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I have been using my MXR M80 DI for a few years and recently noticed (in a venue as well as in our practice space) that using the XLR out has caused a hissing and crackling sound on my line. A few things I've already figured out while trying to diagnose in our practice space: It's not the XLR...

I recently took a trip to a the Japanese Fender store (a.k.a. got access to a Japanese VPN and went to the Fender website lol) and came across so much cool stuff I either had no idea existed or couldn't find reliable details about elsewhere, like... A signature Mustang with J pickups! An...

I'm looking to pick up a new, reliable power supply and was looking at the Voodoo Labs Pedal Power X8 which seems simple and no frills, 8 isolated 500 mA outputs. These days I'm running a board with a tuner, HX Stomp, and sometimes an MXR DI, which would only require 4 of the 8 slots (that...

I was recently comparing two different sets of Fender Js and Ps in the store, looking at the new Standard vs. the Player II. I interestingly thought the Standards actually felt a little easier to play just because the back of the neck was smoother while the Player II felt kind of sticky by...

I was recently looking into the bass rig of Brand New’s bassist, and found that one of his basses appears to be a Fender P with a pretty bright, almost yellow sunburst: Meanwhile the newer sunburst basses seem to be a lot darker, leaning more into the red and orange, for example the Player...

Stuck at home on the couch today and caught a Kelly Clarkson performance on TV. I’m always looking out for what the bassist is doing in these televised gigs and sometimes try to ID the bass for fun. This one stuck out to me and reverse image searching makes me think it’s a custom Sandberg, maybe...

Recently picked up a Player II Mustang, and quickly fell in love with how easily it played (the necks on these are so thin and smooth), but still preferred the classic Mustang aesthetic to the modern PJ's. I then thought hey, with a little bit of elbow grease and creativity, I can get it a...

I ordered a set of Nordstrand NM4 pickups with the intention of putting them in a PJ Mustang and cutting a new pickguard to fit. I am a bit confused because the screws the NM4s came with fit the cover fine, but they seem far too wide for the pickups themselves (using drillbits to measure, the...

Hey all. I'm looking to grab a jazz neck for a project bass, and found a well-used 2007 Affinity Jazz Bass in a local shop for $160. This financially seems to make sense because necks alone from All Parts, Warmoth, etc. are way more expensive, and I trust a Squier neck more than $60 ones from...

Howdy! After noticing a bit of buzz on my G&L Tribute Fallout which went away when I was touching metal, I figured that some shielding was in order. I did my research around these parts and made sure to do the following with copper foil: Shielded the control cavity, pickup cavity, the back of...

Hey there, I have a Boss SY-200, a digital synth pedal, on my board. I've had it for a year, and once in a while it will randomly just shut off while the rest of my board stays on. Normally I haven't cared, but the other day it happened to me twice during a gig. When it shut off there was a pop...

Up until recently, you could search for something like "Squier Jazz Bass" and up near the top of the results would be a bunch of categories that looked something like this (see attached pic), and you could keep scrolling to the right to see every type of Squier Jazz bass under the sun, then...

Hey all, I have seen some good threads on here about Mustang basses and hoped I could get some more recent advice here in my current search for a new one. From my research I'm very drawn to the MIJ/CIJ Mustangs from the 2000s - I'm in love with the look, they seem to sound and play great / had...

First off I love you guys on this forum, lots of quick great responses around! I’ve noticed two ways of installing pickups - using springs, or having the pickup sit on foam or a sponge or something. I’m wondering if this affects the tone and can cause buzzing depending on the material or how...

I have a Seymour Duncan QP P pickup and the wire connecting the two pieces came loose (I've included a pic). Is this something I can just quickly solder back on to the same spot (that silver little bump)? Any precautions I need to take? Thanks!

I'm pretty new to electronics and am working on a P Bass where I installed a Seymour Duncan QP and have a lot of buzzing when treble is turned up, so I'm trying to narrow down the problem (planning on swapping it and trying with another bass if my connections look fine). Is there an accurate way...