Recent content by RJI

I have been fortunate to have MANY Masterbuilt Jazz Basses and I have them with just about every high end pickup you can think of. In my humble opinion, Stan Hinesley makes the absolute BEST pickups... PERIOD. The tone seems so much tighter than the Fralins and they just punch through like...

I just finished building my first fanned fret 5 string. Made it 34 to 35.5 scale. Kept it VERY simple for a first time build. Simple alder body with a maple on maple neck. I was surprised that a regular Baddass V had enough adjustment to work with out modification. Sounds AWSOME. My buddy...

I just got a new bass that was custom made for me. It has a solid wenge center strip with quilt maple wings. Maple neck with a thick wenge board. Nordstrand pickups. 5 string and it is BAD ASS sounding. Wenge is the greates. Mine is super light since the wings are quilt maple with redwood...

I got a real good deal on the AMP SL-1. Some guy did a butcher job on a repair but I have sent it to Mr. Funk and all will be restored to perfect working order. The amp is KILLER. DEEP DEEP lows with a nice growl. Look for the SL1 and get a nice power amp.

The F1 is a very different type of amp than the Mark II. If the reviews regarding the new class D amps are true, then the F1's small size is just a bonus. The real advantage is a more musical power section. As someone who is tired of lugging an SVT Classic around week after week I can tell...