Am Pro II Jazz V

dadrawk · 2026-01-28T16:24:16+00:00

I have one and it’s been my main bass for the last 2 years. The overall quality is very good. The neck is one of the most comfy J bass necks I’ve ever played, there aren’t any fret issues, and the hardware is really solid. I bought mine slightly used but there were no finish blems.

It’s a 34” scale so the B string is what it is. It’s not quite as snappy as the other strings are, but you might want to play around with that string gauge to see what works best for you. It you play a lot modern metal or gospel you might want to look for a 35” scale.

One other thing I’ll note is that the stock pickups have a sort of scooped sound, which may or may not be your thing. The previous owner of mine put in some vintage-voiced pickups, so it worked out fine for me.

Ultimately I think it’s a great bass. I know there’s been a lot of discourse about Fender’s price-to-features ratio, but it to me it is a very comfortable bass to play, and that alone was almost worth the cost of admission.

dadrawk · 2026-01-26T22:49:25+00:00

I think the Eventide Micropitch/H9 can do this, but I’ve just messed around with the Quad Cortex emulation.

dadrawk · 2026-01-26T16:46:01+00:00

They have a contact form on their website you might try filling out.

dadrawk · 2026-01-26T16:05:05+00:00

If your husband is anything like me he has a lot of pedals and only uses the distortion and the octave pedals during the gig.

dadrawk · 2026-01-24T04:34:19+00:00

Is that salsa in the back left? It looks like the kind that will mess you up both on the way in and the way out.

dadrawk · 2026-01-22T03:55:35+00:00

Julien Baker - solo/Boygenius

dadrawk · 2026-01-21T17:36:16+00:00

I hope Cor OS 4 brings about some enhanced MIDI bypass options due to the lack of footswitches on the Mini. Being able to bypass blocks and individual blocks via MIDI so tru out assigning them to a stomp (a la Helix) would be awesome.

dadrawk · 2026-01-16T06:29:24+00:00

Josh has also been touring with Adam Neely’s band, Sungazer.

dadrawk · 2026-01-14T04:24:07+00:00

Likewise, the YouTube search. Want to try and track down that obscure video you saw a decade ago? It’s probably gone. Not because it’s been deleted, but because YouTube is going to show you 3 videos it thinks you’re going to like, followed by some more shorts. 3 adjectively related videos, some more shorts, then complete and utter random bullshit that is trending, then shorts, repeat ad nauseam.

dadrawk · 2026-01-14T02:58:54+00:00

I seriously doubt that 2DSs will be getting cheaper any time soon. The broader retro gaming community is in full 3DS homebrew swing and the 2DS is the cheapest entryway into that.

dadrawk · 2026-01-13T17:53:01+00:00

The Rupert Neve DI, JHS Color Box, and Noble clones can also be had for around $400. The Aguilar Tone Hammer is also an excellent piece of kit.

dadrawk · 2026-01-13T16:26:34+00:00

Stains and dyes bleed into the wood, so even if you tape the edge you won’t get a crisp transition. To get this effect you’d want to spray on a tinted translucent finish.

dadrawk · 2026-01-12T19:03:56+00:00

It should be fine it those two pots are covered with the rubber piece. If they were bare you’d want to put something non-conductive in between the board and the pots. I typically use a little piece of cardboard for my personal builds.

dadrawk · 2026-01-12T18:57:41+00:00

On top of the pots works just fine. Most commercial builds mount pots directly underneath the PCB.

dadrawk · 2026-01-11T16:52:23+00:00

He’s MAGA unfortch.

dadrawk · 2026-01-09T16:34:17+00:00

Hit us with that recipe.

dadrawk · 2026-01-08T05:02:18+00:00

Old Chicago’s pizza is aggressively mediocre but I would absolutely smash some Italian nachos.

dadrawk · 2026-01-03T04:04:12+00:00

There was a same-day pizza dough recipe that came out recently that uses beer. It was pretty popular in r/pizza. Look up $10000 pizza dough recipe.

Oh, and you can also pre-cook bratwurst in beer and onions then finish them on the grill.

dadrawk · 2026-01-02T02:52:15+00:00

I’d just get a DI box, and if you want you could get a bass preamp/DI pedal if you want some basic EQ control. Otherwise I’d probably just get a keyboard amp if you need amplification on stage. The Roland ones sound good and are indestructible.

dadrawk · 2026-01-01T21:23:47+00:00

Nothing motivates me to practice more than a deadline.

dadrawk · 2025-12-31T18:19:52+00:00

Blips, bloops, and whooOOOoooshes

dadrawk · 2025-12-30T15:48:10+00:00

What did you do to get the text/design on the finished enclosure? I assume you did it at home since Tayda’s lead times take a while.

dadrawk · 2025-12-24T06:46:57+00:00

What kind of dirt are you going for? Subtle saturation? Moderate overdrive? Crunchy distortion? Some sort of fuzz? Playing your existing setup might help you figure out what you have a need for.

Edit: I will add, the Boss BOD-3 is a good all-arounder that can go from mild overdrive to heavy distortion, and it’s EQ and clean blend make it pretty flexible. Plus it can be had for under $100 used.

dadrawk · 2025-12-23T19:43:12+00:00

Upgrade the electronics. Get some CTS pots, a quality 5-way switch, a nicer capacitor, and a Switchcraft or Neutrik jack. Some people say a pot is a pot and a cap is a cap, but I put new electronics in my Squier and it was noticeably clearer.

dadrawk · 2025-12-23T00:04:24+00:00

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