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hrodbert696 · Nov 27, 2024

pcake said:
i guess it depends on what one means by "for fun". it's not fun for me to suck or play with people who sound bad, soooo...

casual band doesn't have to = crappy.

But that's what I mean. Approaching the band as a business tends to make people more serious about not sucking, because the gigs dry up if you suck. I do know a casual band that's very good, because the BL for it is experienced and, frankly, pretty demanding. He just doesn't like gigging any more. But in my experience, that tends to be the exception.

RedNuk · Nov 27, 2024

RCM-Bass said:
I just purchased a Gretsch Guitars Limited -Edition Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Short Scale FSR Ocean Turquoise G2229B.

This is my first short-scale bass. I want to put flats on this bass. This may be a stupid question, but should I get short-scale or long-scale flat strings?

Bit late to the party here, but just for the sake of knowledge, when I had my G2220 (Junior JET II Short Scale) I put on some D'Addario Tapewound ETB92S that fit perfectly

pepj · Nov 27, 2024

Inlays yes. Stick-ons, no.

Binding is cool too.

shadven · Nov 27, 2024

My 1972 Jazz Bass (regrettably I sold, why?) and my 1966 Jazz Bass - I’ll keep that one forever.

ceetee · Nov 27, 2024

bellbottoms said:
Let’s talk about pedalboards and the endless pursuit of the perfect tone. Here’s my take: every single piece of gear you add to your pedalboard makes your setup exponentially more complicated.

Think about it—every knob on every pedal modifies your sound in a specific way. Now, multiply that by the number of knobs and switches on each pedal, and then multiply that by the number of pedals on your board. You’ve just created a system that’s orders of magnitude more complex than simply plugging directly into your amp—or, if you really need it, running through one or two well-chosen effects.

In the end, there’s no way your bass actually sounds better under all that complexity. What you’re really doing is chasing your tail, tweaking endlessly, and potentially masking the natural tone of your instrument.

I get it—buying gear is fun, and tweaking your sound is too. But personally, I’m moving in the opposite direction. Stripping things down to the essentials has helped me focus more on my playing and less on chasing a tone that may not even exist.

Sometimes, less is more. Simplicity gives you clarity, focus, and a sound that cuts through without getting bogged down in a maze of knobs and settings. So before you add that next pedal, ask yourself: Do I really need it?

Good thing, reduction is working for you. I'd just not asume, everybody else is just adding stuff in the desperate need to fix shortcomings introduced by the wish to destroy the perfect tone of the bass by addingen pedals in the first place. Most people add and remove according to their needs.

Ondoval · Nov 27, 2024

TomB said:
Just a guess really, but this ^^. …speaker crying for help. Also just a guess: if it returned to completely normal, you got lucky.

Jazzjames said:
Most modern amps have protection circuits so situations like overly hot signals will not cause the amp to damage itself, so I would assume you’ll be ok there, but having a small and inexpensive backup amp is a good idea, just in case.

In this situation I’d be more worried about inadvertently cooking a speaker, especially with a distorted bass sound (I assume your using a Darkglass head is to get heavier sounds) you may not hear that a speaker is telling you it’s not having a good time.

It was all into an 810 ampeg. I didnt hear any signs that it was having a hard time, then again I didnt really notice other things that I really should have, so... I did spend some time with the amp and speaker afterwards and everything sounded like it always have, with both clean and distorted tones.

marcinkus · Nov 27, 2024

davidak said:
Any feedback from Francois?

I contacted him on Instagram and he said that my pickguard is ready (6 months of wait). Last friday he also said he would have shipped this monday (2 days ago) but no news at the moment. VERY annoying.
Next time I will choose Sptifire for sure, they will cost a lot but at least the customer care is flawless.

Bruce Johnson · Nov 27, 2024

gkbass13 said:
So, I’m about to take on a project restoring a ‘65 Jazz bass and was wondering if there were any recommendations for refinishing work in New England/the northeast. I’ve been in touch with Pat Wilkins but wouldn’t mind exploring local-ish options before sending the bass across the country.

Additionally, I was thinking this thread could help serve as a centralized place for people to post names and websites along with locations of luthiers and other talented folk in the community to help make them easier to find quickly for people who may be in similar situations.

Cheers!

Well, a thread like that sounds like a nice idea, but it really needs to be over in the Hardware, Setup & Repair section. That's where the folks go who are looking for Luthiers to help them with their bass projects. Get them to make recommendations of Luthiers they know and have worked with. If you can gather up enough info in a reasonably organized format, they may move it up into the Sticky section.

By the Moderators rules, this section, Luthier's Corner, is not supposed to be a marketplace for Luthiers to sell their services and connect with customers. This is where we Luthiers, beginner to pro, exchange ideas and techniques among ourselves. And most of the Luthiers participating here don't do commercial repair work.

Thundar · Nov 27, 2024

MarcMurder said:
i think the exact opposite. white would be tacky and clear lets the finish/grain pop off

Same.... I feel the same about most every EBMM/SBMM model though...I understand that those pickguards are Iconic and all but it's just a shame to cover a beautiful finish/paint color with them....give me a clear pickguard, or preferably none at all

S_Okon · Nov 27, 2024

i do not like any kind of inlays on the fretboard. I like it clean. Just side dots for me.

