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  1. prowla
    The way the drop-D eXtender works is it turns the tuning peg a fraction to detune it to the note you want, typically D. It does exactly the same as you would do if you grabbed the tuning key and turned it. The only difference is it has a lever to do it for you and allows you to set the turn precisely via a thumscrew to set the stop-point of the rotation. This pic shows two of them and you can see that the levers are pulled and the tuning key has dropped backwards maybe 1/16 of a turn as the whole tuner chassis has rotated. Looking behind, the way it works is that the whole original tuner is a floating assemble which pivots around the tuning peg and sits on top of a backplate which is fixed to the headstock. Pulling the lever allows it to rotate the requisite amount. It's great if you want to easily flip between the two, but if you're going to permanently play in drop-D then there's no point in having it.
  2. prowla
    He's a good drummer - I saw him with Jeff Beck on the There & Back tour, along with Mo Foster. Him & Mo were also the rhythm section on the first MSG album, around the same time.
  3. prowla
    I recently bought a Tokai Strat off someone who wanted the money to buy a model train.
  4. prowla
    That’s a fair price. I have two; they are really good basses. Quite heavy.
  5. prowla
    I'd like them, but IM/DM/PM says you can't receive messages...
  6. prowla
    Now I can see why it's called a Precision bass.
  7. prowla
    Hmmmm - I think the Finch may be one of those "rare because not many sold" things; maybe slightly up from a Kay?
  8. prowla
    Fender did some with it lacquered over.
  9. prowla
    Is that one of the ones with the stick-on quilted top?
  10. prowla
    (You can chop off everything from the "?" onwards in the ebay link - that's the ebay tracking info about you...)
  11. prowla
    I would quite like one of these, but they are a rather strange size. (I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere!)
  12. prowla
    As per comments, you define the interval by where you set the 2nd position using the adjuster bolt. Incidentally, there is also a 3-position optional lever available.
  13. prowla
    Yes - Fasiwoon! And ISTR there was a "Fendre" case as well.
  14. prowla
    Spoilsport! I think he could’ve styled it out
  15. prowla
    I was looking at this back then, but had just spent up.
  16. prowla
    I bought mine for occasional effects rather than the mainstay controller of all sounds and amp modelling. One thing I did notice was that the thru sound (all switches off) drops in level, but I use it via loop switcher anyway, thereby bypassing (haha!) the issue. (And yes, I did look at its level adjustments and so-on.) That said, I do need to put some time into my pedal setup, as it's not come out of its case since the Bass Bash!
  17. prowla
    Darn - that was its USP!
  18. prowla
    That got a LOL from me! 🙂
  19. prowla
    STOP SHOUTING!
  20. prowla
    I've never clicked through on his clickbait ads.
  21. prowla
    FYI, I made this "mandotar"; it's configured like the top 4 strings (pairs) of a 12-string guitar. The bridge is a generic bass one with grooved saddles.
  22. prowla
    Yes - I've seen folks with their wares at guitar shows and some can look rather good.
  23. prowla
    Yep - there's no problem mucking about with your own stuff. The disconnect is where folks adopt the "it owes me" stance and even look to add a charge for their own time and/or artistic input. A supplementary issue with this one is that it looks like the change has only been taken so far and then given up on.
  24. prowla
    It says... sorry, IT SAYS!!! "THIS IS NOT JACO'S ORIGINAL BASS, AND NOT A FENDER RELIC BASS:"
  25. prowla
    The Cathedral is wonky too!
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