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    Potting already shielded pickups

    Hello guys, I've got a problem that I really can't get my head over, it's the following.... My Seymour Duncan SMB-4D really needs to be potted, but the pickup is shielded with copper foil from factory (see picture at the end, not mine). Also, I'm thinking about using a bit more extra foil in...
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    Microphonic SD SMB-4D (MM ceramic) pickup

    Hello everyone, So I been playing with my bass (OLP MM with stingray preamp) for a while with my band and I've noticed that the bass has a lot of feedback/squeel, even if I mute all the strings. I have to roll the volume knob down to shut it up. I though it was related with the big amounts of...
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    Seymour Duncan SMB-4D hums when in series

    Hi folks, I've got this problem for a while and it's killing me... So I'm using a smb-4d on my OLP MM with a preamp and a parallel/series switch. In parallel, the bass sounds just fine but when I put the pickup in series the bass just hums as hell. I've seen this thread...
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    Buying a new bass

    Well folks, probably I'm going to buy a new bass tomorrow, a new Squier Precision Bass Vintage Modified that a local shop is selling. So I want to use this bass for a really long time and since I had some kind of problem in all basses I've purchased (twisted necks,bad fretting, screwed up...
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    Question about string stiffness.

    So here is my question; I've read around here (I can't find the thread), that nickel-plated strings are less stiff/more flexible than stainless steel ones given that the strings have the same gauge and same kind of core. The reason was that nickel-plated strings had 3% more mass than the SS...
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    Weak A string while slapping

    Hello, I have a OLP Stingray and quite a problem. When I slap, all the strings sound fine except the A string which sounds quite weak and thin but I don't have that problem while playing regular fingerstyle. Also the problem is not in the strings because it's the 4th patch of strings I use in...
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    GHS/Dunlop string tension/stiffness

    Well guys, here is my actual situation: I have in my bass a set of GHS Bass Boomers 40-95, but they are too stiff to me, specially the E string. I want less stiff strings so I can achieve more easily a clanky sound like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IbGIt9rMSE&feature=related I've...
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    String alignment: Is this normal?

    Good day, Well, my Squier bass has a problem that has been bothering me for a while. The E string is too far from the edge of the neck and the G string too close. What causes this? The nut? Maybe the neck is warped or something? Maybe the bridge screw holes aren't drilled well? I've bought...
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    Can you help me to identify this bass?

    Hey guys, I got this bass from a friend, it's of a brand called Vester which I never heard about. I would like to know about the model of this bass and the wood it's made of. I'd want also to know something about this maker because it seems to be unknown to most people. Here some pics to you.