Recent content by Scatterbass

I picked one up about a month ago when my six year old Mackie finally crapped out. I got the XLS 1000 for 279.00 at GC. I run an old Peavy Bassist preamp with it and run them into an Eden EN210XST cab and an old KMD 115 cab. I was skeptical about the amp at first, but I had a show and needed...

I did a search but found nothing to match what my problem was. Not to say I overlooked one, I just didn't see it. It's a bridge thru I took it to a repair shop and he found the problem I seemed to have missed a bur on the saddle. I'm putting string savers on it to remedy the issue from...

Guess no one knows anything about bass issues on here lol

Or at least it has the potential to become one. I've been playing bass for some 18 years and have never had this problem till recently. About a month ago I broke my E string at a show. Thankfully it was the end of the night with only 5 songs left. I have a 5 string so I could still finish the...

7 songs and a 4 hour gig???? What the **** We're you guys thinking??? And to think I was nervous about pulling off a 4 hour gig with 36 songs when we first started lol. Cancel the gig, lick your wounds and be sure to have more material (a lot more) before booking a gig like that again.

The GC here isn't terrible, but far from great. They're the only ones that carry my strings out of 4 different music store here. A few of the employees are fellow musicians, but still tend to not give much advice of help with issues. They have a problem of standing behind they're warranties too...

97 Washburn B5

97 Washburn. The only bass I've owned that I loved the sound, but hated the looks. So I personalized it lol.

I owned one. My biggest beef with it was the gain. Anything past 1 or 2 sounded bad. Now, I believe they fixed the issue on the newer ones. Mine was an older one and I know guys that sent them back to BBE and they fixed the problem, but I had the chance to get a Peavy Bassists so I ditched the...

I play a 5 string fretted Washburn BX-500