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Played my first gig at Hard Rock Café Pretoria, it was a great venue with great management! I used a backline Orange OBC 115 and was very impressed. I had always thought of Orange as catering predominantly for guitarists - I now regret my prior stance. I found the cab to be quite sensitive, as...

Hi everyone! I have recently noticed, with some dismay, that there is a buzz/rattle which seems to come from the bridge area of my Thunderchief when I play fretted notes ranging from the low F on the B-string to mid-neck notes on the G-string. Open strings don't seem to produce any noticeable...

One of the biggest game changers for me has been an acoustic bass (a five-string Tacoma Thunderchief). I really enjoy its tone, seeing it as its own instrument and not as a wannabe electric or upright bass. It has brought a lot of convenience to practicing and teaching where I travel to the...

"I'm a six-string piccolo bassist" does sound a little more niche than "I play guitar too." :D

Thank you for this suggestion; I hadn't actually considered installing a port, simply just because I hadn't seen anything like that before. I'll experiment a little with cardboard sometime and will share what I find once I've done so. If I get favourable results with cardboard, I could possibly...

Hi everyone! Has anyone experimented with the resonant frequency of an acoustic bass' body by adjusting the dimensions of the sound hole? I have a five-string, purely acoustic Thunderchief which has quickly become my favourite instrument. Without electronics, it is not very useful live, but it...

I've come to prefer using an audio interface and some in-ears for quick-setup practice. I usually take my laptop and in-ears along with me when I travel in any case, and a small interface doesn't take up too much additional packing room (certainly not compared to the bass itself).

That is really cool to read. I have always been enamored by woodwind instruments and their timbre. Over the past ten or so years, I've set out to learn the Quena (an Andean flute) a number of times, but have never got very far. I'm not sure whether my embouchure is to blame, or if it's just...

I definitely think there's merit to owning an ABG, based on my experience with a Tacoma. I agree with what many have said regarding their convenience for practice and how imperfections in one's playing are revealed. The Tacoma balances well with an acoustic un-amplified in a quiet setting. I...

What a breathtaking Roscoe!

The bass looks regal nonetheless!

Congrats! Nice cabs too! One could almost say that you’ve coordinated the color scheme intentionally - looks regal ;)

That is a stunning corvette! Your heart must ache to see her go.

Sounds like for not too much money, you've gained for yourself a bass with quite a bit of character :D

Yes, unless it's altogether impractical. I don't have a short-scale beater bass though, and have therefore always had to carefully transport a full-sized bass. That short-scale of yours looks great and is a great idea!

That's an incredible looking P-bass - I like the fingerboard!

You certainly know how to spec out a stunning bass - and Warwick certainly knows how to execute it!

Congrats on the Streamer! I agree that it would be great to see photos! :D I also found that centering the pickup balance does result in a slightly scooped sound, and often like to favour one pickup slightly over the other. Could this be due to a bit of phase cancellation a certain harmonics...

I agree with your experience with the further reach to the lower frets on the thumb while standing. I do spend more time sitting than standing with the thumb; and when I do stand, I use quite a broad strap. This considered, I find it quite comfortable and like the smaller, curved body when...

I agree with those that said that it depends on the frequency mixing of all the instruments. I do think that it is also very dependent on genre and song. That said, I also find that a lot of the character in a bass’ tone lies in the 800-1000 Hz range, and in many cases (but certainly not all)...

Thanks for the input. The Rockbass was my most-used bass for a while a couple of years ago, so I’ve strung it with quite a range of strings. If I remember correctly, I most enjoyed nickel D’Addarios with a 130” B-string. Definitely nothing against the active pickups - they just don’t have the...

Thanks, this good pressure to complete it; I started sanding in the early months of 2019 :D

Thank you so much! :D

The Karelian birch does look amazing! It’s interesting to hear the story behind the ring - I think the result of those ‘mistakes’ is much nicer than a plain, first-time-successful pickup routing would have been ;) It looks intentional and classy. I actually ordered a pair of the passive MEC J...

Thank you! That FNA of yours is stunning - what top wood is that? Quilted/spalted maple? The darker wood framing the bridge pickup is also a great touch! :thumbsup:

Thanks for the kind words! That Corvette FNA is such a great instrument - I’m sure that it also has an incredible sound. My Thumb has an inherently darker tone than what I believe the FNA Corvettes and Streamer Jazzmans (Jazzmen?) have. I’m very satisfied with the tone, but I’d also love to try...

I’m keen to join the club! I have a 2007 LTD ‘Flamin Blonde’ which I’ve been playing and thoroughly enjoying since 2016: Here’s a more scenic photo of a sunset (in Pretoria, South Africa), foregrounded by a Warwick - as many great photos should be: I’m also currently refinishing a...

This performance of Jeff Berlin’s ‘Tears in Heaven’ by Aviv Silverman is so well executed. The control and musicality with which it’s performed really impressed me!

I recently obtained a 5-string Tacoma (without electronics) that I found for the equivalent of about $470 here in South Africa, by the current exchange rate. I have been thoroughly enjoying it and have been playing it quite a bit since I got it. I do like the tone and personally don't find it...

Greetings, Please excuse the very long post. I am a long-time lurker and first-time poster on TalkBass, and have found the forum immensely helpful (and quite time-consuming) over the past few years. I'm currently halfway through my third year of electronic engineering studies (our academic year...