Recent content by Phenometron

I highly recommend DR fatbeams. They are the only strings I will use now. I went on a string search several years ago and tried out many different sets of strings. I also found that DR lowriders have too much low-mids in the mud area of the frequency spectrum. I liked HI beams but they were a...

The tangs, looking from the side of the neck like I am playing, on a few frets are not parallel to the nut to a VERY slight degree. Some are angled closer to the nut. Some away. I would immediately suspect this, except all the notes on the other strings seem fine. ^ This was very interesting...

If my 12th fret is perfectly in tune with open, 3rd fret G will read approx 10 cents flats. Way flat and definitely audible in regards to the band. I have always been aware of the slight compromise of intonating a string instrument but I've never seen this before. Unfortunately, I do a lot of...

Thanks for the feedback guys. Turnaround, I have a sharp break at the bridge. Not so much at the nut - it has three winds on the post, but not a very sharp angle after the nut. I just put on new strings on Tuesday. Anything I can do? Also, if I'm fretting, how can the witness point at the nut...

It's a shielding problem. Many manufacturers now use a black spray mixture to shield the inside of a control box as opposed to foil. I have found with one of my P-basses that if wires are touching that black stuff on the sides of the control box, I will get RF issues. The fix for me is always...

Hi, This might be my first post in the forums, I don't know, but I have been reading TalkBass for years. Thanks for all the info. I've owned close to 20 basses and I have been doing my own setups for 23 years. Last October, I got one of the new Yamaha BB reissues. It's a great bass, but I...

The fact is that phase is frequency dependent like John noted, and the frequencies that seems to be affected sometimes are the lows :( Especially the lowest 5 notes or so on a four string. Sometimes it's the mids. I just can't be sure if it's a backwards wired cab that I'm hearing or just...

Before I started this thread I searched and the closest thing I could find on the forums was this: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f4/phase-reverse-720878/ In this case it was an upright player getting into the trick of flipping phase before hitting the amp to eliminate feedback caused by his...

John beat me to the post by mere seconds lol!

Well, I'm thinking of the way that the sound coming out of the cab can potentially reinforce the strings causing feedback/sustain (more of a guitar thing but also occurs at high volume or with a fuzz pedal or something on bass). It seems like if the cab is wired backwards, the speaks are...

Thanks John, Assuming the tip of a TS speaker cable is the positive side and I apply positive battery terminal to it, whichever cabinet's speakers move in is the one I'll rewire. I know what you mean and yes if I could find that spot on stage I would stand there all night. :) I'm just...

First, wanted to say that this is my first post on TalkBass. I've lurked around here for years and have gleaned much useful info. One of the most useful forums on the net for me. Question: I've have two cabs 180 degrees out of phase verified via the 9volt/speaker cable test. I've played...