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  1. J

    potting pickups - the easy way

    Hi all, After reading up on the subject, and especially the warnings about heating wax on the stove, I came up with a safe and simple solution. Use a metal pan inside a larger metal plan, clamp the 2 together and keep filling the space between them with boiling water. A regular top-up will...
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    Strings & pickup alignment?

    Hi all, If I look at my bass from the top I see that my E-string is precisely aligned between 2 pole pieces of both pickups. A, D and G are progressively more aligned towards 1 pole piece (see attached picture). Is this by design? (70's Ibanez J-bass). My teacher has a fairly new Jan Lull...
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    What do you think of this preamp form factor?

    Hi all, I guess some of you have read Don Tillman's excellent DIY article on a discrete FET preamp: http://www.till.com/articles/GuitarPreamp/index.html Anyway I got inspired by it and built a couple of prototypes, of the latest I have included some pictures. First tests are really...
  4. J

    Horn/tweeter - opinion and replacement

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    Horn/tweeter - opinion and replacement

    Dear all, I bought a tired Peavey 210 TX cabinet and have restored it to former glory (at least I think so). Anyway the horn is missing and I would like to replace it. The original Peavey part is quite expensive and I'm sure advances in speaker technology will allow me to get more bang for my...
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    2x10" or 1x15"?

    Hi all, I have been studying hard on a cheap, small combo for the last 18 months and now that I have upgraded my bass ('78 Ibanez jazz bass) I would like to upgrade the amp side as well. I was offered a 2x10" or a 1x15" cabinet (both without amp) and I would like to make the right choice. I...
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    COuld you please help me indentify my '78 Ibanez?

    Dear all, I was able to buy my teacher's Ibanez bass, needless to say I'm happy as Larry. From the serial number I know it was manufactured in January 1978. I went to various online vintage brochures but I couldn't find a similar model at all. I was wondering if you could help me indentify...
  8. J

    Got Tab Funkin'for Jamaica - doesn't make sense to a novice

    Hi all, Just joined TalkBass, have been thinking of learning to play the bass guitar for years and now here I am: 40 and grooving!(well) Anyway I just want to be able to play this bass line so much, found the tab but I just can't figure out the part after the first 3 notes...
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