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[Minneapolis/MN Thread] Where's the "beer" thread icon?
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I'm bringing:
Carvin x100b (it's a guitar amp, but I know some folks like em)
'86 MIJ Fender precision
3leaf groove regulator
Modded big muff
Road 440 bass head
and thisn'
Carvin x100b (it's a guitar amp, but I know some folks like em)
'86 MIJ Fender precision
3leaf groove regulator
Modded big muff
Road 440 bass head
and thisn'
HA!!! Tell Charles I said hi! I was the original bass player in that show. I played with him from about 2003-2006 and filled in about 1 time a years since. Charles is a nice guy. This is a good hard working band... with consistent money. PM me if you want more info, although its been like 5 year since i was a regular in the band.
Tim K
Tim K
I've heard/tell that Ted at My Music Store in Golden Valley is solid....and Johnny Brown (Brown Guitar Factory) in IGH
I've never had a pro setup done for me as I always do my own. I'd be interested to see how much of a difference it makes. Will you be at the GTG to show off your fresh setup?
only 11 days from GTG, people needs to sign up. 
If more people signing up, I'll bring
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My '59 P-Bass, Fendowsky and my Joiner Fretless have been setup by Jeff Joiner (Joinercape on TB) who, unfortunately, lives on Cape Cod. (nice place to visit though
) You'll surely have an opportunity to check out those setups 
Most of my other basses have been setup by Leonard Shapiro, who does a good job for me, when he does it, but I haven't been super thrilled with the setups done by his apprentice/employee lately...
I usually will assemble and do the setup to my best ability, and then it needs tweaking from there. Jeff has just finished an awesome new chambered alder body & fretted neck for me... I have the neck here already, the electronics are ready to go (Sadowsky P-J & Pre with VTC). The body has been finished by Ben Lindsey and is on the way to me.
I'll do the shielding and assembly this weekend if it gets here in time, and I'd really like to show this one off next week. As it will be a couple of months before Jeff comes out for a visit again, I'm looking for some other options on quality setups. I could send it out to Massachusetts for a setup, but that seems excessive and $$$ in just shipping cost.
BTW, Jeff's setups are incredible! He is Fender certified tech, craftsman and a builder too... electric & acoustic, LOTS of years experience - and really fussy. Jeff is a great player too!
Here's a picture of Jeff playing a bass he did for a awesome player out on Cape Cod - His natural finished Mahogany/Ebony fretless is on a stand in the background next to his (recently sold) Sadowsky P-J. BTW, Ben did the awesome transparent paint job on that body too!
and here is my (lined) fretless that I'll be bringing (Passive Sadowsky SCs)
I'm still planning on coming. Also, I'll bring a couple of cheapish basses I might part with someday (or even that Sunday).
I've got a refin silver Epi EB-3, that LOOKS really cool, but the typical EB-3 sound just isn't my thing. I love the tone sometimes, and other times, I just reach for my Fender. The refin was an amateur job (previous owner did it), and you can see where the paint bled through the tape. They didn't do the back of the neck, so the original color was the see through cherry as evidenced by the neck. It also looks like they didn't strip the original color and just painted over it. PM me if you really want me to bring it (hint, hint, nudge, nudge).
Issues with the EB-3:
1. I think the front mudbucker is microphonic. I'm told it isn't shielded properly. I'm not sure that's the case.
2. The pickup selector is a chicken-head rotary knob 3-way selector. I think it's missing a lock washer. If you turn the knob too vigorously, it moves past the point it's supposed to, which can't be good for the wires inside, especially if someone kept turning it several times.
The other bass is a discontinued Fernandes Gravity 6. I bought it gutless from someone a handful of years back. It's sort of a see through teal green finish with gold hardware. It came with the stock pickups, but not other electronics. I installed an Aggie OBP-3SK (vol, blend, stacked bass/treb, mid w/ push/pull mid shift). EQ is boost cut. I actually really dig this bass, but find that I NEVER use the high C. I find that the pups could use a bit more character, and if I keep this, I'll eventually replace them.
There are a few things I should disclose about the Fernandes though.
1. I had Leonard Shapiro do the soldering for the OBP-3SK, and the mid boost/cut is wired counter-intuitively. The bass/treb stacked are wired normally. It's never been an issue with me, since I usually don't move the mids too much once I've found the sweet spot.
2. In addition to the above, Leonard also wired the blend pot goofy. The center-detent on the pickup blend pot gives no signal at all. It's either all front pup or all back pup. It's probably an easy fix if you know how. I'm sure I could do it too if I put in the effort, but I hate soldering. I just don't have the patience.
3. There were no cavity covers that came with this bass, so I made my own. The cover for the cavity that houses the pots is a bit rough. Nothing stands out when you're just glancing at it, but if you look at it for a long time, you'll eventually ask yourself, "WTH? Did Bass Mule carve this with a spoon?"
