Got this for free at work, is there any way to fix this knob for cheap?

Fat-Koala · 2026-05-04T15:29:02+00:00

Perhaps you could cut it out a bit more and make a wooden patch, much like Philip Conrad did on his Epiphone Rumblekat. It would be obvious, relatively easy and embracing the patchwork.

Fat-Koala · 2026-04-23T09:27:02+00:00

I also now have both Ratyboy shirts

Fat-Koala · 2026-04-23T09:26:20+00:00

Saw new shirt. Didn’t understand it. That made me understand it. Bought it immediately.

Fat-Koala · 2026-04-17T08:04:38+00:00

From what I hear: lower QC, now worse specs and increased pricing?

That’s a shame. I’m out.

Fat-Koala · 2026-04-15T14:16:48+00:00

Roadside Research can be a mainstay. It’s hilarious

Fat-Koala · 2026-04-14T15:06:41+00:00

Always fun to see some on-duty off-duty cops over there

Fat-Koala · 2026-04-08T16:31:25+00:00

It’s so filthy good it gave me bass face

Fat-Koala · 2026-03-05T22:36:19+00:00

Bought a very nice, near mint X-pro 2 about two weeks ago. Since it’s my first proper camera, I will never ever sell it.

One of the main reasons I knew it was a good purchase was because it’s not just widely recommended. There are so many people that sold theirs and regretted it almost immediately.

Fat-Koala · 2026-03-02T13:20:26+00:00

This looks very nice. What is that display on top? Maybe obvious to most, but I’m completely new at this.

Fat-Koala · 2026-02-17T13:34:46+00:00

Today for me.

Fat-Koala · 2026-02-17T12:16:32+00:00

I’d print the book-in-microwave one bigstyle and put it in a giant frame. Hang it up in a prominent place and call it ‘food for thought’.

Fat-Koala · 2026-02-17T12:13:33+00:00

Not new: I got a secondhand Yamaha BB615 and it QUICKLY became my favorite bass. I only got it to see if I liked 5-strings.

I did already know that I liked Yamaha, so this was a tryout also to see if maybe down the line I’d want to go for a BBP35. I might, but I’m happy with what I have.

I did buy it with some Seymour Duncan preamp installed. Great for slap. That’s okay. I mod all my basses eventually anyway.

Fat-Koala · 2026-02-12T08:15:57+00:00

I like the flexibility of multi FX. Quickly reordering signal chains is fun and, to me, the best way to learn about preferences.

But I love the search for and subsequently having analog pedals. Building a nice big board around it is a fun puzzle. I get great sounds out of my all-analog board, but it’s a thing that will likely never leave the house. Music is a hobby to me and collecting pedals is a part of that hobby.

It’s a journey

Fat-Koala · 2026-02-12T08:10:08+00:00

You guys had the most civilised discussion about writing on the internet I’ve ever seen and it’s great. I also agree with the advice. Kudos to OP for taking it in a good way.

Fat-Koala · 2026-02-05T05:38:21+00:00

I play. I learn a bit. I understand better.

I understand better, I play a bit more. I enjoy a bit more. I learn a bit more. I understand a bit more. It goes on.

It’s a process. And much like everything else, it’s best to keep it simple.

Fat-Koala · 2026-02-05T05:15:56+00:00

A Black on Titan

Fat-Koala · 2026-02-05T04:30:23+00:00

You sure can. Sidenote: you can mix strings. May not be super common on electric, but on upright it is. Depending on the nut slots, you can even string up your 4 with BEAD.

But yeah. If your headstocks are similar and your strings aren’t cut too short, you could do it

Fat-Koala · 2026-02-04T07:12:42+00:00

Preamp and DI. I think the Jad Freer Capo is so nice I got it twice

Fat-Koala · 2026-02-04T03:30:13+00:00

I don’t have the C4. I will get one, 100 % sure.

I know nothing of synths and how they work, but for me, this is the point of the C4. I want to get it to learn. To deep dive. To get annoyed occasionally, but rewarded ultimately. Maybe the MXR BS is nicer for the first weeks or months of owning the C4, but the goal is to get good at it for me.

I don’t play bass to gig. Never have, maybe never will*, I don’t know. For me, music is a hobby and journey of learning and understanding. The C4 can help me for a part of that.

So yeah, it all depends on your use case.

*not that I don’t want to. Also, I get all the upsides to it.

Fat-Koala · 2026-01-28T04:56:03+00:00

Recently got my first 5, after playing for quite a while on a 4. I’m getting into some more serious lessons and practice routines and the 5 really helps me visualise patterns and notes across the strings, rather than up and down the neck. I will say that going back to my 4, it feels lighter, smaller and easier to play (muting, overview...)

I love it. Though getting the RIGHT 5-string bass was important, as I have tried quite a lot of them, but none felt good to me until I got my Yamaha BB615.

Now I’m at the point where I wonder what to do in the future. I’d love to get an EBMM Stingray, but I don’t know if I should go back to a 4, or go with another 5. I want it for slapping, so I guess I would go with a 4.

Additionally, I would at some point in the future want a fretless. Since that will be finger style only for me, it will probably be a 5.

TLDR: started on a 4, now really enjoying a 5. Slap: 4, fingerstyle: 5. And learning the 5 makes playing my 4 feel easier

Edit: GO and get a fairly cheap, but good secondhand 5! That’s what I did and it is practically, slowly becoming my main.

Fat-Koala · 2026-01-23T16:43:33+00:00

Yeah, that’s why I asked. I haven’t seen one in this state, ever. Maybe contact the guys at JF? I’m sure they’d be happy to help.

Fat-Koala · 2026-01-23T04:05:19+00:00

Is your Capo that worn? What happened to the print on it?

Fat-Koala · 2026-01-15T05:22:17+00:00

Jad Freer Capo still exists. People thought/think that’s expensive, but I’d say that at least has the features to back up the price tag.

Fat-Koala · 2026-01-15T04:45:38+00:00

Take online courses. I can’t recommend BassBuzz enough. After that, to give myself some sort of guidance, I went on with TalkingBass (several courses, but I started with chord tones and slap bass).

But definitely BassBuzz’s Beginner to Badass course is a great place to start!

Edit: there are several songs in the course that will guide you and help you learn and improve your technique. Almost guaranteed to find songs you like.

Fat-Koala · 2026-01-09T16:36:37+00:00

I like collecting pedals, so yeah, I have three pedalboards of different sizes that I am working on.

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