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Or is the "one" you are referencing a copper or silver pickguard? Let me see how the one I make for myself comes out, before I go promising things to other people. I have done metal etching in the past, but it's been a while, and I'm not sure enough of my skill, or of how much it'll cost, or when I'll get around to it, to promise to do it for anyone else just yet.
AJM1966, would you like a membership number? Current ownership is not required, but I wasn't sure if you were just showing us a beautiful bass, or if you wanted to join.
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What model is this? Very nice looking bass.
I always have regrets after I sell a bass
If I still had all the gear I've sold over the years...
i guess i can take a membership , i do like the gretsch basses , that spectra sonic was the only one i owned , i can't remember the actual model number , they sold them during the mid to late 2000's ......i really do miss that bass , loved those T.V JONES pickups
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sold this one a few years back on ebay , i regret it now , a great sounding bass
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I have a baritone guitar that looks identical to this...TV Jones Spectrsonic...wish I'd have gotten the bass while I had the chance
I'd love a silver one Jenny. That would be really cool if you could make one. I'm sure if you did make me one I could get a Gretsch decal to put on it. I definitely wouldn't be able to make one I wouldn't have the skill required. Let's see how yours turns out first.
Cheers mate.
She sounds beautiful too. My teacher (who is a proper, proper player) has tried all my stable including a Roscoe and the tone he got out of her finger style was something else.
Dear Gretsch bass owners,
I hope that you can help me out with an issue that I ran into.
I have a Broadkaster (made in 2013). When I plug it into my amps (Carvin MB210), I got this weird humming noise or buzzing noise.
This only happen when I use only neck or bridge pickup.
When I use both pickup, the buzz reduced a lot.
Also when I turned the master volume knot, the buzz increase.
But when I turn the volume all the way up, the buzz decrease a little, but it is still there.
This is so weird. Can anyone help me solve this issue?
Thank you in advance.
JC
I hope that you can help me out with an issue that I ran into.
I have a Broadkaster (made in 2013). When I plug it into my amps (Carvin MB210), I got this weird humming noise or buzzing noise.
This only happen when I use only neck or bridge pickup.
When I use both pickup, the buzz reduced a lot.
Also when I turned the master volume knot, the buzz increase.
But when I turn the volume all the way up, the buzz decrease a little, but it is still there.
This is so weird. Can anyone help me solve this issue?
Thank you in advance.
JC
Does the buzz go away when you touch the strings? If so, you're looking at a shielding issue, and need to put shielding in the electronics bay of the guitar.
Actually, the buzz doesn't go away, when I touch the strings.
Besides this, is there any other potential cause?
Thanks a lot.
Yes. Single coil pickups. It's called 60 cycle hum and is common in instruments with single coil pickups. When you use both pickups at the same volume the hum is canceled out.
First thing I'd do is change cables and see if the buzz disappears. It's not that unusual for a cable to be a problem.
Second, I'd move farther away from the amp and see if the buzz dies out - that would indicate an RF (radio frequency) problem caused by the amp. That solution is simple: stay farther from the amp.
Third, ask yourself: what changed? If the bass did not buzz before this, what happened to cause the buzz? Did you change strings? Change cables? Do anything to the bass? If so, then examine that change, because it's probably the source of the problem.
Second, I'd move farther away from the amp and see if the buzz dies out - that would indicate an RF (radio frequency) problem caused by the amp. That solution is simple: stay farther from the amp.
Third, ask yourself: what changed? If the bass did not buzz before this, what happened to cause the buzz? Did you change strings? Change cables? Do anything to the bass? If so, then examine that change, because it's probably the source of the problem.
Hi Pilgrim,
Ya, changing the cable was the first thing that I did and then moved away about ten feet. ( the cable is ten foot long).
But none of these reduced the noise.
I actually didn't do anything to the bass.
It is a new bass and I have only played it at home with very low volume. Like 1 on volume knot on the amp.
The only reason that I discovered the noise was that I started to play a little bit louder. Like 4 on volume knot.
I plan on bringing it in to a Fender Service Center to let them check it out.
Thanks for your help.
BassHappy
Supporting Member
Nothing unique about my Electromatic 5123B except that apparently there were a very limited number made - only available from Guitar Center as a doorbuster special.
Love it, the medium scale neck is OH so comfortable...
BassHappy
www.innertainment.net
Love it, the medium scale neck is OH so comfortable...
BassHappy
www.innertainment.net
By the way, I realized that when I turn the tone knob down, the buzz is all gone.
Also when I turn the treble from my amp all the way down, the buzzing noise does reduce a lot, but it is still there.
Can somebody teach me what does this mean?
Thank you
JC
Also when I turn the treble from my amp all the way down, the buzzing noise does reduce a lot, but it is still there.
Can somebody teach me what does this mean?
Thank you
JC
BassHappy
Supporting Member
Yeah, apparently the medium scalers were popular enough that they also released the bass in burgundy. I guess in the begininng they completely underestimated the market for a medium scaler.
Wish they would make a medium scale White Falcon!
BassHappy
www.innertainment.net
