coating

I've had an SpectorCore 4 for quite a while now. I love how it plays, but the tone is not a "present" as my other fretless (A 90s Ibanez, epoxied by HG Thor). The Ibby is my favorite fretless right now, but the Spector has a regular magnetic pickup and piezos. I have contacted someone to do the...

Hi all :bassist:, so i've just bought this crusty (pics!) Hofner model 182 bass from the mid 60's, mostly original (only the tuners have been replaced), and it still has the factory "vinyl" paint / texture. Thing is, as you can see from the pictures, the whole binding around the guitar is...

I found a set of Black Beauties on Ebay which are actually affordable for me (they don't really exist in my place) and i'd like to give them a try, but... I've heard that playing with a pick can really destroy the coating, and i'm one of those who want to play HARD. Also i've looked for demos...