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  1. msb
    Traynor is quite famous for making good sturdy robust gear at a decent price point. It doesn’t carry any boutique cachet , but it will generally do the job it was designed to do , without fail , for damned near ever.
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    A bad setup can throw one off , but it’s funny how that can change in twenty minutes with a couple of screwdrivers and an Allen wrench. Whenever I look at any bass I check neck relief and look carefully at the nut. There are a lot of instruments with poorly cut nuts , both new and used. I always tweak things when I bring a bass home , and my preferences are not extreme.
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    Slow and steady , do what they say to do. I hope everything will be all right.
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    Always check the relief , it only takes a couple of seconds. I immediately do it after any string change. Or if I sense any change in how a bass plays. The other thing to check is nut height. But once you’ve settled on that you leave it alone , unless you are making a major string change.
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    I have an old set on a Unicorn bass , they seem to have normal tension. Just check the neck relief and give the truss rod the appropriate turn. It’s not difficult to adjust , most basses will do seasonal shifts so it’s a very handy thing to set.
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    With Monique I totally bypass the front end and go in the effect return.
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    Some that have bought them have said the factory setup was not very good , and the factory strings were terrible. However , once the nut was filed , the bridge adjusted , and fresh strings on … they were very happily impressed with the bass. Especially at that price point.
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    Those little MB GKs have a unique baked in sound , some absolutely love them , some not so much. For their size they do sport a surprising slam. I loved a little MB200 at low volume as a practice head at home.
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    The tone stack in my amp is a four band , with near surgical control , and when I bypass that my preamp has a three band eq with a fairly broad sweep. Now that is much faster to dial in…
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    There’s a lot to be said for Class D heads , but the modern hifi clean is not the same as the old tube warmth. Two entirely different things , despite the creation of hybrids with tube preamps.
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    I use the effect return to bypass the tone stack and front end of the amp , I run a multi tube pre so l get a warm tube sound with some serious slam behind it. Downtuning a Pbass that far might cancel that though.
  12. msb
    The top ten mindset reminds me of the uneatable pursued by the unspeakable.
  13. msb
    Wear a glove on your plucking hand.
  14. msb
    That modded Mustang looks as funky as heck.
  15. msb
    Recently imported a preamp from the US , and the exchange was brutal , and I was dinged for taxes by UPS. It arrived faster than some things that have come from Ontario. Wound up being considerably more than the initial purchase price indicated. There’s a lot to be said for buying locally.
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    Welcome Oliver. Lovely collection!
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    I have several guitarist friends that use the real tube driven Fender spring reverb. They have no interest in little pedals for that. I picked up a Fender TreVerb pedal after buying a Squier VI. It’s perfectly fine for my limited needs. And there’s several reverbs in the Darkglass Suite for my Exponent if I want to go there. The reissue spring reverbs often fetch around $1500 , vintage fetch double that. So $50 was a heck of a deal. It sold quickly , somebody got lucky.
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    I know what they generally go for. I tried to tip off a good friend , but he passed. It’s only an hour and a half away. I don’t buy stuff to flip and mostly just buy what I might have a need for. Heck of a deal though …
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    Bridges

    msb replied to go4mo's topic in Hardware & Accessories

    I always loved the classic Fender folded bridge. So simple , and easy to adjust. Leo had a knack for making things that were easy to adjust , unlike some other manufacturers. They were also simple and cheap to make. Genius. And yet recently took a metal adjustable bridge off a Danelectro and replaced it with a popsicle stick. The wooden Dano bridge sounds better , and there is a sweet spot for it! Also went the other way and replaced several 3point style bridges with Hipshots. I’ve been suffering some bridge madness.
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    A Fender Reverb tank appeared in kijiji here for $50 yesterday!
  21. msb
    Taken about two minutes ago , flopped on the couch , about to go shovel the driveway.
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    Some generally say it sounds good , now I’m usually just in mid sized rooms and only vocals are in the PA so my rig has to fill the room. But we are not overly loud. The stage sound is the room mix. I buy amps for my enjoyment , they do not all sound the same , and various cabs will sound different as well. I recently added a tube preamp to my gigging rig and have been bypassing the tone stack. And just adding the pre has completely changed my sound. If I’m happy with the stage sound I will play better. Quite a few have been asking about the pre , but yes , mostly musicians. There’s usually a good number of players in the room. But I buy stuff for me.
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    Mine has a slight droop , but it’s tolerable. My Jr is perfectly balanced.
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    I love the dots and satin finish! Recently put a Hipshot on mine. Mine has blocks and a gloss , but I prefer the dots and satin.
  25. msb
    I spent many , many years with just one old Pbass. I thought it was all I’d need. I was wrong. I’m an old geezer at this point , and enjoy stuff. I still gig every week. Herself doesn’t mind me buying gear. And I try and keep a little cash on hand for a musical emergency. I’ve found some remarkable deals on the local online buy&sell. I watch it like a hawk. I could have flipped them and turned a quick profit. But I really buy things to enjoy them.
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