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  1. Carlos Azevedo

    Sire Bass Club!

    Thank you!
  2. Carlos Azevedo

    Sire Bass Club!

    Hello ladies and gentlemen, does anyone have the link for the new sire basses? The old link I have doesn't work anymore. Gotta check that single cut again, it looks amazing.
  3. Carlos Azevedo

    How do you like your new Fender Am Vintage II 1960 P-bass?

    Nowhere near the quality my MIA 60s Vintage had, it was from 2016 if my memory serves me right.
  4. Carlos Azevedo

    JACK CASADY BASS PLAYERS CLUB!

    That is genius!
  5. Carlos Azevedo

    Am I wrong about this being a fake?

    That serial number was made on photoshop or even worst, paint.
  6. Carlos Azevedo

    Ibanez BTB Club, Part 2!

    Hello everybody, sorry to be annoying with another question about strings... but recently one of my students got a great BTB and has been thinking about adding a set of thomastik infeld since he really loves their tone. Has anyone used that? (I know it is uncommon hahahaha that is why I came to...
  7. Carlos Azevedo

    *TI Flats MegaThread*

    I mean, if you can get your hands on that single string... you could buy a regular TI flat set and add that one specific string. I have done that tons of times for a 5-string but with rounds (since single round wound strings are easy to find and I had the same problem with nut) for the same...
  8. Carlos Azevedo

    Is there a Yamaha BB club? There is now!

    The pickups are 100% swappable, but with mine I found out that raising or lowering the pickups would drastically change the tone. Mine came with super low pickups and with a low output, raising them made it better and added punch. But if that doesn't change or it is not that comfortable for you...
  9. Carlos Azevedo

    Houston, We Have a Fake (me thinks)

    The style is a 70s Jazz, with the block inlays, pickup position and the fake big TV Fender logo classic from that era. The tuners are instantly off, they are the cheap tuners used with squiers, nothing against them, but not a real fender at all, not 70s tuners by any way, and they even look...
  10. Carlos Azevedo

    *TI Flats MegaThread*

    SOLD! :roflmao: [now for real, that bass is a great investment. I don't really like to think about musical instruments that way, but in 5 years the price will get even crazier, keep it pristine;)]
  11. Carlos Azevedo

    *TI Flats MegaThread*

    Absolutely agree with you on that one. I always thought strings with higher tension would help with a light touch and feel since I could play faster and "beat the hell out of the strings". Therefore, I used Rotosound rs77ld for a long time (super high tension). It took me some weeks to get used...
  12. Carlos Azevedo

    *TI Flats MegaThread*

    Really cool story hahaha I played one at Egitana [Yamaha partner] and thought about buying, but ended up saving for another project, kinda regret that choice but yeah, life moves on... The 2nd hand market for that bass is absolutely insane, with a mint version reaching 3k at reverb!!!
  13. Carlos Azevedo

    *TI Flats MegaThread*

    That Yamaha BBPH is simply amazing... what a great bass, I bet those flats sound incredible with the yamaha 3 band active EQ.
  14. Carlos Azevedo

    *TI Flats MegaThread*

    That is amazing! I personally get OCD with fuzzy wraps and end up replacing them :roflmao: I guess that set was worth it ;)
  15. Carlos Azevedo

    The Official Fender Precision Bass Club (Part 8)

    Getting ready to add a set of TI flats to my Vintera 50s Precision, what a combo! :cool::cool::cool:
  16. Carlos Azevedo

    *TI Flats MegaThread*

    After adding a set of TI flats to a 70s P with a truss-rod issue I must say that TI Flat strings are now my favorite and principal string of choice, I have been a Rotosound rs77ld (Rotosound flats) user for 15 years but recently due to some supply problems are even some defective strings I have...
  17. Carlos Azevedo

    Orange terror bass not turning on after brand new

    I had a Terror 500W bass amp and I don't really think it has to be plugged into the cab in order to be on, I always do that but I don't think Orange has that thing going on with their bass amps (might be wrong...). On the other hand, it took a long time to turn on, you said you were impatian...
  18. Carlos Azevedo

    Fender Aerodyne Club!

    Usually, with all the PJ basses I had and played I saw that happen all the time, to the point of thinking that is how they work... The P ends up being much louder when the J volume is off. I would not worry about it, that is how 99% of the regular PJ works. Even if there is a way to fix that, I...
  19. Carlos Azevedo

    Fender Aerodyne Club!

    The controls are the regular Jazz or PJ controls, Volume for the front/neck pickup, volume for the bridge pickups and master tone. They both work with a regular PJ or a J since they both have 2 pickups and a master tone. Hope it helped any question just ask. Carlos//
  20. Carlos Azevedo

    *TI Flats MegaThread*

    Thank you for your feedback, it was really informative. That being said, after reading that you use yours at 1.5mm (and having mine with a decent fret job and aiming for a bit higher than that) I will definitively get a set and test it out!
  21. Carlos Azevedo

    *TI Flats MegaThread*

    Hello fellow TI low-end friends! I am in pursuit of a set of strings that will have to fit some 3-point specific requirements. I got an old 1979 P bass that has been used for a long long time, overall I am a bit scared of that trust rod, especially after almost 40 years of adjustments. That...
  22. Carlos Azevedo

