My old 4005WB would feedback on the 14th fret of the G string, but it was very controllable. I made good use of that at times.
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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Not tapes, but I did much prefer the sound of my Stingray with 10 year old Chromes (40-95) on it.
My Hofner 500/1 had a problem with G-string feedback as well, although well below the 14th fret. The pickup wax coat fixed it.
I only had my 500/1V63 for a short while but the only time I had feedback issues with it was on its one and only gig I did with it, and it was more of a howl as it just could not handle the volume level we were playing at.
What? Speak up, I didn't hear what you said, sonny?
"Kid, if it's not loud enough, shut up and listen"
(Me in reply to, " if it's too loud, you're too old")
(Me in reply to, " if it's too loud, you're too old")
I am sorry to have to inform you that a very large population of TB is getting too old...................
I had a chance to buy a great original reissue (is that even a concept?) Hofner Club 500 bass but there were two things that put me of it:
1) I couldn't adjust the action low enough because the neck pickup is attached ON TOP of the body
2) the string spacing only allows for pick playing, on my clumsy hands
...THREE things:
3) I'm not Tina Weymouth.
1) I couldn't adjust the action low enough because the neck pickup is attached ON TOP of the body
2) the string spacing only allows for pick playing, on my clumsy hands
...THREE things:
3) I'm not Tina Weymouth.
Don't the pickups adjust for height on that model? They did, on the 500/1V63 I had.
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The [alleged] Amish saying is: "too soon too old, too late too smart".
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Tina Weymouth is grateful, I'm certain.
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...not sure about "too old", but it's a certainty that none of the existing members are getting any younger at least!
Well, this is the grumpy old farts thread, so our view may be a bit skewed from this perch. But I think that there are a lot of us GOFs on TB....not sure about "too old", but it's a certainty that none of the existing members are getting any younger at least!
Ha...should see it over on the UMGF (Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum)...an entire forum for people who obsess over (relatively) expensive traditionally-built acoustics from a company founded in 1833. You think there are GOFs here???
(Note...I'm a known GOF there as well)
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And while there is no shaviig brush in my kit, can confirm this gets the dust off from all those tricky points on my basses. Thanx and a tip of the Hatlo hat ....
Simple grocery store makeup brush.
Simple grocery store makeup brush.
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Could be said of many a Craiglist musician:
With some instruments, I find that you need to learn to play them in a different way that you normally would. Narrow necks might require a different fingering on the neck. I've used finger picks that slip over your fingers when your fingers can't fit between the strings. But playing with a pick is the usual way around it.
Some players like impossibly high action. Jamerson and McCartney are two examples. Many report that they couldn't play their instriuments when given the chance. With high action you can dig in hard without buzzing, but it takes a lot of hand strength. I find it harder to play faster bits with that type of setup. In Jamerson's case I think that his setup stemmed from him being an upright player.
The pickup height is somewhat adjustable on the club (500/2) and violin (500/1) basses. They had two types of pickup rings over the years. One had the typical two screws on the top of each side of the ring. The other approach was to use setscrews on the side of the ring. These are a bit of a pain, the rings can crack. These rings are available in low and high heights. You can see them below on the reissue Club Bass.
Hofner recommends that the string height be set at 3mm (less than ⅛") on the E string, 2mm at the G string both at the 12th fret, measured from the bottom of the string to the top of the fret. For the Precision, Fender recommends, bass side 7/64” (2.8 mm), treble side 6/64” (2.4 mm) measured at the 17th fret. The bridge adjustment is way better with the Fender, individual string height can be tweaked. With the Hofner floating bridge, you have left and right. The bridge wood curvature is sanded to match the neck radius, old school, like an upright.
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Some players like impossibly high action. Jamerson and McCartney are two examples. Many report that they couldn't play their instriuments when given the chance. With high action you can dig in hard without buzzing, but it takes a lot of hand strength. I find it harder to play faster bits with that type of setup. In Jamerson's case I think that his setup stemmed from him being an upright player.
The pickup height is somewhat adjustable on the club (500/2) and violin (500/1) basses. They had two types of pickup rings over the years. One had the typical two screws on the top of each side of the ring. The other approach was to use setscrews on the side of the ring. These are a bit of a pain, the rings can crack. These rings are available in low and high heights. You can see them below on the reissue Club Bass.
Hofner recommends that the string height be set at 3mm (less than ⅛") on the E string, 2mm at the G string both at the 12th fret, measured from the bottom of the string to the top of the fret. For the Precision, Fender recommends, bass side 7/64” (2.8 mm), treble side 6/64” (2.4 mm) measured at the 17th fret. The bridge adjustment is way better with the Fender, individual string height can be tweaked. With the Hofner floating bridge, you have left and right. The bridge wood curvature is sanded to match the neck radius, old school, like an upright.
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How can Martin players be grumpy after huffing the fragrance of the wood at the soundhole? First thing that I do when it comes out of the case.
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Forgot "leaving the concert early to avoid the parking lot mess".
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