, but indeed you only start hearing it above 10ms. Mentioning 5ms was on the low side but 10ms is perceivable in my ears (ie I don't like playing with 10ms latency and above, even though...

Some people are scared of playing ón the beat, it takes some confidence to feel you're right. A friend of mine (guitarist/singer) plays behind the beat systemetically because he's always waiting for something or someone else to play the initial beat, which causes him to play 5 to 10ms late. Me...

Some hot Pentabuzz action in my cover of Chaka Khan's Ain't Nobody (I'm on guitar too, wrote the arrangement and mixed it)

I don't have a Cali, but two of my friends do. As I've recorded a lot of music I have some experience with compressor types, so here's what I sent them a while ago. Attack and release on a 1176 style compressor are always super fast. The Cali is 0.3ms to 2.0ms attack range and 32ms to 276ms...

Cobalt flats sound modern indeed. If you want something that more or less sounds like Thomastiks but with a more normal feel, get the Dogal Carbonsteel flats. Normal tension, very well balanced (no mud or oomphy stuff), E and A string have regular gauges. I quickly put them on my Burns, my...

Baking soda/super glue trick might just be enough.

Is it me or is this a fingerplucking hand instead of a pick hand?

Very informative video about a violone (also an early bass with frets) with some more information about the history of the violone and viola da gamba (and some great playing by Heather Miller Lardin too)

The first basses (viola da gamba) had frets but they were made of gut. Couple of turns and a tight knot. Good (and also a bad) thing is: you could move them around. My dad built lots of lutes when he was younger and it was the same system. But I can imagine that with a fixed bridge like a...

Not, 'but they sound great'.....AAAAAAAAAAND they sound great. Terrific even.