Recent content by tekhedd

Whoa, Bartolini now makes a direct replacement! 5-String Classic Bass FD5 Dimension Pickup - FD55CBC - Bartolini Pickups & Electronics Sweet! Just an FYI on an old search result thread. Hope this helps.

(For those who got here via searches) I can confirm that the latest reissue (my serial starts with 21?) fits almost perfectly in the official Jack Casady hard case from Epiphone. It needs about a half inch of additional padding behind the body to be a perfect fit. This also suggests it should...

Edit: actually I'm being stupid. Of course you can also have the resistance to ground *before* the capacitor. Just wire the tone knob as a "normal" one and ignore everything I said, and it should work fine. EDIT2: Shock! I wasn't actually stupid. You need a volume or tone knob (or just a...

Nope, there were several bands playing on the same stage and we all sounded sorta the same. Unless the bass amp was cranked, it was just... bottom. Honestly though, he could have just had the "bass" knob cranked and liked low end. I make a point of trusting the engineer to do what sounds right...

My JBL subs go up to about 80. I'm not a "highpass" guy, I love me some bootsy. But is there really a "below 100Hz" bass club out there? Actually, thinking about it, I played a backlined show recently where I'm pretty sure the bass was only in the subs and it was downright weird. At the time I...

Yes that's always a concern, as the power tubes are technically a consumable item, although they get consumed very slowly. :) I think you'll always be able to get tubes, like with vinyl. kt88s will always be trickier to find in pre-matched form (and matched by reputable sources). But, the...

Which is great advice if you like that "150Hz and up" bass tone from the 80s and 90s. A lot of analog mixers designed for stage HPF at 80Hz or higher, which is pretty aggressive... My approach is to use a bass cab that actually reproduces bass frequencies. If the engineer rolls off the lows...

1) Surge suppressors don't help with noise, period, unless you get one of those super-fancy ones. And even then unless there's something really wrong with your amp they also still don't help. 2) If you don't have a ground, don't plug in. I'm serious, just don't. Until you get the "two yellows"...

I'm still stuck on "drummer that says the bass is too loud." Is this a real thing that happens? Drummers I've played with are normally on the verge of blowing monitors all the time because bass. Keys are always loud because it helps the player to hear wrong chord voicings, but this sends stage...

It's a life decision, exactly like deciding to get a tattoo (but not quite as permanent, and often less expensive). When you trust someone enough to buy unplayed, you know. If you're uncertain, don't do it. :)

Yes. (Although talking "BF cabs" in general, the 10" speaker series cabs also have a nice midrange emphasis that acts as a sweetener. But with extended frequency response, compared to old school cabs. Warmer and cozier, but certainly still a broadband speaker. Is my experience the same as...

I've been using my BT3 with a TT800. That amp has pretty much ruined amp GAS for me. The BT3 mostly sounds like...whatever amp I plug into it. I noticed that the TT sounded compressed compared to other amps, which I guess is because I run the pre-gain hot to get more color. It definitely has a...

Depends on how badly it's designed. (but, yeah, not really)

I would think so, but not necessarily to the low frequencies, depending on the pedal. The MXR Super Badass Variac Fuzz, for example, is a monster. <3 Of course if your cab is inefficient at the fundamental this just makes it worse, right? But, yes. Fuzz clips the attack transients, which acts...

Which could also be why you don't *hear* the speaker being pushed past its limits. Fuzz pedal could be masking the sound of the power amp hitting its limits Speakers designed for stage can often be pushed well past the rated power without farting out, because they're designed to gracefully...