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If your career is as long as Dolly Parton’s was, I guess you end up playing with everybody.

Well the Spector Ian Hill arrived last night after dinner. Not much time with it yet but my immediate impressions were, it needs a setup which is to be expected as its 6 years old and was sold as new so its been in a shop (GC) for 6 years.
Also its in like new condition, kinda surprising considering where its been and for how long.
The neck is not thin by any stretch of the imagination. I've read that these were thin, thinner than other Spectors. Other Spectors must have some pretty thick necks, lol. Or I'm just used to thinner necks.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I don't like it. I do like it and the thicker neck is not a problem at all I just expected it to be thinner as every review I read about them touted the "thinner" neck.
I'm gonna set it up after work and I'll get some pics and a better idea what I think.
Also it's strikingly gorgeous for just being all black.

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The first bass I owned was a Gomez, solid maple with a metal humbucker. My parents bought it used in the mid-80's, and it was pretty much in hopeless condition, but I played it long enough to determine that this bass-playing thing wasn't just a fad. After about six months I bought a slightly used Fender Jazz Bass Special and got rid of the Gomez.

Every once in a while I try to find some info on Gomez as a manufacturer but have always come up blank. Do any of my TB peers know anything about Gomez basses?

There I said it. Sounds so good with my kind of bass tone, fits in the mix in a way that you almost aren't thinking the bass has something on it, more like, ' that bass sounds good!'.

I've just got the orange one, use it on guitar too.

Now I'm joking of course, I really only plan to leave it on 80% of the time.

I was surprised as Al didn't have an answer I thought it could simply analize sales of both types. Now that said I'm no expert using Al. I know more rock players use flats than you would think, it's not just jazz, RnB, soul or blues players anymore. I mean Mark Knopflers bass player uses flats for one example.

There's a local guy who is getting rid of a few of his musical gear. He ran a small shop for 31 years until he closed it at least 10 years ago. He collects everything ... and has 98 (no joke) Kustom amps and P.A. systems. He has two warehouses full of stuff. Amazing guy.

Anyway he is selling a 1997 made in Korea Squier Jazz bass with one of the nicest and fluffiest gig bags I've ever seen and a strap for $200. I looked up the serial number and from the Squier WIki I've determined it seems to have a full-depth alder body (it is somewhat heavy) and was made in the Saehan factory. From the internet I found that "Saehan quiers from the 1990s, particularly the Pro Tone series, are often regarded by collectors as high-quality instruments, with some owners preferring them over other Asian-made Squiers or even entry-level Fenders."

So I tested it out today. Everything seems to work OK. The neck seems good and action was very OK. No fret sprout or high frets. The pickups neded to be raised a bit, especially the neck pickup.

The bad ... well to start with it's a 30-year-old bass. It is black (I despise black guitars for some reason). It has quite a few dings and dents. It is close to being filthy ... but that can be cleaned up. The pickups, which I assume are ceramics, are OK ... but just OK. I tested it through an Ampeg BA210 amp at flat settings and I like AMpeg but haven't played this model.

I told the guy I had to think about it as I didn't realize (nor did he I assume) it was 30 years old.

So ... thoughts? I do need some kind of jazz bass to replace the Squier Vintage Modified bass I had to return after it develped some wiring problems. That one had alnico pickups and just sounded better. And it didn't have the dings or the 30 years of history behind it.

The seller was very nice and said he hated selling items ... all the while talking to me in his warehouse stocked with hundreds of guitars, amps and other stuff. In fact he said he had five basses like this but most were on loan to local schools.

??

One thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of my American friends seem to find travel to gigs more normal than my English friends.

I’m English - I live about 2hours away from London, I think anything more than 45mins drive is significant, at 1.5hours I’m looking for something very well paid. 3hours has to be amazing.

I know some American friends who routinely travel 1 - 2 hours for ‘dive bar’ gigs and jam nights.

Is this a cultural thing, an economic thing or is driving in the U.K. so grim that 1hr feels like a chore whereas driving in the states is far more fun. Or am I totally wrong?

