Recent content by Ryanrocksursock

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    corvette standard ash

    i went to gc today and found a older model Warwick corvette ash standard on sale for under 500 bucs! i played it and loved it but i have a few questions, i ran the serial number and its an 07 would this be a german made bass? also the bass is passive and eventually i might want to go active, do...
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    Got some bass pics tonight !

    Actually i think thats the Robert deleo sig!
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    shimming a truss rod nut

    I think its fixed! i read through some pages and what i did was back off the truss rod till it was off, let it sit and then pulled on the neck a tad while i tighted the rod... worked like a charm.
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    have i been gone that long?

    Wow so i recently got back into being a pasionate bass player! ( i had to take a little break for school/golf) so about 2 years ago i bought a 07 american p for 800$ i got it on sale but brand new ones were only like 1000$ now i come back and and the american series has jumped like 200 bucs! the...
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    upgrading a lakland 55-01

    how did you get the factory to install the pre? how much did that cost?
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    upgrading a lakland 55-01

    So im thinking of getting a lakland 55-01, i have heard the stock electronics are not the greatest. does any company offer any drop in replacements? how much cash whould i be looking at throwing down to do this?
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    shimming a truss rod nut

    on my 07 american p bass the adjustment on the neck is just about done i have like a quater turn left. has anyone ever shimmed a truss rod? what kind of washer do i use? and about how many more turn will a washer give me?
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    Just want to give hartke some kudos

    So about 2 years back i bought a hartke ha2500 head. At a recent band practice my amp started to over heat then just shut off... after letting it cool i noticed my fan was down. i took apart the amp to inspect the fan, and sure enough it was shot. i got larry hartkes number out of a old issue...
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    Photoshop request thread 3a : keep it on topic.

    can someone hook me up? a black mia p with maple board and a tort pickguard
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    Uh oh!

    My Hartke HA-2500 kept on cutting out on me at band practice, I look at the back and the fan isn't running. Is the fan always supposed to be on? Thanks alot. -Magoo
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    eyeballing relief

    whats a good way to eyeball neck relief?
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    I'm going to restore an old, beat-up Ibanez.

    did you buy that bass off a dude named brian?
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    07/08

    So on this board i notice the o8 fender mia series get alot of praise... i have an 07 with the s1 switch. i went to a site where i entered in the serial number and it said i had a 07/08 bass... so does that mean i get the best of bost worlds?
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    lakland skyline 55-01

    Im looking at getting a 5 string and i heard about laklands and there killer low bs... so i played one and WOW there right the bass kicks major but! i just had a question on the reliability of the skyline series... i know there made overseas. are they still well built basses? any problems...
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    uh oh!

    yeah i can put it back on but the reck still needs more relief