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One more: which power are you using with pedals? Have you tried batteries? I think you are close, as this sounds like DC somewhere.

Please include the whole system: bass, fx, amp.

If the magnets can be taken away, they can be replaced or magnetized. If the pickups are packed into resin, then it is easier to use a specific magnetizer or change the pickups.

Wedding party. We played pretty old songs in the beginning while the audience was relatively young. I messed many details from simple songs because I couldn't hear a thing I was playing. But: second set was much better and the third one was really good. Mercy (that 3rd degree version) was an instant floor filler, and Disco Inferno was super. Humidity was probably +90, sweat sweat sweat. Maybe we sounded like Wet wet wet. One thing was unusual: the party was in time! This was third time ever.

Not even all Aria Pro IIs were very good to play, but Maya, Marchis, Greco et al., no thanks. Zerosette (07) has probably been the most non playable instrument I have tried.

A pretty easy trial is to bypass the preamp. Then you can hear the signal from the pickups only. If there are hi-Z (passive) components like pots and capacitors between the pickups and amp, they also have an effect on signal and sound. Every hi-Z pot is a tone-like LPF that cuts highs. I would like to add that strings and setup (including pickup height) are also two important parts of the sound.

Fast Licks Available Through Stainless rws?

The player here uses eyeglasses, I think Freddy doesn't. Getty Images has some pictures from the show.

This is complicated. I want to point out that if we look back at the history, we should be aware that today's social media is faster and far more aggressive to judge people compared to historical composers and musicians. If we dig any deeper, there are many, many very controversial opinions said out loud. Such that today many would nail those persons right away. We are wiser than ever before - so was the people in Germany in the 30's. Still I read news on a daily basis which tell me about wars, famine, dictators... Why it is impossible to solve problems instead of cause more of them? If Roger Waters supports Russia instead of Ukraine, Pink Floyd still has a few good songs. Prokofiev, Wagner... let's not go to this. As was seen from @Beedster's flag example, there are lots of loud people who do not understand satire at all, although satire can be done like Kenny Everett did: with the best possible taste.

...to burst to pieces?

If you play baroque music, should you use A = 415 Hz, not tempered scales, original instruments, but not forget those extramarital affairs, different conflicts with contemporaries, controversial political views etc.? Can you play music, or are we just discussing about a performance that includes numerous details that seem to be more important than the music itself? I hate Springsteen singing, although his songs are fine. To me Dylan sounds dreadful, and many of his songs are total #rap. I like some of Wolfgang's music, although he was next to impossible as a person (I am more than happy that social media wasn't invented earlier). Do I have to tell a story (an excuse) before I play any music from Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, or Charlie Mingus? Or should I just let the listeners to choose between enjoying their music, or thinking about their actions?

I don't think the original Portaflex was that nice: heavy and underpowered. My bass teacher had one, but was always driving it very hot, and then the fuse blew. Once he used a bigger fuse and the x-former melt. Decent sound, but not for gigging. I would see studio use as the only feasible option.

Check if the PCBA has any metal debris or burned areas (both sides). Is the speaker dis/connected? Any faulty connections? Test the speaker element functionality with a battery.

You didn't mention how useful a torque wrench can be, especially with two rods.

About tension: if you just change a G to a B, the tension may be very much equal. I use D'Addario tension chart, and there you can see that a suitable B has similar tension than a G.

If there's a lot of metallic powder around, put the magnet to a plastic box. Everything sticks to the surface, and when you remove the magnet, well, you got the idea.

The magnetic field is pretty wide but weakens really fast. Therefore if the sound is fine, just go and play.

That bass looks serious! Hopefully we will hear some playing after you have changed strings. That number of strings, it may be wise to change one at a time and not stress the neck too much.

Some players say Nickel RW is the set for the fretless. The response is more even than with the smiley stainless (which I use).

1986 is right. I wandered through Denmark street then and bought my first real bass, a '74 Ric 4001 for £400. Hohner The Jack cost around the same. A Warwick Nobby Meidel was £500. Wals and Statii were more expensive, therefore I don't remember their exact prices.

The earliest known examples of the lyre have been recovered at archeological sites that date to c. 2700 BCE in Mesopotamia. (OK, this sure is vintage, not some surf board.) Baroque, flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s. (I think this old instruments may carry the sticker "vintage", too.) According to Wiki there seems to be some 4400 years in between these two.

What, one, and one only?

I still do not surf. I am a bassist. From ergonomics point of view our situation is far better than what violin players have to suffer. And I am very happy I have had the chance to choose from many shapes and scale lengths. I should reveal a thing that I made for years, but now I need to run to buy some food.

For bass: IE Nimbus has HPF and LPF for the effect, and they work really well. But it is quite hard to find and may cost a lot. Because the reasonable amount of the effect is small, any reverb is most likely good, but use it sparingly. That Behringer is worth trying. For vocals: Start from t c helicon. If the mixer supports stereo, consider a stereo unit, or mono for the vocals only.

I could make a board look and feel very professional, but those continuous changes... and I have three of them in use: for lo-Z, hi-Z, and fretless bass. I am happy with compressors and... wait a minute...