Recent content by marcboomer

Re: Tube Amp Snobbery Apology Oh Boy. Wait until you get a hold of what's coming from the Seymour Duncan factory next month. The Power Stage 170 has enough power to run a 4x12 as loud as a rocking band needs. It sounds and feels like a tube head. It fits right on your pedal board...

Re: Seeking Recommendation: Solid State options Seymour Duncan has a solution for folks that need a compact, light clean channel for their use with pedals in bedrooms all the way to stages. It's got a 3 band active EQ, 170 watts, headroom galore and can be placed on your pedalboard. Then use...

Re: Lets talk straplocks a moment.. I saw Jeff Beck using Grolsch beer top sealers. That's good enough for me.

Re: Lets see those pedal boards you are using right now. Anybody tried Seymour Duncan pedals?

The pickup selection for 5 & 6 string basses that are active seem to be quite limited lately. Has the demand shifted away from active these days...

Hey all you bass giggers. I am wondering if anybody else has had an experience like mine while gigging. On several occasions, I have played venues where while playing, I have had a problem hearing my low "A" note on the fifth fret of the E string. It just drops out. Every other note plays...

Re: HOW TO ID A BASSLINES MM PICKUP? There's only a sticker that can be removed on the bottom of a Duncan SMB-4, but there's a non removeable logo on the cover. The Duncan poles have a brushed steel look rather than a smoother look on a stock MM as well.

Re: Blog: Jazz Bass vs. P-Bass Regarding the quote of a jazz bass bridge pickup being useless> I had a lucky accident with one of my Jazz basses when I had to replace the neck with a Warmoth. The new neck sits deeper into the socket than planned so I had to move the bridge all the way back to...

Besides a tuner, what is the first "go-to" pedal necessary for your gig? (We really want to know....:)

Re: Blog: ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill's Fender Custom Shop Single Coil P-Bass I'll just keep playing mine.