Recent content by W_R

Try them out is the way, when you’re sorting out specific ergonomic needs, as mentioned. If I understood correctly, the idea/looks of the Ibanez short scale appeal to you, but you have not played it? I might ask if you think that the pinky issue that takes you to short-scale might be “worse”...

Congrats! That’s a great color. I’ve seen a brown wood color in person, but not the red. Mine is transparent black, and I swapped to cosmo black hardware including lightweight tuners. The electronics are now Bartolini MK5CBC dual-coil pickups and the HR-5.2/918 preamp. I have a rotary 6-way...

Nice. Enjoy!

In Tokyo, try the Hard Off secondhand stores, particularly the Kichijoji Hard Off Musical Instrument Store. That particular one is next-level above the regular locations. I have an SR905 neckthrough (5-string) that I enjoy, but a few years ago in that store, I remember an SR900 4-string that I...

Fundamentally, you playing drums and that opening in Band #3 are two different things. To me, it doesn’t sound like the Band #3 schedule should bring you further into drums, and skilling up your drumming may be more of a longer term future thing (not necessarily that Band #3 gig). That said...

Could just do “90’s Rock Band”

Those are nice, enjoy!

Maybe skip both, keep looking. I didn’t sense that you were really looking for these basses. The Yamaha is as mentioned halfway between a J and a P for width. I’d avoid the cracks in a new bass. If it helps…

Such a serious and “anti” era… Depending on the desired length-of-name, and of course the stage show: Wynona’s Nookie Flannel Addiction in Chains

Fascinating era… very tough question. What’s on your set list?

Foil or small piece(s) of copper shielding tape stacked as high as you need. You can use that as a temp fix, to help diagnose it further, or just leave it in place until whenever.

Is there an AI tool that you can feed those pictures into, and see if any other pictures/info may be on the web?

From the 90’s: Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance

I have Xtenders on all of my 4 strings and use standard string sets, 40-100 for E standard, thicker sets for lower tunings (Eb, D). Drop D/etc is an occasional utility tuning for me, so I (a) accept the small compromise that comes with Drop and (b) ensure the setup is truly GTG for both standard...

Awesome word-picture: hi-fi and warm & gooey. I have the dual-coil Barts with the NTMB in an Ibanez SR905, which I feel may be spiritually akin to the other 5 strings mentioned above. I call it my “smooth jazz” bass. I set up a rotary 6-way switch for various coil-split/humbucker combos (most...