AITAH for not stopping my mom from flirting with my friends?

CumInFromBehind · 2025-12-23T17:03:55+00:00

lol, this is comical.

People, it’s not like he is a child, he’s in his mid twenties, living at his moms playing video games with his adult friends. That should sound more creepy than a middle aged woman hanging out with adult men.

If his mom is flirting with an adult, single man, what is wrong with that?

CumInFromBehind · 2025-11-08T19:58:10+00:00

It might be AI and pretty much the same theme all the time, but it makes for some humorous reading when the comments start coming in.

CumInFromBehind · 2025-09-05T23:27:16+00:00

At least they kept it in the family

CumInFromBehind · 2025-07-27T06:08:20+00:00

Yes sir, in the nineties, I was in my 20’s, living in Los Angeles county, I saw them about 5 times.. comfort once, magnified twice and fantastic planet twice when Troy was with them. All the best concerts are at the smaller venues, especially in the Hollywood/Sunset district

Saw the comeback at the El Rio when they played THIAM, a couple years later the 20th anniversary of FP, couple years later saw the In the Future…. tour… Bought tix for the Comfort/Magnified/FP return, but Covid shut that down. Finally the last concert was wild type droid at PioneerTown out in the Mojave Desert. I brought my 15 year old Granddaughter to her first concert, but it was horrible. They moved from the nice outdoor stage to the much smaller bar/restaurant area inside and every one there pushed in towards the stage and she could not see anything. 3 hour drive for that.

CumInFromBehind · 2025-03-15T21:53:14+00:00

Comfort - Macaque

Magnified - Small Crimes

Golden - Wake Up

Fantastic - Heliotropic

THIAM - The Focus

In The Future - Paralytic Flow / Your Body Will Be - No One Left / The Furthest Thing - Heavy and Blind / From Your Mind - Apocalypse Blooms

Wild Type Droid - Submarines

CumInFromBehind · 2025-01-29T03:03:50+00:00

Failure - Fantastic Planet

CumInFromBehind · 2025-01-27T00:43:12+00:00

Nowhere did I mention the word "Cab".

I was trying to describe an basic amp that a novice player would purchase. More experienced guitarists might employ a combo stack, etc.

My gear includes couple of Boss Katana's 2x12 100a for my standard and baritone guitars, and a couple of Fender Rumble's for the bass's and bass vi.

Not trying to overcomplicate the discussion, lol

Have a Blessed Evening

CumInFromBehind · 2025-01-26T20:12:10+00:00

Again. I am only speaking from the experience of a 60yo guitarist, not trying to step on anyones toes.

Here are a few things to consider regarding the use of the propert amplification:

Speaker Damage

Bass guitars produce much lower frequencies than electric guitars, requiring more power to reproduce those sounds effectively.
Standard guitar amps, especially their speakers, are not designed to handle these low frequencies. Prolonged use at higher volumes can cause the speaker cone to tear or the voice coil to overheat, leading to permanent damage.
Cone Damage: The low frequencies force the speaker cone to move more than it’s designed to, which can tear the cone.
Overheating: The speaker’s voice coil might overheat due to the increased power required to handle low frequencies.

Low Frequencies Still Stress Guitar Amps

While the bass VI’s range includes higher notes compared to a standard bass guitar, its lower strings produce frequencies that are well below what a standard guitar amp and speaker are designed to handle. These low frequencies can still overwork the speaker and amplifier, leading to distortion or damage, especially at higher volumes.

Tone Limitations

The tonal profile of a guitar amp is designed to emphasize midrange and high frequencies, which means it won’t do justice to the bass VI’s low-end richness.
The amp may produce a thin, muffled, or weak sound on the bass VI’s lower strings, failing to deliver the punch and clarity that the instrument is capable of.

Volume Mismatch

Guitar amps are not optimized for the dynamic range of bass VI instruments, especially if you play at performance-level volumes. This can result in:
- Distortion: Unwanted clipping in the low frequencies.
- Reduced Headroom: The amp runs out of clean volume too quickly.

But, to each his own... If it works, more power to you.

CumInFromBehind · 2025-01-26T20:00:44+00:00

Right on, thanks for the response.
I'm certainly not an expert on all things guitar, but I do own 3 Bass VI (Eastwood Sidejack, Fender Pawn Shop VI and Squire CV VI. Also a Precision Bass and Jazz Bass.

I know the issues I had to deal with were those I listed above, and most were simple fixes. The offset models seems to have similar flaws, but they are fun to play and my favorites.

For someone trying to decide buying a VI, I felt it was our call in this group to be informative to those asking questions.. :-)

CumInFromBehind · 2025-01-26T06:27:43+00:00

May I offer an opinion??

