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  1. westy1970

    Passive pickup question

    I have a 2010 Fender P Bass Deluxe. I have always used the active pickups and never switched to the passive. (New bass player) I was playing the other day and switched over and I can't hear the bass at all. My inline tuner doesn't even work. I have done no mods to this bass at all. Should I...
  2. westy1970

    Neck question

    I have a 2010 P Bass Deluxe and I want to put a Jazz neck on it. Will it have to be from a Jazz Deluxe? Thanks
  3. westy1970

    MIM J upgrades?

    I have a MIM J project bass and I am looking at upgrading the bridge, tuners and electronics. I saw a Gotoh for about $50 and don't know anything about them as a company. This bass needs some work and when finished will be a back up for my USA and the one I use for lessons. I also looked...
  4. westy1970

    Putting a J neck on a P Bass

    I have a new P bass deluxe but I like the feel of the Jazz neck better. It seems the j neck has 4 holes and the p has 5. What kind of damage would I be doing if I swapped necks other than a new hole in the j neck. Are there any fitment issues other than that?
  5. westy1970

    Thinking of replacing my pedalboard for a BOSS GT-10B

    I have a Boss OC-3, Digi Turbo Flanger X, RV-5, Digi multi chorus bass x & a digi bass driver x & an Enigma q Balls. Thoughts from the rabble?
  6. westy1970

    It was supposed to be fun

    we formed an official band about a month ago with the goal of writing some originals, doing some covers, drinking beer and having fun. Now I learned everything I know about music in the last 6 months and admit to being the weakest link in the band. We got invited to play a party and we sucked...
  7. westy1970

    Man I hate getting free stuff.

    I just bought a gator case that fit my head and tuner perfectly. I was stoked. The our lead guitarist say, "Hey, I'm not using my old rack compressor and it works 10 times better than that old POS stomp compressor, why don't you use it?" CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER $180 on a new case...
  8. westy1970

    Pulled the trigger today!

    On a new Fender USA Deluxe P Bass. My current rig is a MIM Deluxe but MAN did that humbucker sound great. Got a smoking deal and can't wait for practice tomorrow!
  9. westy1970

    1st gig done

    I am in a Blues band adn we have been together, officially, as a band for 5 weeks. 2 weeks into it out lead guitarist booked a party for us. Talk about stress. I have been playing bass for less than a year and REALLY only about 6 months. We had a hodge-podge of covers and originals but the venue...
  10. westy1970

    Boss ODB-3 for Texas Blues / Southern Rock

    A salesman at the music store was helping me pick out some pedals and seemed particularly fond of this one. I can't think of any songs I currently play that would use this sound and the only one I heard was some guy playing funk. Sounded cool, but I am not sure. I passed on it for now but it...
  11. westy1970

    Pedal or pickups?

    I started this over in the pickup section but I have a MIM Fender Deluxe Active 4 string and I am playing in a Blues / Southern Rock band. My bass, compared to higher priced basses I have played, seems a little weak in the sound department and I played with the idea of changing pickups when I...
  12. westy1970

    Yet another pickup question

    I have a MIM Fender Deluxe Jazz Bass with Active pickups (60th Anny version) that I starting to gig with and the pickups are just not up to snuff. I looked at some EMG but I am not sure about installation as there is only 3 knobs of the EMG set and 4 knobs on my bass. I need some more...
  13. westy1970

    My Rig is complete!

    I have found some smoking deals in the last couple of weeks. First I found a closeout on Ampeg B2-RE heads for $300 brand new and today I scored an Aguilar GS410 cab. Sounded awesome together. Now if I sell my Marshall guitar stack I can afford the new Bass to go with it!
  14. westy1970

    Song List Suggestions

    We are forming a Texas Blues / Southern Rock and are doing mostly originals but it seems our tempo is sleep oriented. As a general rule most of the band doesn't like doing covers (mostly because we are all very early stages of our learning) so guys like Kenny Wayne, Bonamassa sound like the...
  15. westy1970

    Cab suggestions for Ampeg B2RE

    Hey all, I am just starting out professionally doing some gigs and got a smoking deal on an ampeg head. I asked a buddy who gigs around town and he said if he were to get shot in the ass with diamonds he would have an 8x10. My other other buddy uses a 4x10 and 1x15 combined. I would rather not...
  16. westy1970

    Thoughts on Ampeg B2R head?

    My local shop has an Ampeg B2R 450W head on closeout for $320. Seems like a good deal but it would be my first venture into big stuff. I am just a little shy about pulling the trigger as all of amps, so far, have been craigslist $40 jobs. I am in a band and we are planning on starting to gig in...
  17. westy1970

    Upgrade Suggestions

    Hey there, new to this forum and pretty new to bass (less than a year). I am a hobbyist and am getting the itch to do some upgrades to my MIM Jazz w/ active pickups. I am playing blues and southern rock and am looking for pickup suggestions. Bridge and tuner suggestions? What other upgrades have...