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So the popular adage goes with age comes lighter gear. I turn 65 next month, what is wrong with me? I took this out last weekend. It was a beautiful outdoor gig. I did it partly to prove to myself that I could still load and unload it. It was awesome! We recently upgraded our PA from...

I’ve been on a quest to find a good light weight bass. I have several basses, Rick’s, Fenders, Spectors and Music Mans, that all weigh around 8 pounds or so. My favorite bass tone-wise is a Stingray 4HH that weighs 10.8lbs! :bored: The quest ended today! I found this Sandberg TM-4...

Okay, I have an Ampeg BA-210V2 that I wanted to add a little more grunt to. I know the best way to do that is to add an 8 ohm extension cab. That gets the full 450 watts out of the combo. This is primarily a smaller venue indoor amp and I always have PA support. I have a room full of cabs...

Price reduced! Need to thin the herd a little to make room for a recent purchase. 2015 Fender American Jazz Deluxe. Nice dark burst and awesome neck. 18v electronics. All stock. Fender Traditional hard shell case included. Has dual-use Dunlop strap locks installed. There are a few swirl...

New Family Member!!! Folks, the struggle with Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS) is real! I decided to treat myself and head back to my roots. A 2019 Fender Precision Ultra in Mocha Burst. Easily among the best playing Fender’s I’ve owned! She weighs in at a svelte 8 lbs 10 ounces and will...

I just put one of the Nordenbockers in my 4003W last night and I love it so far! The install was super easy. Grey and Black leads are twisted together and soldered to a pot case. The white lead goes to the switch terminal where the old lead was attached. The pickup comes with new screws and...

SOLD and headed to Orlando!! Hey All! Its time to thin the herd a little and sell my beloved Fender Elite! This is an amazing instrument, but it just isn't getting that much attention. It has been gigged a few times, but is still in amazing condition. Here are the specs on it. It's a classic...

Newest family member! With her other walnut cousin! Really impressed with the 4003W build quality. I thought it would be stuck with just the Ric signature sound, but this one is full of different sounds and pretty versatile even with fresh round wounds on it. Can't wait till our next gig!

New to me 2015 American Jazz Bass Deluxe! Played it at its first gig Friday night with a Genz-Benz Streamliner 900 and Neo 212 cab. It was awesome!!! I should be GAS free for a while now! :)

Just bought this from my son to help him out with an amp purchase. We've swapped several basses over the years. Anyway, it's a 2015 Stingray Classic he got from a TB'r last year. I took it to a gig this Friday and it was awesome!!! I have a Stingray 4HH with a 3 band pre, but this is a...

Hey Guys! I'm putting this beautiful MINT Stingray up for sale with OHSC. It's one of the best playing MusicMans I've ever played but I need to fund other purchases. weighs about 10 pounds on the bathroom scale. 1200 shipped CONUS. Feel free to PM about any questions or any offers! Now to the...

Last night was the first gig with the VR and Berg 610. I have say, it was awesome! The tone was amazing and i never got the Master volume past 9 o'clock with ample stage volume. I was playing a Fender Jazz FSR and Ibby BTB5 through a MXR Compressor, Tuner, Big Muff, Chorus, and SansAmp...

Pulled the trigger on this matched combo today! SVT VR and SVT-810AV. The 810 will be going to my son to be paired up with his SVT-7. Here's what I'll be jamming with. Can't wait to try this rig out!!!

I don't know why I seem to gravitate towards stuff that's out of production. My "new" rig is a Genz-Benz Streamliner 900 into a Berg NV-610. Anyway, I've played a couple of gigs with this setup and I can't imagine being more satisfied with the tone and punch I'm getting. I play with powered...

I recently picked up an awesome Bergantino NV610 cab and was wondering if there was a way to tell the date of manufacture from the serial number. I emailed them a couple of times with the question, but never got a response. Jim himself responded on another email regarding the casters so I'm...

Offered up for local sale in the North Florida area is my Ampeg SVT410HLF Cabinet. $400 OBO. I'm the original owner of the cabinet. It's a 2003, built in the USA. I've never had an issue of any sort with the cab and it's never been pushed hard as I've had PA support. There's a few minor scuffs...

I think I have found my tonal nirvana! The sounds out of this rig are amazing!!!! Genz-Benz Streamliner 900 into Berg NV610. Pedal board: MXR Comp, Tuner, Big Muff, Chorus, SansAmp BDDI. I can't wait to gig with this!! Cell phone pics:

I did a quick search of the amp forum, but couldn't uncover the answer to this question. How would 2 Ampeg SVT 410HE's stacked vertically compare to 1 SVT 810E when pushed by a SVTCL head? Assume that they are all US Loud era cabs. I know the 410's are rated for 400W at 8 ohms and they're...

Ok, I heard Journey's Who's Crying Now on the radio again this morning and I said that's it, I have to find out what was behind Ross Valory's sick bass tone on the track. A quick YouTube search took me to this clip of them live in the 80's and to my surprise, it's a fretted Steinberger...

