mcnach

crossing fingers and toes

Really sorry to hear that. It's such a hard decision, and knowing it was the best thing to do never takes away the pain.

My condolences.

I agree with @Sibob

I had both a LMT800 and a LM3. The LMT800 was not bad at all, but I liked the LM3 better. Since I didn't notice the LMT800 being much louder, I sold it and kept the LM3.

I had the ProSteels a while ago. I remember feeling the same way initially, but because I rarely like fresh steels in particular, I waited a bit. Once they're used a bit they sound a lot better, and the mid-scoop goes away. In my opinion they were not as good as DR Fat Beams but after 2-3 weeks of regular use they are in the same ballpark.

I slap... and I never liked 'slap switches'

Maybe you can rewire it and turn the switch into a parallel/series switch. Jazz pickups in series are a seriously nice option to have.

I had the 5 string version. It sounded pretty good!

Fantastic, great news!

I sold a car during the lock down, that's how I bought so many toys since 😛

Too much time spent at the computer, too many temptations...

Yeah, not a good time to sell. I was about to sell my Audi A3 just before things got complicated... and looking at the market, there's a lot selling but I see the same things again and again, I don't think there's many people buying. 

Not yet, but it's a possibility. It's very likely that we'll struggle to gig with the frequency we used to, and I was already getting a little 'bored' with a lot of the gigs we used to do, so I'm rethinking my 'musical future', to spend more time writing and recording with others and less live stuff (certainly fewer projects), and switching my attention more to other activities that are more financially useful to me (computer based)... 

I've already completely rearranged my 'home office' to be more work and a lot less music, as I'm working from home these days. I think I might sell a bass or two and cabs that I don't need and put a fridge and a nice espresso machine in the room instead... 

I had a good run, but I think I want to spend more time visiting family and travelling when I have proper holidays, and work more from home.

I got tired of that, so my cables are all coloured now.

wow, that's beautiful!

good stuff!

Cool stuff! 🎸

wow... that looks really good!

I have no tweeters anymore. I used to think that having extended frequency response was desirable because... you can always remove it if you don't want it, right? But I found that quite often the tweeter just added harshness too easily. The best one I had personal experience of was the Barefaced BigBaby 2 (single 12", but they make a 2x12 version too). The attenuation control worked very well and even full on was not harsh. So there are some cabs out there that work well. But in the end I found I just don't need to go that high. My main cabs roll off at 7 KHz and they have plenty top end that still doesn't get fizzy if I add overdrive.

So, no, I don't think you need tweeters. Of course, some people love them so it depends on what you're after, but for what it's worth I am not into dark 'old school' sounds. I like versatility, mix fingerstyle/pick/slap and can go quite bright at times, and I can get all that without tweeters. 

Yup, a big bridge humbucker is where it's at. Paired with a P, for me. 

:( sorry for your loss, how awful...

Christmas is often a difficult time for people to keep track of things like ads on BC...

@neilp The fretless one came without a pickguard originally, so the routing for the neck pickup was clean.

Burrito with extra refried beans last night?