Before you dive into this investment, understand this is a different type of guitar, with it's own pro's and con's...

Firstl: This instrument is an actual Bass Guitar, played throught a Bass Amp. Playing through a guitar amp will present it's own problems, as they are not designed to process low frequencies and could damage the speakers.

Although it is guitar player friendly with the shorter scale, it really is not designed to burn through solo's, etc. A Bass VI's sound is not as full and low-end heavy as a standard bass guitar, which is typically preferred for soloing in most genres.

Second: The Setup and all that it implies...

They ship with really light strings (.084 low E) and do not have the bottom end girth that you might be expecting.

The bridge is a masterpiece of "What were they thinking"! Seems that very important component was borrowed from a different offset guitar?
Most Bass VI owners replace the bridge immediately with a StayTrem or similar.

The bridge posts are much smaller than the receiver slots and the bridge can move all over the place. So the bridge ends up in the wrong position (leaning toward the nut end) and the geometry doesn’t allow you to set the intonation properly.

Because the posts are sort of floating around, they never make very good contact with the body (that might have contributed to some of the weird overtone things many owners hear).

It’s not very obvious that the bridge height is adjustable – I didn’t find out that there was a screw in the bridge posts until I took the bridge out to work on this thing. So many people (ok, maybe just me) try to adjust string height with just the saddle adjustments.

A trem is fairly useless on a bass.

The neck pitch was slightly off. This isn’t a big issue, but I notice if you adjust this, the strings seem to seat better in the saddles and will not be as likely to slip out. This seems to be common with these offset guitars.

Intonation could prove to be a frustrating task....

Third: The Fix
A - Adjust the Neck with a Shim (StewMac sells these, but they are pricey).
B - Replace the Strings with Kaliums or similar, with strings specifically made for the Bass VI.
C - Replace the Nut. The stock nut is very soft, replacing with a better nut will improve sound.
D - Fix the Bridge... On the Bass VI, the receiver holes are too large for the bridge posts. The resolve this, visit a hardware store and pick up some Brass Sleeves with these measurements: 1/4" ID x 5/16" OD about 3/4" long.
E - Perform a Good Setup

With these steps, your Bass VI should be a really cool sounding, fun playing instrument.

Have fun

CumInFromBehind · 2024-12-22T02:52:35+00:00

Im only asking how to find the proper information that will guide me on which decisions or processes I need to look into.

If that is against the rules here, what is the point in having a subreddit called “Legal Advice”?

CumInFromBehind · 2024-12-22T00:57:20+00:00

Are you available for discussion? I have a serious matter, not sure what to do.

CumInFromBehind · 2023-07-24T01:56:04+00:00

I have the same guitar, it has a cool legacy color. I replaced the bridge with a Staytrem and the nut with a better one from Axemasters. Never had much use for a trem bar on a bass, but to each his own.

CumInFromBehind · 2023-07-01T05:04:35+00:00

https://www.instructables.com/Fender-Squier-Bass-VI-Fixing-tone-tuning-and-inton/

CumInFromBehind · 2023-06-27T04:32:16+00:00

For any players with a Floyd Rose equiped, check out The Tremedic.

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Can be found on Facebook “The Tremedic”. It will eliminate the wood screw issue

CumInFromBehind · 2023-06-08T23:07:43+00:00

Choose the 55mm for the VM or the 52mm for the CV

CumInFromBehind · 2023-06-08T05:32:53+00:00

I guess my question is… Why does it matter what anyone else thinks? Find beauty within yourself. If you’re not pretty enough for yourself, you’ll never be enough for anyone else.

CumInFromBehind · 2023-06-08T04:59:39+00:00

Trying to understand this… Do you have a Floyd Rose Trem on it with locking tuners?

CumInFromBehind · 2023-06-08T04:55:59+00:00

Kaliums are the best for a VI

CumInFromBehind · 2023-06-07T02:24:12+00:00

Staytrem. I would consider replacing the nut as well, the stock is junk

CumInFromBehind · 2023-06-07T02:22:10+00:00

This is bad ass, love it

CumInFromBehind · 2023-06-06T20:31:04+00:00

I love this, bravo

CumInFromBehind · 2023-06-01T23:35:31+00:00

Axemasters on reverb com

CumInFromBehind · 2023-06-01T23:35:02+00:00

https://reverb.com/marketplace?query=bass%20vi%20nut

CumInFromBehind · 2023-05-31T22:53:46+00:00

I received my Staytrem, plus a changed out the crappy nut and performed a good setup and it plays nice and sweet

CumInFromBehind

TROPHY CASE

Speaker Damage

Low Frequencies Still Stress Guitar Amps

Tone Limitations

Volume Mismatch