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In the photo, for comparison. that's a Squier 'Classic Vibe' '60's Precision Bass, 34" scale.

September 2023: There is ample information about The Bass Centre Wyman Bass on the Bass Centre website [The Bass Centre Wyman Bass] and there are a couple reviews [Bass Centre 'Wyman' Bass review] and...

W.T. Grant in Pittsfield, Massachusetts had a small section for (vinyl) record albums. I bought the new The Rolling Stones' "Their Satanic Majesties Request",with the plastic hologram panel on the front, there. They had a great upstairs (bare, creaky wooden floor) toy area that my Mom took me to...

No... You wouldn't. Massively heavy giant speaker box with 2 notgood Fender-designed speakers, wasn't anywhete near capable of the output its size suggested. The heavy amp was workhorse reliable but Mine had NO tone of interest. Dreadfully dull dull dull. I continued to use my very nice and...

As for buzz, my tech explained that with any device with 4 screws at corners working against springs beneath, there may be 3 screws under tension and one less so, so it buzzes. He said it's tricky getting uniform tension on all 4 to avoid one less-tensioned corner buzzing. Cheers from the...

The HipShot bridge is a beautifully engineered replacement for the terrible stock Epiphone/Gibson one. My tech, the splendid craftsman Jon Mouradian praised the Hipshot and cursed the stock thing. If you break a string on stage, bridge piece with screw and saddle, can fall right off...

I mean, the bridge pickup makes no buzz or rattle when tapped with a finger tip. The noise from the neck one does transfer to the amp even though the pickups look like humbuckers.

I will be bringing it to my guitar tech to see if he can find why the neck pickup buzzes when tapped on - the neck pickup makes no such noise. He speculated it's a loose wire within. The whole pup appears to have been dipped in wax because even the Phillips slots on its underside screw heads...

I really VERY much appreciate the information about the Yorkville case. First Canadian dealer I tried doesn't ship to the US, but LA Music (L.A. Music - Canada's Favourite Music Store! | Buy Musical Instruments Online with Confidence - L.A. Music Canada) does and quickly filled the order. The...