Rick Penrose · Nov 27, 2024

_Tay_ said:
Recently been using a far stripped down version of my board and the ZIO has helped me to do that massively. It's good sometimes to not carry a heavy case of pedals around

Combination of my EQ2 with a 59 Bassman style curve into the Zio is quite a heavenly sound!View attachment 5439811

Love those cabs!

Michedelic · Nov 27, 2024

J R Knots said:
1966 Yardbirds on The Milton Berle Show

Not really playing, poor quality video ect… but it does give a glimpse of times.

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Ah, but who’s the bass player(on the actual recording)? It’s not who I’m going to guess you think it is.

That one particular tune, as a single for the pop charts, is a tipping point.

Zbysek · Nov 27, 2024

Zbysek said:
On the other hand, many others are happy using the Bassist...

To support my above statement, I went through 15 pages of one of the "show your pedalboard" threads.

I found three pictures with the Bassist compressor and no pictures with GC-2.

neilG · Nov 27, 2024

Yeah, there are a bunch. Every piece deserves to be heard at least once, I suppose.

melodiaopus · Nov 27, 2024

600 Ohms said:
Mine has never been touched. I can measure in the morning. Do you want Metric or imperial?

Oh man! That would be great. Either will work, and thank you!

DaBigBadaBoom · Nov 27, 2024

MrAB4003 said:
You're so welcome! I had White Nylons on the Ric in my avatar when I made my second album. They're amazing strings, but only for standard tuning. The Chromes will be featured on my upcoming third album, which I plan on releasing in early 2025.

If I ever get a 5 string bass, I would get a 5 string set of White Nylons and tune them to D Standard (with a high A#) because their tension is so low. I would even do that now if La Bella sold 4 string BEAD sets.

I'm very optimistic now!

I may leave this set on for a while in standard, for recording, but in a January I have a big gig and will try the chromes for the rehearsals, etc.

Congrats on album number 3. I'm just finishing album 1 here. But on the plus side it's being mixed by a Grammy Winning mix engineer... I'd mixed all the singles and EP previously so it's a relief to not be doing that job at the moment

Thanks again!

furym · Nov 27, 2024

PhillipHolbrook said:
That bass sure doesn't look like a Squire to me. It looks high end.

Other than my first (cheap, bad) acoustic guitar, I don’t think I’ve ever owned a Squier. That’s my American Ultra.

Edit to add: I didn’t mean for that to come off snooty. I have great respect for the current Squier line and have owned a variety of brands over the years. My first acoustic was a $100 beginner pack that was painted plywood and happened to have the Squier name on the headstock.

Daveyj · Nov 27, 2024

walterw said:
that might in fact be a problem, too much bass boost can blow speakers that are otherwise suitably rated for the rig. players who don't understand how active basses work all too often just turn all the knobs all the way up with no thought to the results

oh, so it does still work, just with a buzzy sound on top? yeah, that could be a blown speaker or two, but that video sounds more like the tweeter in the cab is damaged. does your cab have a horn control? if so try turning it off. then check the speakers with a heavily bass-boosted but not too loud sound, putting your ear by each of the four speakers and plucking the bass gently to see if one or two speakers sound worse than the others

don't even get me started with them not knowing how active basses work. I'm the beginner amongst all of them, I mostly play drums, but I find myself telling them what not to do, teaching frequencies. They're really good playing wise but they don't really understand all this other stuff, I'm a bass geek so maybe that's why I'm more into the details I guess. One has a habit of controlling the volume from the amp head but he leaves the volume control on bass on full blast. sometimes the tone controls are all over the place on the bass but then they fiddle with the amp head. It drives me crazy sometimes but it hard to say much without coming across wrong, especially seeing as they're the ones that can play and me telling them what not to do can come across as a student telling a teacher the basics of the subject.

Ross Davies · Nov 27, 2024

Hi Guys, Just thought I would weigh in here - Ross from Two notes here. We have 2 devices in our Captor Range, the analog Captor and the Captor X. Captor X features clipping indication but both devices feature overload protection. Both are also rated up to 100W. If you have any specific questions, let me know, I am always happy to help out my bass playing brethren!

zontar · Nov 27, 2024

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pepj · Nov 27, 2024

Ive done a few way back. The singer was great...the husband was on gtr.
Strong leading from both and I was so young and learning, I don't remember any band drama.
A couple of other bands I subbed for had token partners involved. Wasn't a fan of that but not a permenent situation anyway...

zontar · Nov 27, 2024

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Daveyj · Nov 27, 2024

Thanks for the suggestion, it does have a tweeter in the center of the 4 drivers, but I don't think it has a switch. In terms of the actual sound it makes, it's similar to what's in the video but worse. The first sunday after the programme the sound was so buzzy and we couldn't get any volume out of it, I was on drums that day so the person that played bass just thought the church bass was the problem, I took it home to have a look and it was fine. We didn't realise what the issue was till the next rehearsal, at first we thought it was a battery issue with the bass (my jackson), but then we plugged in another bass and it was the same. The awful buzz was there, the volume was louder this time but it started fluctuating, sometimes you get a really buzzy note sound but really buzzy, sometimes its just the buzz with no discernable tone and lower volume too. It's why I suspect it may be all the speakers gone, maybe some of it and the tweeter. The next time I'm there I'll try and do a video. The back looks exactly like this one, except 400w

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