Recent content by southpaw219

Hi. I realize that this is a rather old post, but I'm curious what you mean about the dangers of summing two separate outputs with a Y cable. The link you provided goes to a Page Not Found, so I couldn't read whatever was there. Are you saying that if one plugged a stereo to dual-mono cable...

Hey. I know this thread four years old, at this point, but do you have any dead-on shots of the varitone switch wiring? I've got a Casady bass that I need to rewire because the owner tried turning the varitone knob after it had come loose from its nut. As a result, he sheared all the wires from...

A Jack Casady bass came across my bench today. The varitone knob had come loose and, apparently, the owner kept trying to turn it and sheared all the connections from the switch. One thing that's interesting to me is that the transformer seems to be filled (or at least covered) by enamel. So is...

I haven't tried it, but I'm intrigued by it. Not intrigued enough to spend $285 on one, however. I have two of his Jazzmaster pickups in the Warmoth that I assembled, and that guitar sounds amazing. I have no doubt as to the quality of his work, but that price is something I just can't justify...

Wow!

Hi. I know this thread is close to a decade old (I've been offline for 8 years), but I can't help but ask: GPR let you keep the original and sent a replacement to you? That's really cool. What did you do with the extra pickup? Are either of the two still in your bass repertoire?

I know your post is old, and that this video is even older, but I've been out of the game for a while and am just catching up. I'm planning on putting an Artec Mudbucker in the neck position of a Rickenbacker clone I'm building.

Hey, guys. I know that this thread has been dead for a long time, but I am also having an issue with an Artec Mudbucker. I presume that it's an Artec. It's from China, but it came unboxed and unbranded. I reoriented the magnets on one side of the pickup. The painted-white edges of those magnets...

Hey, fellas. I just got an Orange Crush 25 and, upon plugging in my Hagstrom HB-4, I noticed my E string was pretty dull, while the G D and A strings were really vibrant, and sounded great. I noticed that, to have the saddle of the E string back far enough, the long screw that runs through the...

Let's get some pics!

I've got an HB-4 and, after a set-up, I've got no issues with action or anything to do with the bass. I love the thing. Seeing as how the HB-8 is, effectively, the same bass (albeit with four additional strings), I think a lot of the complaints are from people who expect the thing to be perfect...

Wow. She's a keeper (both the bass AND the girl)! You're a fortunate man, my friend.

Hey, Bassalo. You said you were going to post some pics of your mods, but I haven't seen them. I'd love to get a glimpse of how your axe looks with the new pups. Even more, I'd love to hear how she sounds!

Very, very cool.

I bought a Heritage H-535 from Dennis at Adirondack. The price was pretty fair (I still cringe a little because it's by far my most expensive guitar to date), but the set-up was horrible and the nut was useless. He refunded me the amount it would cost to get a full set-up and a new nut. I'd...