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Agreed

I have one of the lightweight ones made in 1978. After a deep dive into how the controls work I am getting beautiful sounds from it!

I had a problem with the first couple of frets too, then I adjusted the nut. Now the touch is the way it should be. A guitar tech should have a look at your instrument.

Any Alembic

My heavily modded 1980s BC Rico with Bill Lawrence pickups. Every couple of years this becomes my favorite ba

I haven't been able to put it into words yet, other than to say that I've played a few very excellent basses but the P is my favorite.

Phil Lesh played yesterday in Port Chester, NY with a chair right next to his amp, but I haven't seen pictures of him sitting. In a couple weeks he turns 84.

Scale length?

He and I both made some repairs, working great now.

Those quotes from Miles Davis are precious!

Two old beauties, the SWR Grand Prix and the Ampeg SVP-Pro. Kind of big and clunky compared to the 21st century preamp pedals, but luscious, versatile sound.

Years ago we tried out a sophisticated rack unit from Sabine. It was great, until someone played flute. The Sabine unit thought the flute was feedback, and would try to eliminate it!

Phil Lesh Michael Henderson Miroslav Vitous

Mission: Impossible

This discussion should include the Wall of Sound that Phil Lesh played through in 1973 and 1974. I was a young audiophile at that time and experienced it two or three times. It was a "blue sky" project that was difficult to tour with but was unique and thrilling to hear, like hearing a massive...