I have a Fender Jazz Bass running through a Cali76 Compressor and a Fender Rumble 800 (not the stage) combo amp. Id love some help on possible settings if I want a clean yet boomy tone with no mud that cuts through the mix. Any suggestions??

I don't know about you, but I've had a history of using someone else's rig, thinking "Wow! That sounds great!" and then becoming obsessed with owning the same type of thing. I've acquired stuff for that reason over the years.
It could just be getting a fresh perspective.
Tomorrow night, I'll have such a gig, and I've already started warning myself.
But who knows? Maybe the other guy's rig will suck!

I doubt this is exactly a popular common topic, but I bought a new server base last week and I ordered two custom Picard from sewer, one all black and one in tortoise. I would love the tortoise except it’s very red. I was hoping for something more than the darker and brown or shades.

I don’t necessarily mind being out 60 bucks, but I thought there’s got to be a way to change the appearance to make it look more dark or it’s more browns and such. Maybe some kind of adhesive tint that they use for windows? And I don’t know much about color theory or what might get me closer to the promised land, being darker with more brown




Anyway, I couldn’t really think of any other solutions, but thought I’d throw it out to all of you resourceful/creative folk to see if you have any suggestions or things you think might work.

I’ll attach a pic of the bass and ugly guard…

Thanks, all!

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Hello,

I'm owner of a TB epiphone made in korea, looks cool, sounds cool.

I've read that often players change the original pups to emg tbhz or something more traditionnal .
I don't want pay 400 $/€ for 2 new pups.
In my basket I have :
- Ey part pups ( around 140 € shipping included) --> the traditionnal sound
- emg tbhz ( 210 € shipping include ) modern sound
- vintage 760 probucker ( around 140 € )

I would like to know if some of you, have change the original pups and finally came back ?

Emg is probably a great choice, a lot of really good reviews about those pickup, but also a lot players disapointed because they find them " lifeless".

I'm a little afraid to be dispointed too. Pay 140 € / 200 € + luthier cost.... and " oh not a crazy upgrade in the sound " or worst " oh finally I prefer the sound of the orignal pups)

Thank in adavance for your advices and tips.

Been looking for a 5 string PJ here recently and the P6 was one that landed on the list. After watching a few videos and weighing the options I decided to grab one of the discounted Butterscotch colored ones from Sweetwater. I was on the second wave of orders for the original V7 some 11 years ago and had a V5 when they came out. That said, I've been impressed with every one I've had and as time goes on it seems Sire keeps refining the brand and keeping their prices very competitive.

Mine delivered today and I took it for a quick spin through my Genzler rig....everything looked and sounded good. I then grabbed my string of choice and went to work. Put on the new strings and lowered the action down a little. Had to do some minimal adjustment at the bridge for intonation and left the neck relief alone. After doing the setup I was very impressed with the playability, overall tone of the bass and feel of the neck. The one I got weighs in at 8lbs 7oz so it feels great strapped on.

I had a rehearsal tonight so I took it and played through my old Fender Rumble 100 combo. That amp is pretty underwhelming but the Sire sounded pretty good through it. I really enjoyed being able to roll up to that P pickup, roll back the tone and get that thumpy P bass sound. The bass also sounded great with both pickups on and I used the tone knob to taste depending on the song. Overall not a bad package for $600 bucks. I think I'll take it out on both my Friday and Saturday gigs this weekend and see how it does.

Found a really nice sounding and playing bass, well built with great neck, fretboard and fret work. Very resonant and musical, so I thought about giving it some extra work and convert it into something different.

Some details:
Woods are Alder, maple and rosewood
Came out of the Yako factory in China, 2004
Tuners were pretty bad and clanky, and had the rectangular shape closed box.
Originally black gloss finish, it was 3 layers of hard finish - clear, white, red and then gloss black.
And that sticker mark on the pickguard.

Upgrades:
1. New paint
2. New bridge (Fender high-mass)
3. New knobs (Fender original)
4. New pickguard (Fender)
5. Full neck sand-off, removing the yellow and sticky lacquer, then sanding and polishing.
6. New jazz bass style tuners (required drilling for larger holes)

Future upgrades:
1. Nordstrand splits
2. New Graphtec nut

What you guys think?

