Hellzero

Amazing!

I'm receiving adverts from them since a few days and the Dutch branch seems to be back on tracks now as you can order what they have in stock.

The SPB1 is an excellent pickup without any issue when bought new (some people are selling defective items without shame), so I'm guessing a not fully grounded shielding (the pickup cavity must be grounded too) and maybe too many grounding wires creating ground loops... A neat and clean wiring is always the best.

Buy some Rotosound RS66, they will be bright for a few days and will have the same tone for at least a decade afterwards.

These were equivalent to the Realistic/Tandy gear of these old days, not very powerful, but totally usable.

It was, in fact, a light version of the Nautilus programmable preamp. 😉

Okay, so this 1986 Vigier preamp was meant to have an extra memory slot thanks to a cartridge which is a RAM (Random Acces Memory) meaning you can store your sounds (EQ settings) and recall them afterwards. The ROM (Read Only Memory) is almost the same, except that the sounds (EQ settings) are factory prerecorded and can't be edited. There were a few ROMs available back then, but mainly for guitar...

I think your answers were just above in this thread @gorandelac. 😉

I read @Rich linked article yesterday, and at least he is very positive, like the guy to whom I bought a digital piano last week and who was also diagnosed Parkinson a few years ago. I never really liked the poppy music A-Ha were doing back then, but Morten Harket is a very talented singer for sure and what a voice.

To file without the right tool (a real nut file), use an A string (in your case) with some sanding paper (800 grit or more) wrapped around it.

Baking Soda? Are you sure? Simply use a drop of Super Glue, let it dry, or better use an accelerator and slightly file.

Congratulations to her. Who said youngers aren't interested in picking up an instrument... Glad to see this and that she's also singing: wow!

I sold mine for way less, before Covid, and it was as new, but white.

With these barrel jacks, before soldering them I always use a multimeter and a stereo jack to check what each lug actually is as they are all of different length without any standardisation...

@Stealth If white doesn't bother you, there's this GR Bass One 800 at a discounted price at Bass Direct and certainly is the best combination for your cabinet: https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/product/grbass-one-800/

Superb job so far! 👏🏻👌🏻👍🏻

First of all, if you go down the GR Bass road, only the 800 Watts or more heads (and combos) have the option of the off (silent) fan, which is a great plus in studio or mire silent places. The more power under the hood, the more headroom and definition you have, especially in the low end. I would use their AT 212+, which is 900 Watts (full carbon iteration and the most powerful) in 8 Ohms and you could use two for the heaviest gigs and/or bands. It's all very light, powerful, reliable and excellent sounding. I've used various versions if their gear over the time and it's always been a delight.

Enjoy your retirement @musicbassman and keep coming here. 😊 I'm about to do the same at soon 60 years old, but only because I have no more will to join another band as the duet I was in is over since last month. I'll focus on piano and do a bit of summer cleaning...

Yoko Ono: no need to change a letter to ruin it, but not her.

Yep, but when you go back in time, he already had THAT sound with a stock Jazz Bass, so, here, it's really all in the fingers.

Señor Presidente, Joe Dart is using his Sterling By Music Man signature models for all his live prestations and some recordings too, but his smug face will still remain. Do you think, it really deserves a double ban Señor Presidente? Of course, I'm heading to the firing squad right now. ¡Viva el Señor Presidente!

Well said @TheGhostofJaco, I can't agree more. Another thing I'd like to see is the hearing test of those anti-tonewood persons: mine at (soon) 60 years old is still perfect and according to the ENT specialist I see each year I won't be wearing hearing aids before 25 to 30 years, so almost never...

You can simply make one ad with everything in it...

Speaking of George Benson, his French alter ego Sacha Distel was considered by his pairs the most promising jazz guitarist of the mid 50's, but he made way more money with his later variety/pop tunes.