by Scott Feldstein | Saturday, April 11, 2020 | music, tech
If you’re a little bit broke and a whole lot bored, try doing what I just did. I searched on YouTube yesterday for “cheap home recording studio” or something similar, and I found a guy who shows how he built one for under $150. I watched the video....
by Scott Feldstein | Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | music
I think I’ve finally cracked the setup on the Jazz bass. I picked it up last weekend and took some measurements. The neck relief was about 12 thou. The string heights were around 6/64s to just under 5. I wanted to know what I might get out of an even straighter...
by Scott Feldstein | Wednesday, January 29, 2020 | music
A luthier is someone who makes guitars. A “tech” is someone who maintains and repairs them. I am not a luthier. I am, however, on my way to becoming a good tech. The Warwick Rockbass Corvette $$ plays every inch like the $1,499.99 (MSRP) instrument it was...
by Scott Feldstein | Tuesday, January 28, 2020 | music
The Warwick bass continues to settle into the last adjustments. I picked it up again this evening and it plays supernaturally well, so I measured. Every string–even the low B–is hovering just above or just below the 4/64 mark. And I can play triplets on that B string...
by Scott Feldstein | Sunday, January 26, 2020 | music
I took another pass at the Jazz bass set up this evening and after straightening the neck another smidge I was able to get the B string to 5/64s and the rest going all the way down to 4/64s on the D and G strings. Not a buzz anywhere. That’s about the same...
by Scott Feldstein | Sunday, January 19, 2020 | music
So the Jazz bass is great. The electronics are good, it’s got that bitey, growly sound, heavy on the upper mids, that the Jazz basses are known for. And I think there’s no denying that it looks quite sexy in all black thanks to the aftermarket pick guard I...
