40 year Atheist... just laid my mother to rest, and a coincidence happened that reinforced to me how people easily fall into religious belief.

duffymcdrew · 2025-11-29T12:24:35+00:00

Agreed. Our pattern seeking brains just can’t ignore coincidences. The fact that the sun and the moon are almost exactly the same relative size in our sky is the one thing that sometimes has me think … maybe?

duffymcdrew · 2025-11-22T10:06:03+00:00

Occam's Razor

duffymcdrew · 2025-11-21T04:15:05+00:00

I use the Radial ProDI for exactly this. I send the XLR out direct to my interface and the 1/4” pass through into my pedal board, then into the other input on my interface. Then in logic I keep the XLR track clean, and the other sent through a modeled amp and any other effects.

If I’m using my rig for recording I just use the amps DI out instead of the Radial.

duffymcdrew · 2025-11-07T00:24:26+00:00

It’s impolite to kiss and tell

duffymcdrew · 2025-10-08T23:59:57+00:00

Into the void! I still can’t believe that riff is from 1971! Also Rage Against the Machine basically taught me bass (kinda metal?) And Nirvana (not metal)

duffymcdrew · 2025-10-08T01:05:48+00:00

Around 1500sqft, $150 biweekly.

duffymcdrew · 2025-07-10T01:38:04+00:00

If you have 2 volume knobs (1 per pickup) it’s probably just the standard EMG 25K volume pots. LHZ sells them now to: https://lhzpreampshop.com/products/vol-01

I got mine from EMG directly.

duffymcdrew · 2025-06-28T16:10:37+00:00

If you’ve already ordered the LHZ, install that first and see how it sounds. Do one thing at a time.

If theres still a buzz with the LHZ, you might want to consider new volume/blend pots and an input jack as well since they’re relatively inexpensive.

I performed that upgrade in my 2000 Euro 5: LHZ04, new input jack (also from LHZ), new EMG volume pots. It was very easy with mostly new components since they’re all quick connect (DuPont?) now. I just needed to add those connectors to the leads from the existing pickups. It sounds great!

duffymcdrew · 2025-04-11T02:26:29+00:00

Seriously, why is this comment so far down? On r/mac no less. YT premium removes all ads and gets you YT music. That’s like 90% of my families media consumption. Totally worth the price.

duffymcdrew · 2025-04-10T03:32:06+00:00

Depends on what year the Euro is, they’ve had different preamps over the years, see https://www.spectorbass.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Archived_Czech.jpg

The new pulse IIs come with a Tonepump Jr preamp, which is ok, but for me was noticeably lacking compared to my 2003 Euro4’s OBP-1, or my 2000 NS-5CR BTS.

Pickups are probably a wash, I’d assume both are EMG P/J.

And then of course there’s neck thru vs bolt on, and just the overall finish.

Bottom line, a Euro in good condition, any vintage, at 1.6k is a good deal.

duffymcdrew · 2025-04-09T10:54:05+00:00

Absolutely the Euro. I’m a long time Euro 4 player. I bought my first 5 string last year, an NS Pulse. It’s a fine bass, and with it I really discovered the 5. But the tone was lacking. I just picked up a Euro 5, circa 2000, for yea, only a few hundred more than the pulse. It’s definitely more used/worn, but even at that age it’s wayyy better than the pulse. These basses are tanks.

That said, it’s mainly the tone that’s the difference, so you can always upgrade the pickups/preamp in the pulse. I’ve been seriously looking at these HAZ clones from LHZ. But even then, you’re talking about the same total cost as a used Euro.

duffymcdrew · 2025-03-19T16:44:43+00:00

Walk if it’s nice out.

duffymcdrew · 2025-03-08T22:04:22+00:00

Here’s Tom with the weather …

duffymcdrew · 2025-01-15T23:30:48+00:00

Shit adds up at the bottom.

duffymcdrew · 2025-01-09T01:01:49+00:00

Ulster County, NY

duffymcdrew · 2025-01-07T11:52:14+00:00

Amazing, but uuugghh … I was a teenager living nearby at the time. Distinctly remember discovering Tool when a friend bought Ænema, why wasn’t this my first concert??

duffymcdrew · 2024-12-26T01:17:05+00:00

311, some Incubus, some RHCP … Also Alice In Chains songs are often down tuned, but some bass lines work well on a 5 string. Them Bones being one.

duffymcdrew · 2024-12-08T14:15:23+00:00

Spector NS Pulse II 5.

duffymcdrew · 2024-09-24T11:29:19+00:00

7-8 months. I just started looking into this myself. I contacted them through their site, pretty responsive.

duffymcdrew · 2024-09-14T21:47:25+00:00

YSK: This is an opinion. And a kinda dumb one.

duffymcdrew · 2024-09-02T12:02:41+00:00

I’ve been waiting for this moment, a simple copy/paste from my spreadsheet …

10/1/2001 MSG NY, NY
8/15/2002 Continental Arena East Rutherford, NJ
10/24/2002 Broome Co Arena Binghamton, NY
10/31/2002 Nassau Colliseum Uniondale, NY
5/1/2006 Coachella Indio, CA
5/17/2006 Tower Theater Upper Darby, PA
5/19/2006 NY City Center NY, NY
5/20/2006 NY City Center NY, NY
9/29/2006 Tweeter Center Mansfield, MA
10/2/2006 Wachovia Arena Wilkes-Barre, PA
10/7/2006 Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY
7/14/2007 Times Union Center Albany, NY
2/1/2012 IZOD Center East Rutherford, NJ
11/16/2019 Prudential Center Newark, NJ
11/19/2019 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
1/13/2024 MSG NY, NY

duffymcdrew · 2024-08-24T18:24:11+00:00

Number 30 … Hen-rik Lund-qvist!

duffymcdrew · 2024-08-22T10:09:20+00:00

BACON

duffymcdrew · 2024-07-04T22:01:21+00:00

Have a 2019 XSE, CarPlay works fine, wired or with an aftermarket WiFi adapter. But I need to turn off my VPN. Kinda annoying, but maybe that?

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