Y'all have made me a bass geek.

When I started playing bass 2 years ago, I was sure I'd never get into the nitty gritty details and tweaks beyond: buy a bass, amp, and make great music.

Well, I just placed an order for my first set of flatwounds to put on my Squier VM shortscale Jaguar (D'addario light ECB81S), as well as a hipshot tuner for my Frankenbass to allow easier transitions between standard to drop D.



Last month, I bought copper tape to shield buzzing electronics. My Frankenbass went from 60Hz nightmare to super quiet.

Next, I'll shield a used MIM Fender I recently picked up for a steal at a local pawn shop. It's my first PBass, and the tone is absolutely incredible. Needs some work on the pickguard, which appears to be an replacement that doesn't quite line up.

I blame all of you. Curses and bad vibes all around. I've fallen down the rabbit hole and there's no going back.

 

No; I never said I only have three basses. This place gave me severe GAS and I've been trading and collecting like a lunatic. Ya fargin bastages!

I aint sayin how many I have. But my wife is an enabler, so it could actually be much worse than it is.

 

mrb, I aint telling you how many amps I have... or cabinets dangit. I blame TB for that too.

BUT: I can brag that I only have one pedal! ...for now.

Buzz, unfortunately that skeleton isn't mine, it belongs to my drummer. It's a coincidence that we're starting a Doom band. Ok, maybe it's not such a coincidence.

 

Oh, wait- you caught me. I wasn't counting the octave/chorus pedal that has dual inputs for microphone and guitar. Ok, two: Two pedals.

 

FAT drive is my other pedal.

Yeah, the AXL body is fun, and the PJ pickups sound amazingly good - once I shielded the cavity. I picked one up used on the cheap with a neck curved like a banana and no adjustment left on the truss rod. Hence the replacement neck from Fender. Replaced the crap tuners with Fender vintage. I'm about to order a tortoise shell pickguard to complete it. There's something about a white guitar with a tortoise pickguard that...has become an obsession. At least that's a cheap upgrade.