Recent content by rbbrchkn

The U5s are a very stoutly built piece of kit, so by all means take it on tour with you. Just rack it in a shockmount rack or have a quality case built for it. The people who say that you can't tell a sound difference between a great DI and a lesser DI in a live mix are really missing out...

I have used the Traynor YBA-200 for both guitar and bass, and the 'poweramp in' is a great sounding way to go for that, but it takes a hot signal to get full power out of the amp. (of course) There is very limited clean headroom driving a guitar through the front end of that amp, but if you're...

The neck pickup on the SG is actually the same humbucker as those on the new Thunderbirds and Les Paul basses, except under a large cover. There are a couple options for a new pickup in that large neck pup size: the DiMarzio Model One and Will Power pups, and the Hammon Engineering Darkstar...

As far as solid state amps, there is absolutely NO difference between one "300 watt" amp and three hundred "1 watt" amps, because a "300 watt" amp is a bunch of tiny "amplifiers" coupled together to produce huge output power. If your cabinets are stacked vertically and you're using proper...

I agree, if you like it where it is, don't mess with it. The new Warwick basses ship with a removable two way truss rod, which adjust for both back-bow (normal) and up-bow (in case the strings don't put enough bend in the neck). Your truss rod is probably between those two positions, which is...

I'm 5' 8", 145lbs and have tendonitis in both shoulders (not from bass but from violin) and I've found that it's more important to have good posture and be conscious about how you're holding the bass than to have a light weight instrument. Nine or so pounds is not excessive for a Fender bass...

I'd have to say Carney is about the best young rock band out there. Incredible stuff.

The other big difference visually is Ash has really open grain, Alder not so much. That bass is Ash.

Does it sound good the way it's loaded now? If so, I'd leave it the way it is. The top driver looks a lot like an OEM 15L or B, which could be a 100w, 200w, or 400w speaker depending on the year and what cone is on there. The 15L, B, and I'm sure many of those on the recone list all share the...

I prefer one big cab instead of two smaller cabs- as long as you're driving a station wagon, hatchback, van, truck, etc. If you can just tilt a big cab and roll it out in one trip, then tip it into the car and slide it in, it's so much easier than having to make two trips just for cabs for...

Broken retaining tabs on the JAN II are very common, but really only a problem when the strings are off the bass, otherwise string tension keeps the nut in place just fine. The main difference from JAN II to III is they got rid of the tabs, so there's nothing on there to break, but at the same...

Both the 1x10 and 1x15 together, turned up to the limit of that the 1x10 can handle will probably not be as loud as just the 1x15 by itself with the amp cranked. If you're careful, it could work for home practice if you're looking for a bit more top end than the 1x15 puts out alone. For...

Also, you might be able to piece together enough from articles that feature Miles, Coltrane, etc. to tell the story about his relationship to them, which was a lot of what his career was built around. Between that and a couple meaty articles about him that talk about his history, background...

I don't know if this is the case with the SVT II Pros, but many common tube amps will clip the phase inverter before the power section starts to overdrive. The master volume should be right before the phase inverter, and bringing the level down there should give you the possibility for more...

Man, that's the kind of thing that gets to me too... I'm willing to wait a long long time for the right product, especially from a small shop that makes great stuff, but if the wait is promised to be two weeks, it had better be two weeks plus or minus a reasonable amount. That is not a...