Correct me if I’m mistaken… I thought the SVT 7 Pro was discontinued but I noticed that Ampeg retailers have listed Brand New SVT 7 Pros for sale. Does anyone know anything about this and if the previous problems have been resolved?

Alright, here’s the situation. I’m trying to meet up with someone to sell a banjo to them from craigslist. They originally said the wanted to pay in advance via PayPal and have me mark it sold, then meet up tomorrow. I shot that down and asked to just have a PayPal transfer tomorrow at the exchange, and pay friends and family.

My fear- they pay me via PayPal, take the banjo, then later claim to PayPal that I didn’t hand over the banjo or something similar and demand a clawback of the money.

My counter scam (if they don’t ghost me)- accept money via PayPal friends and family, continue in the text thread that they are purchasing the banjo and have them respond back affirming the sale, maybe even take a picture of them buying it (this might be crazy). The hope is I’ll have a record of them confirming the purchase.

Alternative counter scam- just take cash.

What am I missing? If this a scam, what do I do to avoid this? How do protect myself if it is a scam, but give the benefit of the doubt as if they actually want to buy it?

Thanks everyone!

Hello, to get things short ive been dying trying to copy this bass tone as best as i can for a while now. The examples all sound just about the same so im thinking theyre all using the same distortion/overdrive (from testing im thinking maybe he's using both DIST and OD together??) but i have no clue how to EQ things well enough and what effects i could use, especially with multifx pedals.

I tried to get some of the most isolated parts with this tone i could find so some of the audio isnt the best but it still captures the over tone im wanting to achieve
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my chain is a Fender P bass into an EBS multicomp -> B7Kv2 -> HX stomp -> scarlett solo
and whats known about the bassist's gear, is a 50s series P bass + EBS multicomp -> sansamp -> b7k v1 headrush multifx -> Super bassman 300

i hear almost little to none finger and string noise but it's still cutting through so im completely lost in that regard but,
ill get an example of the closest ive gotten later.. everything i try sounds either too clean and or boomy, or too top heavy and more thrashy

Has anyone ever seen the inlays on this neck ? Not sure if this is a Cort bass

I have upgraded some electronics in my bass, but now i need to add knobs to it. I'm not sure where to get similar ones for it.

One of the issues i'm running into, Reverb, eBay, etc, just seem to be selling the same pieces, which seem more tailored as a gimmicks rather than something decent. The design that came with the base also seems somewhat non-standard.

The attached photo is what i'm looking for (or something similar). Any leads on something like this?

I'm looking for advice and/or ideas around how to remove a threaded post from a bridge foot. I have an adjustable bridge that has 2 piece adjusters on it. There is an M8 threaded aluminium post embedded in the bridge foot. I am unable to pull it out or turn it. There is also a small steel pin, 1mm diameter or less in the side of the bridge foot. I'm assuming that this pin is what is preventing me from removing the post. My question is how do I remove this post from the bridge foot without destroying anything?
I've tried gluing a pin onto the steel pin in an effort to pull it out. The end of the pin is angled so not enough surface to grip. The end result of this is installing a Yamahiko pickup in there. If I get the post out and the foot isn't threaded then I've got other issues!
Thanks for your time.

I have an opportunity to buy a this cab for a song. Apparently it is wired as 2 ohm. I have minimal knowledge on wiring or on how to wire this to run on a usual class D head.

Question is, is this a good starting cab? how hard is it to power a 2-ohm speaker setup? Can I convert this so that it can be powered by a regular class D amp?

There's few things I love more than playing / making music. Unfortunately with living in rural Wyoming it's hard to find people who want to make music with me.

One of my least favorite things about playing is that aside from playing at church I never have anyone to jam with, notably a drummer. I bought a digital Roland drum set and taught myself to drum because without drums bass just doesn't hit the same.

Now I've gotten to the point where I would like to be able to practice with drums in the background. I can go on YouTube of course and find backing tracks (and sometimes I do), but recently this Beatbuddy 2 came across my radar. It's expensive but it looks cool, like something I'd use a lot.

That got me wondering though, are there better / more convenient options? It's a lot of money to spend, but if I'm being honest, with as much as I'd use it it's not really that bad.