Recent content by theflaksbassist

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    Best humbucker for homemade alder wood bass

    Hey I'm planning on building a bass. I really want to get a great tone I've been seeking, so I want to give it a pair of precision pickups (bareknuckle), one jazz pickup (also from bare knuckle), and a humbucker. Any advice on how I can pull this off? and if this will work, what humbucker is...
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    "Check In" here before and after your gigs, Set #2, the sequel!

    I had a show last month for my band at 9:00, we were prepared and excited for the show. We arrived to find out the guy (total acid head) forgot we were playing, and had set up three band to play. We were able to talk the other bands for us to play. Our set that was soppossed to be an hour long...
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    Strings for a shortscale bass

    I have a shortscale bass and I'm having trouble finding strings, I've been using normal strings but not only are they too long they don't sound good at all when I put them on. Any suggestions on what to do?
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    The best low cost short scale bass I have ever owned is ...

    I also have the Gretsch 2202 Electromatic Jr Jet, i love it. Though i have trouble obtaining strings that will fit the short scale, any suggestions?