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I’m going to try some kind of mat. The I figure I could add Velcro to the mat and bottom of the amp if necessary. I bought this amp as a backup and practice amp quite some time ago. I don’t have a lot of gig experience with it. Lately I’m beginning to like it a lot better than my Streamliner...

Thanks for the suggestions. The TH 350 is insanely light: about 3.5 lbs.

Looking for a non invasive solution to keep an Aguilar TH 350 from walking off my SL12 cabinet. I’d rather not use any adhesive on the cabinet.

Unnecessarily hard parts? All parts are unnecessary in a way. It can certainly be beneficial to learn something note for note and that’s a personal preference . Playing the right notes but not getting the right feel/grove will sound worse than the other way around. It’s a band and the whole of...

Perhaps you like his look and attitude more than what he sounds like. Nothing wrong with that, most people hear music with their eyes more than their ears. Get a mirror and practice your look. I’m not a huge Ramones fan, but I appreciated them for their retro vibe and attitude. It’s rock & roll!

Thanks to all for the info. I never thought of putting weights on the tuning keys which sounds like an easy and temporary way of experimenting. This dead spot is the worst I’ve ever encountered but it’s not something I might even notice if I don’t play a half note on that D. I don’t have a lot...

yeah, I’ve read about dead spots but I’ve never had one that bothered me. This one bothers me. I’ll definitely try a different string, but I’m fairly sure it’s a dead spot and perhaps adhesive tire balancing weights will make it more tolerable. I still wonder why it wouldn’t affect the same note...

I haven’t tried that yet. I will soon. I figure any old G string will do to experiment.

I’ve got a fretless EBMM Sterling 4H strung with TI flats. I played this same combo (different Sterling) for years with no issues. My new Sterling has very noticeable lack of sustain on low D on the G string. The strings are 9 months old with maybe 100 hours on them. Give me some info on dead...

I bought a pretty cheap Behringer mixer. I plug my bass, my iPad and headphones into it. Then I can play along with YouTube or whatever.

I agree that you should play what you’ve got unless what you’ve got is grossly deficient (doubtful.) It’s fun to buy new stuff, but it’s a trap and a waste of money and focus. Keep trying new basses whenever possible if you want, but don’t buy one for the foreseeable future. It’s difficult to...

My dead spot is D on the G string. I’m probably too insensitive to notice or care about such things usually, but this one is really bad. The decay of that note is about twice what it should be. Almost as if there’s a foam mute. I’m going to mess with weights and/or the neck joint to alleviate...

Assuming that they’re water slide decals, there’s a layer of clear varnish over them. So sanding or paint remover would be the only option. It’s funny that you say that Sterling solved the dead spot issues. I never noticed dead spots on any bass for 50 years or so but now I’ve got a MM Sterling...

Well, what’s wrong with what you’re doing? Might you want that G string to be thinner and more clear sometimes and darker other times? That’s part of being a stringed instrument. It can be used to your advantage.

3 years isn’t that long of a time. You haven’t burnt out, you’ve only walked around the block on a journey around the world. There are a lot of people that seemingly play bass for a long time without ever playing with other musicians. I’m not being judgmental, but that concept is unimaginable to...

He can sit down now. RIP

Here’s the MGs covering Hang E’m High from the Clint Eastwood movie. I’ve read that Sergio Leone wanted Steve to score music for his spaghetti movies but Stax and/or Atlantic wouldn’t let him do it.

No strings will “diminish” sound quality. All strings will alter sound quality. It’s an endless road of possibilities.

He had a great run. Never had the superstar trappings that plague so many, but played with the greats. I envy his musical career more than most anyone. RIP

Use the force Luke!

I had an F1x and it used to drastically lose volume while playing. Then it would just as suddenly return to full power. Turns out that Alembic got a bunch of bum 1/4” jacks in the effects loop. Try plugging something into the effects loop and see if it works better.

How long do you leave these flats on your bass? I find that flats can take months to really break in. For me, Labella DTF 760 strings do a great job for getting that even old school tone. But you have to give them a chance to settle down.

I could never grasp the concept of one speakon and two 1/4” jacks on Aguilar’s cabinets.

Sadly, success (or failure) in the bar band business has always been about liquor sales.

I’ve unsuccessfully tried to transition to 5 string basses 3 times over the course of 45 years. I was unsuccessful because I’m an impatient, lazy, old pos. I could never get the low B string to sound good to me so playing say low E on the B string didn’t pan out. I’m sure it’s my problem...

No. I’ve swapped out the plastic flip boxes for the old school screw on plate. I hate those slip in battery boxes.

May you successfully fart up a storm soon.

They’re Iconic. They arguably have an unsurpassed cool factor. They’re somewhat unique tone wise and the newer 4003s with the switchable tone cap are pretty versatile. They’re ergonomically challenged, especially if you’re used to a Fender like bass. They can vary tremendously from bass to bass...

There are blues bands and there are blues bands. I’d absolutely love to be in a good one. I would not look forward to playing in a mediocre one.

With god as my witness, I’m never buying another bass ever. Really.

Just drink too much and you’ll be fine!

I wants to play low notes what sound good.

Seriously, you could probably drill the screw out. You don’t care if you ruin the knob and if you drilled into the shaft a little it wouldn’t hurt anything. Might actually hold the new set screw in better. Just don’t drop the drill on it. Maybe a table is in order 😃

Stop lookin’ at the damn thing and play it 😀

They’re too loose for me and I’m a TI flat fanatic. Recently I tried a set of TI rounds and didn’t like them. I have used them in the past on fretless basses and got along with them for some time but eventually moved on. They’re not aggressive enough to me. Very smooth sounding. And I couldn’t...

I love zing ba da boom

Years ago i played with this guitar player who often said before the gig started: “I’m not going to make any mistakes tonight!” This was a sure fire way to make plenty of mistakes and then beat himself up over it.

It’s a whole different trip playing with real people. You’re not just playing a line, you’re making a song. All the parts must strive to make a whole. There are bands that play songs note for note ,but in my experience, most of them fail to some extent. In my mind, grove is king and trumps “the...

It’s great. Better than a regular drop tuning key. I had difficulty fretting the low Eb which was an actual fret even though it was a fretless bass. However, I seldom wanted that low Eb, so I probably just never got used to it. My only other issue with it was forgetting it was engaged. You can...