    The Official Fender Precision Bass Club (Part 8)

    I really like mine! It is a very solid vintage bass that has all the stuff I like (this is super personal) from the Vintage reverse tuners to the fat and super comfortable tinted neck...:cool: I had a red one in 2018 or 19 not sure about it but the only real downside with the Vintera Line is the...
  23. Carlos Azevedo

    Thunderbird Club

    Yeah there is a new version out, I was looking for a clip that would use once in a while, since I really love my boss pedal and I will be playing there for some weeks, I love everything that Peterson does, but would not be buying it just for that but since I also need a tuner for my double ...
  24. Carlos Azevedo

    Thunderbird Club

    Totally out of the Thunderbird vibe, I really need one of those clip tuners, would you recommend that one !? Always used my trusty Boss pedal but will be playing on a "pedal free" area and one of those will be great. Carlos//
  25. Carlos Azevedo

    Sire Bass Club!

    I dont think you will have any problems using those CS 60s on that preamp at all, same for the aguilar or any other pickup.
  26. Carlos Azevedo

    Sire Bass Club!

    Hello, great taste for profile pictures you have ;) I had both the 1st and 2nd gen (the vintage 2nd gen with maple neck and black block inlays), for me the 2nd gen had a clear and brighter sound, probably due to the 70s spacing and overall pickup configuration. Buying a new bass just because of...
  27. Carlos Azevedo

    Modern Vintage Bass

    A huge friend of mine has one, bought from them with Scott discount it was around 1700€ and he had to pay the shipping to Europe, overall it was expensive. Played the bass and honestly liked the sound and feel but there were some areas I would change for more Fender conventional specs, in the...
  28. Carlos Azevedo

    Roasted maple neck on Sire D5--too roasted?

    Super cool from Sweetwater, here in Europe I have nothing to complain about Thomann but Sweetwater is next level! Glad you will be getting a neck that fits your style the most, congrats cause that bass looks sick, have fun. Now I am looking for a P5... hard to resist to a neck like that;) Carlos//
  29. Carlos Azevedo

    Is there a Yamaha BB club? There is now!

    a bit cheaper than it costs to the states!
  30. Carlos Azevedo

    Is there a Yamaha BB club? There is now!

    Yeah, thanks for the link, I have been trying to get one in sunburst, and since I would be getting it for the studio I work at we are aiming for a new bass, nothing wrong with the 2nd hand and that one looks good but we have some partnerships and could get some extra discounts from specific...
  31. Carlos Azevedo

    Is there a Yamaha BB club? There is now!

    Right now in Europe their prices have gone significantly up, from 750€ to 820€ and they are not available for the next months... I have been looking for a 734a for some time and it is getting annoying now.
  32. Carlos Azevedo

    Roasted maple neck on Sire D5--too roasted?

    If I had to choose from the "regular" or yours... I would pick yours all day hahahaha for me it looks amazing, that is what I imagine when someone mentions a roasted maple. The gloss looks sick on that wood, IMO you were really lucky, I bet when they took it out for selling it someone said that...
  33. Carlos Azevedo

    Sire Bass Club!

    That is simply amazing hahaha am I seeing it right or have you passed the screws for the bridge thru the string holes? Amazing solution ngl, plus that is a killer bridge, great mods!
  34. Carlos Azevedo

    Fake?

    That is one of the worst copies I have seen hahahaha I didn't seen anyone mentioning but the bridge is also off, they don't add those 2 extra screws, that is a cheap bridge used by Sire for example (nothing against Sire), But from the headstock to the strap, it is a very very cheap copy, report...
  35. Carlos Azevedo

    Flats that sound like rounds?

    For me Rotosound RS77LD Jazz Bass flats are very bright out of the box, they are my favorite strings and sometimes I get a bit frustrated when I add them for the 1st time to a new bass (then they will be there for at least a decade :roflmao:). I would recommend you those by rotosound they are...
  36. Carlos Azevedo

    Geddy Lee jazz needs constant truss rod adjustments

    Absolutelly, I was about to post a video of Dave, every single time he has one of those GL J basses he talks about how often they show up with the banana neck. Just like others said, is a very thin neck with no reinforcement at all, I had one last year MIM and sold it not because of that, but...
  37. Carlos Azevedo

    Best Color Combination P Bass

    For me a Seafoam green and a anodised gold pickguard, one of my favourite combos with that tinted neck.
  38. Carlos Azevedo

    Thunderbird Club

    The main reason why I got a VP and not a regular Gibson is the looks, I hate those black plastic pickups, the lack of rims, the bridge would be ok if it matched in chrome the pickups and the small "Y or T" shaped tuners that I got no idea why they are being used instead of the classic deal on...
  39. Carlos Azevedo

    Fender Aerodyne Club!

    A friend of mine has a 2012 model, a regular Jazz nut was a perfect replacement, I think all Aerodynes have the regular jazz bass nut, I would say 1214 would be a drop-in replacement (with all the adjusts you would do later to fit your preferences...) hope it helped, I also have a buddy with one...
  40. Carlos Azevedo

    Fender Vintera Series

    Totally agree, seafoam and tinted maples are like sunburst and rosewood - a killer combination