Recent content by RomanS

I've got a One10, I've got an Acoustic Image Upshot, bur that idea never occurred to me - gotta try that ASAP!

Thunderbird pickup?

I play banjo, dobro & steel guitar with thumb picks, never tried them on bass. One thing to keep in mind: Most thumbpicks that are designed for these instruments work best for downstrokes. Really hard to do alternate picking by gripping the pick part with thumb and index finger, because the...

The SM57 and SM58 are identical internally, the only difference is the shape of the basket, which doesn't extend as far from the diaphragm on the 57, so you can get more proximity effect.

The Squier Sonic Bronco is a great choice, don't let a bad setup deter you, most instruments in that price range need a setup (unless you buy from a store that does that for their stock). The Bronco has a standard Fender bridge, good tuners, and a super comfortable neck, and it's pretty...

That only applies to "true" conversion necks (as sold by one of the TB members). If you put a Squier Jaguar H neck (which I did), or one of those affordable 32" ones from Reverb on there - these aren't really conversion necks. Yes, they fit the neck pocket of a P - but they require moving the...

Every Squier CV60s Mustang I ever tried was WAY heavier than you'd think it would be, with that tiny size. The Sonic Bronco is much lighter. Also, comparing those I tried, Mustangs are even more neck divey than Broncos. My Sonic Bronco has the most comfortable neck of all my basses in my...

OP, I have basses with 34", 32", 30.75" and 30" scale length - and I actually had a 32" P bass for a while. The difference in feel and tone between 34" and 32" inch is really minimal - you have to go down to 30" to really notice it. Are you using Simandl or 4 finger technique on the electric...

Been using that under the bridge cover of my P for quite a while...

I'm using that Asian Mustang bridge on my Sonic Bronco - I only switched because I prefer the narrower 17.5mm Mustang string spacing to the "regular" 19mm Fender spacing. (Other than that, there's NO need whatsoever to swap the bridge on a Sonic series Bronco, the stock bridge is a perfectly...

I have been playing flatwounds (mostly Thomastiks and LaBella DTBs, depending on the bass) for the last 30+ years exclusively, I simply don't care for the clank of roundwounds; a few months ago, partly because of the roundwound apologists here on TB, who claim that you need at least one bass...

Nevermind that bass - your Volvo is super cool!

The only times I have worn shorts in the last 30+ years were in the gym, on the beach, or on a hiking trail. Shorts are never a proper item of clothing for an adult male in public! If it's hot (we've had 40° C - that's 104° Fairytale), lightweight khakis, linen pants, or Dickies 874s (my...

Playing at a public screening of Argentina playing a game at the World Cup - two of the guys in my Cumbia band are Argentinian...

The list of favorite songs NOT recorded with a P with flats would be A LOT shorter...