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    ***? nobody stocks short scale strings?

    sure, G.C. sells mustangs and ibanez and gretsch short scale bass guitars . never...EVER seen one carry a set on the pegboard with the long scale stuff . "we're ordering them" ********. there's never a vacant spot for these "mysterious' strings. i've checked at 4 stores and always the same...
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    crack repair question

    ok , it's not a bass (1930's Martin -A flatback mandolin) , but it has a 3" hairline crack in the lower -mid left of the rosewood back . i don't want it to spread and become a split . it is a roundhole instrument , so i could possibly glue in a patch from the rear if i had to access it...
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    anyone have problems with Warwick tuning machines?

    recently(last few months) my stock tuners have begun rattling ,and won't stay tight . the threaded bushings won't hold anymore . the threads in the machine itself aren't stripped or damaged, - the bushing will tighten fine- but pops out when i tension the string(s). this was obviously a...
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    QSC Amps for bass guitar ?

    anyone using them? i'm considering a QSC 1700 amp to drive a 4x10 and 1x15 cabinet . its rated at 500wpc/4ohms , 1000w mono/8ohms , weighs 55# . i have a variety of preamps to throw at it (BBE,ART, G-K), but would like to hear what other players are using . is this a bass...
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    what's the best current deal in a single wire headphone?

    i'm sick of my crappy 2 wire phones. ... annoying . what's the best deal in a single - side headphone today? i need closed ear. efficient. comfortable on a size 7-3/4 head. that's about it. i have 2 pr of jvc ha-d626 . great for mixing , monitoring , playback . even a crap weak...
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    warwick corvette has a new ramp

    i put it on today , works great for me . i made a couple, the black one's made from delrin plastic , the blonde one is birch . the birch one would've worked ok , but i just didn't like having the pickupand body covered . i'll mill another black one for between the j- pickups this...
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    i need help with jatoba .

    wood is kind of sensitive to moisture , i've had it for 3 years now , and it's twisted a bit . i have 40 feet of 4 x 4 of this stuff , and am ready to machine it into a few basses. what are the isssues w/ jatoba? where i've cut the stuff it will split on the endgrain if it isn't...
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    speaking of ramps...patrick o'hearn's p-bass on baby snakes...

    saw a clip on u-tube , he's got big block of something , taped like crazy , between the bridge and pickup, and gets great tone playing off the ??? on his fretless p-bass . great music , anyway . anyone else using ramps in the late '70s ? i'm going ramp crazy and realized that i...
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    pickup replacement options for squier bronco?

    squier bronco. just acquired one recently and love the little bass , but the pickup sounds thin . really thin . and could be much quieter . usually, i'm not one to mess with pickups .... but i think for this instrument , it's called for. what will fit the existing pickguard hole ...
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    what do you polish your natural finish bass with?

    my bass didn't come w/ the $15 can o'wax . i have bubinga . ovangkol ,and ebony.... used old english pure lemon oil first. then , minwax paste 2x . looks good.feels great. any other treatment i'm missing ?