3.2 The battery cover doesn't rest flat. This is/was something I was going to fix if I keep this bass. It doesn't bother me when I'm playing, and I don't feel it at all, surprisingly, as it sticks out kind of far. When I look at it, it's an eyesore, and I guarantee it would bother anyone. Details of why it's like that are in point 4.
4. There was no battery cover. Previous owner didn't have it (along with pots, cavity cover, knobs, etc...). It's a large cavity for one 9volt. A little too shallow for 2 9volts. I wired the OBP-3 for 18v with the intentions of "making it work" down the road. (Maybe that included a bit of routing in the future? I don't know. Something I'll definitely fix if I keep.)
I'll bring this bass either way. I'd probably let this go pretty cheap. Or not. I'm a bit more on the fence about letting this one go as opposed to the EB-3.
I've got a refin silver Epi EB-3, that LOOKS really cool, but the typical EB-3 sound just isn't my thing. I love the tone sometimes, and other times, I just reach for my Fender. The refin was an amateur job (previous owner did it), and you can see where the paint bled through the tape. They didn't do the back of the neck, so the original color was the see through cherry as evidenced by the neck. It also looks like they didn't strip the original color and just painted over it. PM me if you really want me to bring it (hint, hint, nudge, nudge).
Issues with the EB-3:
1. I think the front mudbucker is microphonic. I'm told it isn't shielded properly. I'm not sure that's the case.
2. The pickup selector is a chicken-head rotary knob 3-way selector. I think it's missing a lock washer. If you turn the knob too vigorously, it moves past the point it's supposed to, which can't be good for the wires inside, especially if someone kept turning it several times.
The other bass is a discontinued Fernandes Gravity 6. I bought it gutless from someone a handful of years back. It's sort of a see through teal green finish with gold hardware. It came with the stock pickups, but not other electronics. I installed an Aggie OBP-3SK (vol, blend, stacked bass/treb, mid w/ push/pull mid shift). EQ is boost cut. I actually really dig this bass, but find that I NEVER use the high C. I find that the pups could use a bit more character, and if I keep this, I'll eventually replace them.
There are a few things I should disclose about the Fernandes though.
1. I had Leonard Shapiro do the soldering for the OBP-3SK, and the mid boost/cut is wired counter-intuitively. The bass/treb stacked are wired normally. It's never been an issue with me, since I usually don't move the mids too much once I've found the sweet spot.
2. In addition to the above, Leonard also wired the blend pot goofy. The center-detent on the pickup blend pot gives no signal at all. It's either all front pup or all back pup. It's probably an easy fix if you know how. I'm sure I could do it too if I put in the effort, but I hate soldering. I just don't have the patience.
3. There were no cavity covers that came with this bass, so I made my own. The cover for the cavity that houses the pots is a bit rough. Nothing stands out when you're just glancing at it, but if you look at it for a long time, you'll eventually ask yourself, "WTH? Did Bass Mule carve this with a spoon?"
3.2 The battery cover doesn't rest flat. This is/was something I was going to fix if I keep this bass. It doesn't bother me when I'm playing, and I don't feel it at all, surprisingly, as it sticks out kind of far. When I look at it, it's an eyesore, and I guarantee it would bother anyone. Details of why it's like that are in point 4.
4. There was no battery cover. Previous owner didn't have it (along with pots, cavity cover, knobs, etc...). It's a large cavity for one 9volt. A little too shallow for 2 9volts. I wired the OBP-3 for 18v with the intentions of "making it work" down the road. (Maybe that included a bit of routing in the future? I don't know. Something I'll definitely fix if I keep.)
I'll bring this bass either way. I'd probably let this go pretty cheap. Or not. I'm a bit more on the fence about letting this one go as opposed to the EB-3.
Nice! Did you have this listed on CL many months ago? I had emailed a couple times but could never get my schedule straight to check it out. Bring it!
THIS SUNDAY - AVAILABLE CHURCH
Howdy...
Unsure if anyone has wanted to try a church gig.... I got a note from a place looking for a Bassist. Loacatoin = Rogers.
PM me if interested
Howdy...
Unsure if anyone has wanted to try a church gig.... I got a note from a place looking for a Bassist. Loacatoin = Rogers.
PM me if interested
Nope, I've never tried to sell it. However, I did buy it from CL many months ago. I'll bring it.
Does anyone really want me to bring the Epifani cabs (210 and 212) I dunno if anyone wants to try them out, but the fearfuls are coming and I'm trying to decide if it is worth bringing more.
I have room to if anyone has genuine interest, but personally think the fearfuls are much more "cab" all around.
Also: any preference between seeing a Trace Elliot AH500x or a Mesa Boogie 400+ ??? One of them is coming, you guys chose which.
I have room to if anyone has genuine interest, but personally think the fearfuls are much more "cab" all around.
Also: any preference between seeing a Trace Elliot AH500x or a Mesa Boogie 400+ ??? One of them is coming, you guys chose which.
NR - Speaking only for myself, the fEarfuls are more interesting to me if it were one or the other. There'll be other GTG's, either way.
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