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    wd-40 for cleaning strings? probably dumb question i know

    just thinking the whole water displacement thing might be good... anyhow soaking a cloth in wd40 and running up and down strings good practice or early rusty death of tone? also anyone ever take really light grade sandpaper and smooth out the winds of the strings over the pickup area ( bought...
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    2x15 cab-- 4ohm vs 8ohm config - vent sizing - ??

    so a new problem im having.. tried to start bridging my amp and getting thermal shutdowns (crown 402) @ 4 ohms.. anyhow been reading that bridging cancels even order harmonics increases noise and a few other undesirables anyhow i have a few days and access to a wood shop just looking for...
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    Help with pickups vs quality wood $$ decision

    i put this in the essex club but then decided since i didnt have and essex bass might not be right place for it... anyhow anyhelp is needed and appreciated.. thanks Just looking for a tad of advice... ive been reading on these forever and like the idea (never seen or touched one) anyhow looking...
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    2 very efficient 15's or the 2 15s + 8 10s for pretty large room (no pa support)

    Have a gig this weekend and the PA support is only vocals but room is pretty large 750+ person venue (big for kansas) anyhow probably neither will sound wonderful but i was wondering if id gain anything by adding my old 2 4x10 cabs (acoustic newer ones) my 2 x15 is running kappalites like 101...
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    "thunderturd?" i hope not spent too much $$ for that.. need help

    put a bass rig togather and have used it for about 4 rehearsals now and it has some glaring problems i was hoping to get some help on... anyhow bass is Ibanez btb 505 with ibanez pickups (i know) going thru art prochannel into crown 402... the cab which is suspect between that and the pickups...
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    QSC GX5 vs Crown 802 \\m//__(•)__\\m//

    im using a crown 402 right now and pretty happy with it.. but i bought it with the intention of being able to bridge it... for some reason i dont really like the sound of it bridged (cardboardy) dont know if that is the increased distortion or what... anyhow its (almost) loud enough but clips...
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    Vintage acoustic 406 2x15 ???s

    i picked up an acoustic 406 cab with no drivers a few days back... anyhow here is the rig so far btb bass sansamp Bass preamp pedal into art prochannel tube preamp into a crown 402 poweramp... soon to be upgraded to an crown 803 cabs im using now are 2 new acoustic 4x10 cabs anyone...
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    Needing Rocknroll Thunder (rig so far)

    hey guys im normally a guitar player but got a gig playing with a biker type rockband that has reputation for playing very very very loud... old bass player had an ampeg svt with 8 10 cab and a acoustic 370 with 18 folded horn so yep.... gotta make some noiz lots of deaf bikers in dorothy land...