Recent content by weazelbeater

Thank you for all the informative replies. I'm leaning towards the SR500 or 505, as the EDB555 seems to have jazzy sounding pickups, and I already have too many basses with that type of sound (looking for a punchy/burpy sound this time). ATKs sound interesting, but I really don't like the body...

I have a SR300 DXF fretless and a regular SR300 FM, it's why I'm looking at the higher up Ibanez models...I like their style and feel. Plus, my wife likes the Ergodyne better, which is like a seal of approval to get the thing! :bassist:

I had never heard of that ATK series before. Interesting design, sort of like a Music Man bass and a Telecaster bass had a kid. About the EDB555, what should I do about the stock p'ups, good enough and leave 'em be or drop in something better? I thought maybe Bartolinis were better in general...

Anyone familiar with Ibanez basses: I'd like an opinion. Do either on these stand out as being the 'better' model? It's hard to compare Ibanez basses sometimes because they have so many freakin' models and submodels. Either: Ibanez Ergodyne EDB555 with Duncan/Ibanez single coil pickups...

I'm going to sit down someday soon and learn to to properly intonate all my basses with an automotive feeler gauge: trying to find the time to do these things these days is a hectic challenge for me. There's just so much for me to learn...I really wish I'd dedicated more time to this when I was...

Also, trivia: I recently found out it has J99 single coil pickups. These seem to be specifically a Carvin pickup: not exactly sure why Epiphone would use another manufacturer's hardware like that, but hey. Interesting to know.

Epiphone finally answered me and said "Call Gibson."...really? Gee, thanks. Anyways, I'm barely able to even set my truss on my other single truss basses (I'm really lucky I didn't destroy my Fender Jazz...I thought I just kept turning and turning it in one movement, didn't know that you are...

Eh. I just ordered the same bridge and lighter strings. I'm hoping that less strain on the bridge might cause less bending. Maybe if it becomes my favorite someday I might splurge and put something really fancy on it. Now if Epiphone support would be so kind as to actually answer my messages...

That certainly does look almost exactly like the same bridge...the screw holes appear to be correct. But would this bridge solve the bending issue, or would it eventually suffer the same fate? Is it stronger? My hesitation with using a different bridge like the Carvin SF6B is that I'd have to...

Interesting, I was just this past moment looking at a Carvin SF6B bridge for a potential replacement, too.

Oh cool, someone else has heard of this one. I never noticed the bending bridge until you mentioned it, mine is a little warped too (not quite as much as yours though)...what replacement bridge would even work for this weirdo bass? Also, maybe EXL170-6 Nickel 32-45-65-80-100-130 might be...

I thought I got a good deal recently by grabbing this from someone for 120 bucks...but now I've also discovered the fun involved in ferreting out info on a rare piece of equipment no one has ever heard of before. I know this is a long stretch, but does anyone know exactly how the truss rods are...

That is amazing...voltage starve. There is way more to learn. I feel like I jumped into a pool and only now just noticed the '2000 feet deep' sign.

I wasn't aware that a pedal would still work with dying batteries and change the sound so much, I thought it would just...stop working. I never use batteries because they just aren't cheap to replace all the time and a few pedals I have are notorious for killing it in a few short hours (like the...

That sounds right on the money. Thank you for that. Interesting that they chose to do that on one song but not the rest.