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What do you do when you're without bass

#62
One can always get on youtube to find tips or a walkthrough on how to setup a bass. However, I know not all basses are set up the EXACT same way...I have 3 basses and each of them requires different tools. But its great to find out what you need and HAVE it so you can work on your OWN gear. As a fulltime musician, I can't be without my work tools. I'd be losing Money!!

Wouldn't hurt to learn keybass either. I play that every so often, and have had to do complete gigs on that when I had a bass crisis. Just my humble opinion.
 
#65
When faced with the prospect of not having a bass for a WEEK, I went out and got a beater bass for $70 on Craigslist. Every vacation without my bass includes a trip to a music store if I can find one, at which point I will sit down and play for as long as I can get away with before being asked to buy something or leave. :D

I was touched to find that the last time I went up to Massachusetts to visit my parents, my dad had picked me up a cheap acoustic guitar so I can play around when I'm up there and not have to carry my bass on the bus. My dad is awesome and this is why!
 
#68
RxFunk said:
Nice Martin, Jeff!
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Thanks! :cool:

I found it used at GC this past Summer. It is a custom ordered instrument that has most features of a 000-18GE with some really cool things added to it. Obviously, the double venetian cutaways, plus a Stauffer Pyramid bridge, low profile neck, Waverly vintage oval tuning keys, long diamond volute, Adirondack spruce top and 1/4" scalloped braces, Brasilian rosewood headplate, three small dot inlays only at the 5th, 7th and 9th frets, and a Fishman Ellipse Matrix Blend dual source pickup system. Since you also play guitar I hope you appreciate the details. :)
 
#69
Wow...RxFunk, you need a more responsive shop. I popped into World of Strings (Long Beach CA) the other night after closing time with an AVRI P that had a persistent buzz. A bit beyond my skill level at the moment, or so I thought. In 10 minutes I was out the door with a perfect setup for very little coin! And Greg showed me how to fix a similar problem in the future. Awesome dudes.

And buy more basses! :D
 
#74
RxFunk said:
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Here's some bridge pics:
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Yah, thats a wonky bridge design. You might consider getting an after-market bridge suitable for your bass. It looks like you have to adjust the bridge saddles with those tiny hex screws on the right-hand side of each saddle. turning the screw clockwise should raise the saddle, but only the right side !!! Anti-clockwise will lower it.

Normally, you would find two of these screws on each saddle, but ,,,aw hell,,, i really dont know why they designed it like that. :mad:

Hopefully your tech can make some sense of the thing.
 
#79
Beware of the TB setup nazis...
I once tried for three pages in the "hardware setup and repair"
Sub forum to convince the forum hard liners that I am completely mechanically incompetent and cannot perform a decent setup.
They fought with me so vehemently that I hate quit my own thread :)

The pelvic thrusts in the food court made me LMAO for 5 minutes!
 
#80
Not really being setup nazis... trying to offer good, well-meaning advice from people who have "been there."

What if I told someone that my car was going to be in the shop for three weeks because I had a flat tire? Ya think there would be one or two people who respond with "Learn to change a tire, dummy?"
 

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