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Thanks for the responses. These were sold by LaBella, fulfilled/shipped by Amazon: Product page link. I thought that seemed like a good compromise between buying direct and getting fast shipping, but I guess it didn't work out this time. I'm still debating throwing them on the bass to try...

Hello! TL;DR: Question in title, pics below. What would you do in this situation? I ordered some LaBella White Nylon Tape Wound short scale strings online. After removing from the padded mailer, it appears the strings have been repackaged into a loose plastic bag (first photo), inside of...

Just ordered my Bass-800D! Very stoked, and a little in shock as I wasn't expecting to find them in stock anywhere. If anyone else is looking, it said there are "a few" available straight from the source (hope I'm allowed to say that; my apologies if not). I've been happily gigging with my...

This helps; thank you!

One is a Trini Lopez from I think 1965. The SG I believe to be from 1967. Good to know about the nitrocellulose, thank you for that! There are some spots on the bodies/wood as well, but overall things look pretty good aside from the corrosion on metal parts and whatever is going on with the...

Hi all, First off, I know the photos are of guitars and not basses. I'm posting here on TB because this is the community I know and love, and one of these instruments is a jazz bass (not pictured, sorry). TL;DR I have inherited some vintage instruments. Some of these instruments (and...

Thanks for all of the replies. The weather and my achilles were cooperating today so I took my rig outside. Same results. It's something about the cabinets. In response to those saying that it's just the Avatar growl, they don't hear it, it will disappear in a mix etc.: I wish that was the...

The buzz is the same paired or with just one cabinet. I have swapped out every part of the rig and the buzz is present above a certain volume level with these two cabinets regardless of the head, the speaker cables, the instrument cables, the bass, the room, the house, or any other variable...

Dark spots are (lack of) dust. I must have touched the speaker at some point trying to find the errant vibration. Tweeter horns both look perfect; that's reflection. Different head, different speaker cables, same buzz. I agree that the odds seem remote, but less remote if they share a...

Thanks for the response. I've tried all of those and then some. The buzz remains the same. Here's a google drive folder with a variety of those suggestions if anyone's interested.

Thanks for the response and suggestion--That's what I thought at first too. I wanted it to be the room, excited about the prospects of not having to lug my 410hlf up and down narrow stairs and also being able to stack these vertically for some slick self-monitoring action closer to ear level...

Hi everyone! I have two Avatar 2x10 cabs and I can't seem to get to the bottom of the buzzing sounds they both produce. The sound is coming from all 4 of the speakers and it seems unlikely to me that they would have all failed. Some notes/frequencies are crystal clear, particularly at lower...

Thanks. I dusted off the tube in question and could make out "702..." so I'm guessing it is a proper tube for the position. Any other thoughts on my next steps, or is this a "take it to a pro" situation?

Hi all, This lovely B-25B belonged to my housemate's late father and now resides in our basement. I tried to play through it once, but was met with a screeching sound and abruptly aborted for fear of causing damage. That is essentially all I know about this rig. I'm not a stranger to doing...

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