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    Happy Birthday Steve Harris

    Friday saw Steve get his bus pass. Happy 65th Steve.
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    And today's tune of the day is...

    Sporting a very well known Irish bassist sadly long gone... Here in Houston it's been non stop thunder and lightning since about 10 pm last night...
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    New Project - Rental House

    My wife and I already own, well have mortgages on, three properties: the house we live in, her house from before we got married, and her office condo. On Friday we added a fourth. A 5-1/2 year old 4 bedroom 3-1/2 bath family home, 2880 sq. ft. in a nice middle income neighborhood on the...
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    Serious opinions on which pickups to buy

    The Yamaha TRBX174EW. Budget $150 or under. Option 1 - stock pickups. Not particularly punchy and the tones from the bridge and neck pickups aren't that different. Option 2 - Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder P+J set. About $140. Option 3 - DiMarzio Model P+J set. About $130. Option 4 -...
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    Simple Question - How to Remove and Elevate / Replace a Nut

    Never done it before. I want to raise the strings at the nut end so I can bring them down at the body end, thus lowering the strings at the body end whilst still avoiding fret buzz. Currently the strings are about 1/10th inch off the fretboard at the nut but 2/10ths off at the 24th fret. The...
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    Well That Was Easy - Hipshot Bridge on Yamaha TRBX174EW

    Hipshot brass A-style bridge mount to Yamaha TRBX174EW. I got mine on Amazon for 80 bucks, and yes, it's brass not aluminum - you can tell by the weight. Yamaha bridge (chromed pressed steel) uses five screws to hold it down, Hipshot uses just three screws and the middle and two outer ones for...
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    Saying Hello

    Just been bought a Yamaha TRBX174EW bass as a gift. I'm a complete noob to basses (and a beginner on guitars generally) so please forgive any stupid questions. Seems like very good value for the money, but maybe some room for improvement. I've already fitted flatwounds, set up the truss rod...