Recent content by sillysoviet

Thank you! I did that, still no sound. At a minimum I also made sure it's not the cable.

After playing my headless 5 string Ibanez for a long time, I suddenly have no sound. Opened the cavity and saw nothing unusual (no wires disconnected, overlapping, etc) but I'm also totally new to understanding the electronics and this thing has far more than simple soldering inside it. Any...

Quick update: I think I got it to where it all works! I replaced all the strings with Fat Beams, with the B at 125. A Wilcox person confirmed that the Monolith wouldn't take more than a 130, so my idea to have nylon wounds on it went out the window, but the Fat Beams sound great too. Think I...

Ha! In my case the GAS is definitely bigger than the budget.

Thanks again guys. Feeling like an $8K amount roughly, so great to know.

I’m at wit’s end at this point. I replaced all the nylon wound strings with the DR Fat Beams, and am getting a weird ghost distortion on the 4th and 5th strings in only certain frets. Changed the action thinking it was fret buzz, but with no relief. Might play with the intonation or simply give...

Thank you for the reply! That’s exactly the kind of feedback I was hoping to get.

Sorry guys, didn’t mean to be obtuse. How about a 69 bass, specifically? Supposedly all original parts...

Hi, Been wanting a 1960's Jazz with the Lake Placid blue body and matching headstock for a while. Saw a few, but the prices were super high. Anyone have a feel for a fair price for one of these things? Thanks guys.

Hi, sorry to bug you again, but I just looked up the Labella White Tapes, which have a 135 for the B. You have them on a 5-string, right? I'm seriously confused -- and jealous! Here's verbatim the response I got from Willcox when I told them about my 135 dying in the pickup slot:"The largest it...

Wow, that is really great to know @ghostinthemach. I’m really hoping that’s not the case since I just got the instrument from Wilcox, but if it is, so be it. I’d honestly rather keep this bass, it has so much goodness in it. Thanks again!

Thank you @ghostinthemach. Really appreciate your comment back. However, I absolutely love the sound of the base 4 strings. I have the D'Addario Nylon Tapewounds on those strings, and they sound amazing. As you suggested, I do have some modeling adjustments to the tone, but it's truly great. The...

Thanks so much @kirkdickinson I got the info about the 130 limit directly from Wilcox, just FYI. I ordered DR Fat Beams, with a 125 B, an hour before getting your response and will report back about how they perform. Thanks again.

Would love some help... I just got a 2006 5-string fretted on reverb. Had the bass set up to my liking, and put nylon tape wounds put on it with the setup. EADG strings sound amazing, but I've literally gone through 3 different B strings. 1st one that came with the nylon set was a 135, and the...

Yup, that's the Sam Ash store. Larry does a solid job representing bass players with a great selection of instruments and brands. Just not enough!