I’m going to need a refret on a Wenge fingerboard
I think it’s a job for Peter Stephens
Anyone had any work done there recently? I’m hoping it’s not a 28 day or 6 week turnaround time
Anyone like bass guitars?
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We're looking for a bass player for a pop and rock covers band in Auckland. Any interest from any of you?
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Re: Anyone like bass guitars?
Sounds nice, love the sound of a fretless
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Played a made in China sadowsky today. Nice feel and sound.
Hard to get past the origin snobbery. I wonder what resale would be like.
Hard to get past the origin snobbery. I wonder what resale would be like.
They keep telling me tone is in the fingers, but I have yet to see a "look at my fingers" thread.
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Is that Marty F’s recently acquired one?
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No this one was in a shop.
They keep telling me tone is in the fingers, but I have yet to see a "look at my fingers" thread.
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Bassmen!
Causes of humm / hiss from a MM4 style active preamp? Its Vol + 2 band EQ, rolling both EQs right down and the volume back a bit, and its useable, but whats the point of an active preamp if you can't use the EQ options?
Worth trying to troubleshoot or should I just replace it all with a passive setup?
Any thoughts on MM4 style pickups? Glyn doesn't make them, imagine I'll have to order something online. SD Alnico V seems the obvious option. 2 coils so could run Vol Vol Tone, wired like a Jazz?
Causes of humm / hiss from a MM4 style active preamp? Its Vol + 2 band EQ, rolling both EQs right down and the volume back a bit, and its useable, but whats the point of an active preamp if you can't use the EQ options?
Worth trying to troubleshoot or should I just replace it all with a passive setup?
Any thoughts on MM4 style pickups? Glyn doesn't make them, imagine I'll have to order something online. SD Alnico V seems the obvious option. 2 coils so could run Vol Vol Tone, wired like a Jazz?
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Re: Anyone like bass guitars?
What bass though? My sub is remarkably quiet.jimi wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 6:48 pm Bassmen!
Causes of humm / hiss from a MM4 style active preamp? Its Vol + 2 band EQ, rolling both EQs right down and the volume back a bit, and its useable, but whats the point of an active preamp if you can't use the EQ options?
Worth trying to troubleshoot or should I just replace it all with a passive setup?
Any thoughts on MM4 style pickups? Glyn doesn't make them, imagine I'll have to order something online. SD Alnico V seems the obvious option. 2 coils so could run Vol Vol Tone, wired like a Jazz?
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Re: Anyone like bass guitars?
All my basses were very quiet. Mostly because I never plugged them in.Bg wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 7:11 pmWhat bass though? My sub is remarkably quiet.jimi wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 6:48 pm Bassmen!
Causes of humm / hiss from a MM4 style active preamp? Its Vol + 2 band EQ, rolling both EQs right down and the volume back a bit, and its useable, but whats the point of an active preamp if you can't use the EQ options?
Worth trying to troubleshoot or should I just replace it all with a passive setup?
Any thoughts on MM4 style pickups? Glyn doesn't make them, imagine I'll have to order something online. SD Alnico V seems the obvious option. 2 coils so could run Vol Vol Tone, wired like a Jazz?
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The blue bass has returned.
Last time I had it, don’t think I even knew it was active. Don’t remember if I ever plugged it in.
Quite a hiss/ hum playing through the Waza headphones, particularly with the treble turned up. Might be different through a proper amp, but I don’t have one of those yet. Andreas is 2 mins up the road, so might get him to take a look.