Recent content by syndrome666

Ok so I'm debating between 2 BC Rich basses and I'm not sure how the Widow WMD 5 string feels playingwise, I'm a fan of how a mm stingray5 feels, is this any anything like it string spacing wise? Also how's the B string feel on it, floppy or as tight as the stingray 5? I know it's a 35" scale...

Any intereste in a vintage fretless P bass? I have a 1979 black on black Fender P bass with an ebony fretless fingerboarded neck and a cream binding around the fingerboard. I don't play it much, ever since I got into slapping techniques and not too many basses do it as good as Musicman, don't...

Ok first off, Rotosound 66 Drop Zone is your typical standard BEAD set .65 .85 .105 .135 I use them on my Squier Jag Vintage Mod big block bass. Rotosound also has an even deeper 4 string set called Rotosound 66 Drop Zone Plus which features gauges .85 .105 .135 .175 for standard F#BEA tuning...

Hello, wondering if Fender ever made Fender precision basses with ebony fingerboards. I picked up this 1979 USA made P from ebay last year for $1100, looks and plays awesome, but I have a question regarding the fact that it has an ebony fingerboard, the guy I bought it from (2nd owner) said the...

Hello, curious if any of you have had any experience using more than 1 detuner key on a single headstock of an Ibanez Soundgear bass. The reason I'm asking this is because I have a soundgear SR800 bass that I set up in BEAD tuning, but I often use dropped D tuning on the E string and having the...

Hmmm...an HS 'ray you say? never tried one, always stayed away from stingrays with more than 1 pickup for the prime reason that you can't switch between bridge pickup configurations on the 5 string that is. But perhaps I'll give it a shot if I see one in a Guitar Center, but hey that's a good...

modding a MM SR5 was something I thought about, only problem the P pup wouldn't be centered like the standard fender P pup because the MM pup's in the way for correct positioning, it can be positioned like that of a p deluxe fender though which is slightly offset towards the neck. And while I'm...

Hey all, I'm kind of damn to playing my stingray5 ever since I purchased it, and I love it, but I do use a Fender Precision basses a lot as well and well 4 strings just don't always cut it, I need that 5th string in many instances and the standard Fender 5 string Precision is way too wide at the...

dude I play and collect soundgears, and I mainly stick with vintage soundgears if you can call them that (late 80s-mid 90s) which are a bargain for a Japan made these days as a second hand sale. Anyhow, I dropped the bomb and got me an SR305 2010 year model after trying it out in the store and...

Totally agree with you on that. My first experience with a Fender was buying a MIM standard only because I thought I'd try it out and since it was older stock new instrument at a $200 price drop, I picked it up. Boy what a mistake that was, it was ok but no where near what MIM stuff usually is...

Nope the Tele does have a P bass width neck at 1.625. Here's the specs Invalid Link Removed

You should keep an eye on eBay for some 70s p basses. I got me a '79 all black p with a redone fingerboard to an ebony board spec. Its that mod that the original owner had made that dropped the resale value of this bass. It plays like as if it was never modded, also had a creme binding installed...

I like the facelift models much more than the originals as well, they look much more appealing and certainly sound and feel much nicer than the first gens. Here's the list that I'm aware of of only the facelifts (2nd gens lowest to highest): 475 (opaque pearl finishes, discontinued) 575 (Flame...

THAT IS F'N SEXY!!! I was debating on whether to get a BTB775PB or BTB675NT, Still love both, but that Poplar top finished in Charcoal Brown is drop dead gorgeous, which is the finish that the current BTB775 comes in as well. I've played the 675 the other day which was the only BTB model they...

Well first off, you don't want to use a drill, it's too brutal for a fine job like slotting a nut for a wider gauge, use a nail filer and some finer grit sandpaper. All you really need to do is evenly widen the walls, make sure not to file downward as it will cause the sting to fall on to the...