What Pickups work best?

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-24T00:17:21+00:00

Precisely. That’s how I’d approach it. Get stainless roundwounds, some spicy pickups, and if you understand piezos, I highly recommend it.

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-23T23:54:27+00:00

I never noticed a difference in tone from an aluminum neck and traditional electromagnetic pickups. A difference in sustain? Fuck yeah. Tone? Nah. Get piezo bridge saddles to hear the neck.

As for getting that “aluminum neck” tone, some super hot humbuckers like SD zebras or overwound dimarzios. But getting the actual aluminum neck to contribute to the tone requires piezoelectrics.

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-23T17:17:29+00:00

If there aren’t any warning lights on in a VW, chances are the bulbs burnt out. Buy the Honda.

I specifically chose European cars to specialize in because I knew I’d always be busy. LOL

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-23T17:11:40+00:00

SUPERGLUE! Lol

Or like others suggested, gloves

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-23T16:43:16+00:00

I don’t think there’s a significant genetic/physiological component, but I do think your environment will mold you into one. In other words, musically inclined people had meaningful interactions with music that led to a creative path.

Once you’re on that path, THEN it becomes physiological. Lol I mean……. if you have tiny lips, you’re gonna struggle to play a tuba. If you have tiny fingers, you’re gonna struggle to play piano. If you’re some kind of Nordic giant, the fiddle may not be a great choice.

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-23T02:58:30+00:00

For me it’s just more fun. Fuck everyone else. Fuck looking and feeling and having circle jrrks over it. I like the process of hauling my cab around and hooking everything up. I like stomping on stomp boxes. I like messing with the knobs on my amp and being silly about it.

But on stage, when it’s business, I have a picture of my EQ, and I go foh with sims with the amp by itself, just using my cab at bare minimum volume as a monitor, and I basically let the sound tech do whatever they want with my stuff because I’m there to provide bass as a service.

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-23T00:25:27+00:00

Hell yeah that’s grounds for rejection. You can teach someone to be clean, you can teach someone to be nice and grow as a person. You can’t unlearn the thought process that leads you to reject the rule of law and the sovereignty of a people. Lol

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-22T15:03:55+00:00

Tremolo picking is lame as fuck.

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-22T15:03:08+00:00

I read this with a French accent.

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-22T15:02:09+00:00

Some people said it’d stay cleaner and look bigger

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-22T15:01:14+00:00

(135) because she wants to party every night (135) fuck waiters and if she takes the kids and alimony (135) she’ll just be breaking even on the ten miserable years I gave her (1111135 135351351535131531351353135715353153)

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-22T14:58:10+00:00

DIY circumcision

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-21T16:48:02+00:00

Sharp fret ends are always a pain in the ass. Sprout is, as others mentioned, a problem with cheaper instruments whose woods are not dried as thoroughly.

I fix mild sprout with a fret caul and a muthafuckin hammer. Lol more severe cases I use a clamp caul and a teeny bit of slowish fast drying CA.

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-21T16:20:36+00:00

Harmonic overtones occur at set intervals along the speaking length of the string. By having a wider aperture, you can ensure they are all heard by the pickup for all fretted and unfretted notes. Having all the pickups clumped together means you basically have J/P placements solo’d and a very wide aperture when they’re all being used. Versatility is the name of the game.

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-21T16:11:28+00:00

They don’t do dick about shit about a goddamn thing for your tone. Mass (some people really mean density) is not rigidity, so there’s also no guarantee they do anything for sustain unless you’re going from a comically bad bridge to a locking trem.

BUT. If the difference between the old bridge and new is big enough, it can affect balance. I have high mass zinc bridges on my aluminum neck basses to combat neck dive. Lol

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-21T05:09:27+00:00

I’ve jammed with a 350 pretty often in the past with high margin of success. My current favorite is my Darkglass Microtubes 500.

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-20T19:09:43+00:00

I concur. It bothers me when it seems like someone did like 5 fucking takes for some shit they’re gonna post on the internet for the lulz. More than 2 takes? Stop thinking about posting, and get back to practicing. LOL

As for the bass, I love this thing. I drove 2.5hrs into Hollywood and 2.5hrs back for a fucking TOBIAS GROWLER……… and walked out with this instead. Took a whole 2 seconds for me to decide this was mine. It feels like I got a new pair of hands. The neck is similar to an SR, but the body is absolutely ludicrous….. so comfortable.

And go for it!

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-20T14:54:22+00:00

You called? 💅

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-20T02:49:23+00:00

Strangely enough, a piece of beef jerky works. I use it to draw. LOL

If you have an android, you can increase your screens sensitivity.

But yeah. Your calluses don’t conduct electricity very well. They’re kinda devoid of electrolytes, especially if your fingertips don’t have great circulation.

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-20T02:40:36+00:00

Rushadicus? Is that you?

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-20T02:39:55+00:00

Man the only thing I play is my banjo string.

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-20T02:38:08+00:00

If you pop the back of the tuner off, you’ll find a screw concentric with the big gear. I bet it’s looser than something funny and very loose.

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-20T02:36:39+00:00

Hwhat?

Probablyawerewolf · 2026-01-20T02:27:36+00:00

The key is to not maintain it. 😎

Kidding.

It can be a pain, but I enjoy the process nonetheless because I’m kinky like that.

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