2 Basses for sale or trade. Okay, I know it's a long shot, but I want to upgrade to a better Spector to go with my US-JH5. Looking to trade 2 for 1, but individual trades will be considered for the right deal. I have a 1999 Warwick FNA and a 2012 Spector Legend that I'd be willing to offer...

Bear with me. Effects noobie here... I've been using a MXR Compressor for awhile and now I'm adding a Big Muff and Boss Chorus pedal to give me some thickness and tone color variations. I understand that it makes sense to leave the compressor as the last thing going to the amp to keep the...

Looking to add another 5 string to the family. Up for sale or trade is a minty 2007 MusicMan Sterling in transparent red with a matching headstock. Black pearl pick guard and original black one included as well. Also includes Dunlop strap locks and OHSC. One tiny ding in the head (see last...

I have a question for the jazz bass crowd. I recently picked up a new Fender FSR MIM Jazz. I LOVE the construction quality, fit, finish, and weight and tone. The one nit I have is that the output is a little anemic. It requires about 1/4 turn on the amps gain knob (to about 12 o'clock)...

I was told awhile ago that Fender did some P-Bass finishes in the early 80s that were translucent and part of a "gem" series. There were sapphire blue, ruby red, and emerald green see thru finishes on ash bodies. Here's mine. It's a S9 series neck stamped 9-82 on the heel and the pickups...

Bass is SOLD!! :) Our bassist has left for college and this is taking up way too much space in the music room! :) With her consent, offered up for sale is an Engelhardt Model EM-1 upright that was bought new and been in the family for about 9 years. Outstanding value for students from beginner...

For those guys/gals playing in variety cover bands, what is your process for bringing new songs into the set list? Is it democratic or a dictatorship? I play in a 6 piece variety cover band with 2 lead vocalists (male and female). The vocalists have the responsibility to suggest songs that...

I got this a year ago thinking about expanding into extended range playing and found out it wasn't for me. :hmm: Instead, I want to add another passive 4 string to the collection. I'd like a trade for a Fender Standard Jazz and case but will entertain other passive fretted 4-stringers. It can...

Sorry up front for the long post. I have a 92 MIM Jazz that I picked up for $250. I had some parts laying around so I put a BAII bridge, DM model J PUs, and an Audere JZ3 on it. It was a great player for about 3 years. I noticed the truss rod was bottomed out after I got it home, but the...

Okay, I had this 02 Squier pawn shop find as my main practice bass. The local music store made me trade offer on this 92 MIM P bass that I couldn't refuse!! :) A couple of minor teaks and I'm loving it!!! Nice step up IMHO. It makes a nice companion to my 92 MIM Jazz!!

Okay, I finally got up the nerve to disassemble and document this P-Bass. I bought it 14 years ago and it was said to be all original. The only thing I've replaced is a bridge saddle spring and strings. It weighs in at 9.5 pounds and thunders like a P-Bass should! I know that this is one...

Okay the input jack on my seventies Peavey amp here: recently separated from being tightened over the years. Anyway, this amp has 2 channels, one with the equalizer and distortion and a normal channel. It also has inputs to run both channels in Parallel or Series too. The jack that...

I just scored this on Craigslist as a practice amp for the off-site rehearsal room. It's the same exact rig that I started playing on in high school in the mid-70's! :) The tolex on the cabinet was a little rough. That was taken care of with a couple of coats of Duratex. The speakers are...

I picked up an older Warwick RockBass Streamer with 2 passive MEC pickups. One of the pickups was open and there was quite a bit of sketchy wiring and soldering in the control cavity. After doing much digging and finding out that these MEC humbucker pickups are hard to come by, I found a set...

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Ok, here's the deal. I'm a weekend warrior playing in a rock/alternative cover band. No PA support, one guitarist and light-medium hitting drummer. I currently play a Spector NS-JH5 or MM Stingray 4HH into a SVT3Pro and either a 410HLF or 610HLF cabinet. Lately we've been playing smaller...

Hey TB'ers!! I was needing a 5 string to practice with because the band I'm in is playing more modern material where a B string is required. I was putting a lot of playing time on my US Spector NS-JH5. After researching for an inexpensive 5 string passive bass, I settled on a Peavey...

I recently bought a US Ampeg 610HLF cabinet (for a GREAT price) that's been around the block a time or two. The speakers are in great shape and the cabinet sounds awesome, but the Tolex needs help. There's lots of quarter-sized tears and holes in the covering. I did a search here and read all...

Okay, here's the deal. My 15 year-old son Kyle has been looking for a Maple Neck Fender (P or Jazz) to add to his collection. I had a 2006 Geddy that I had gotten on a trade a couple of years ago. It came with the original control plate and Fender PUs in the case and a set of DM Model J's...

Hey everybody! I'm selling this for my son (talkbass - bstringkyle). He recently decided to try a 6 string and started off with a Brice. Now, he's hooked and wants to upgrade. He's got a couple of great 4 strings and this one is just sitting in the case now. It deserves a good home. We'd...

Okay, I have a P-Bass that's dated S9105XX on the headstock, but the neck is stamped Sept. 82 and the pots date to 81 and 82. From that, it looks to be a bass built in 1982 with a 79 neck. As you see from the pics, it's transparent blue over an ash body with white pick up covers. It's all...