Recent content by thumpalong

Awww yer killin' me! Can't wait till I can afford Ampeg straight up to rpl. my Behringer 450 plus crappy 4-10 plus peavy 15. I know it needs to be done. But now I hear negative stuff about newer Ampeg. So now what? Eden? Genz? And I always jump at the chance/challenge to learn and improve based...

This may help: Music is the greatest equalizer of all time. Music doesn't care how old you are, who yo mamma was, where you're from, how you urinate, what you wear. It doesn't care about your equipment, your weight, looks, skintone or how you define your or anyone else's music. Music...

I have an 82 blazer that looks exactly like the one in your first gig pic. When I started playing out after years of just working at my skill level, I got so many compliments on the way it sounds and looks, I went online and was astonished to find dozens of accolades specifically regarding this...

it is a defect, caused by the drilling of the bridge during mfg. Pretty sure string tension would never be enough to bend that plate, but getting greedy with drilling machine pressure at the factory will (and in the case of my instrument ,did) cause the bridge to hike up along this line. I was...

After reading about this hiked-up bridge problem, I observed the same condition on my GWB 35. Not cool. Things need to be flat and in full contact at all points in my view. This is clearly a factory boo-boo that was not caught or ignored by Quality control. Problem: When the five lower mounting...

I recently aquired an 88 sea-foam green "power jazz bass special" which seems just like the one eaglemoon shows.. mine is japanese, w/ p style bod and jazz neck, i think.. one split pickup and one jazz pickup. Active of course, and I don't know if I really like that so much jury is still out on...

I have always been a fan of Ampeg and have been determined to own an svt of some calibre when my skill level and wallet permit. But I heard an eden rig last weekend and thought it sounded . Couldn't get close or ask, so no info about the setup, but to my somewhat ameteur ear it seemed to...