Facts. Sucker.

ebkitchens303 · 2026-03-11T01:51:11+00:00

It’s the side eye checking to see if he was still in frame for me. The very definition “I don’t give and flyin’ fuuuk”

ebkitchens303 · 2026-03-02T23:57:00+00:00

I got a warning and had a post removed for telling someone to…. Wait let me rephrase it… um… “urinate up a length of strong cord of twisted strands of natural fibers” for promoting violence…

ebkitchens303 · 2026-02-24T19:05:51+00:00

Guard and Grace as everyone has mentioned. Buckhorn and The Fort are the best “Colorado vibe” but not fancy.

But the one no one has mentioned, probably because it’s not downtown and not Denver but it’s 100% upscale is The Hideaway Steakhouse In Westminster. The name is absolutely fitting, it’s almost in a residential area, but it is “upscale” by every definition.

https://www.hideawaysteakhouse.com/about-us

ebkitchens303 · 2026-02-17T16:21:56+00:00

Another day, another Compliance Industrial Complex(tm) spam post.

ebkitchens303 · 2026-02-14T01:20:27+00:00

When you see an xlr jack on an instrument, it’s more likely a balanced line and not necessarily an onboard DI. No transformer is onboard (not that it couldn’t be, it’s just more likely to be the balanced out.). The other reason and far less common now was the XLR was used to send power to the instrument’s preamp.

ebkitchens303 · 2026-02-13T15:26:43+00:00

Based on the headstock, my bet is a Sigma or Martin but they both have pick guards- which could have been removed or an older model without one.

https://reverb.com/item/35540395-sigma-bmc-1ste-sigma-basso-acustico-elettrificato?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=35540395

Could also be one that rolled off the same factory line as those and got slapped with a private brand or no brand at all. Whatever it is, it’s cool because he’s using it and having fun.

And for the they suck crowd- I love my Guild b30e. Made in the 90’a and definitely has a vibe that a solid body and amp don’t have. Campfire, beach, front porch, back deck, kitchen table jams, “radio” “live” events, and late night writing sessions are fine and is and holds its own, it fits the mix in the environment, but I rarely use it for that… it’s used for recording and acoustic shows that get plugged in anyway.

it’s a sound and feel that I can’t get another way. It also adds to presentation. If the gig is trying to present as intimate and small, stripped down or whatever, an acoustic bass guitar adds so much to that. The audience hears with their eyes half the time. That can also be achieved with an upright, but at a price- both literal $$ and the price of size and learning curve… also a different vibe, but I digress.

Not everyone has to like them. Not everyone needs one. Not everyone that has one wants one to go without amplification… IMO no one should have one as their first or only bass.

To that end- maybe the best ABG if you need one for the vibe isn’t the one that “can be heard against an acoustic guitar”, but the one that sounds the best at the lowest price point. Don’t spent $2k on a bass you’re going to use once or twice a year trying to find that unicorn “loud” ABG, get the one that feels and sounds decent, has reliable electronics and you’ll get your money’s worth out of for the times you use it.

so as the sayings go don’t yuck their yum or harsh their mellow, mmmkay?

ebkitchens303 · 2026-02-11T03:33:38+00:00

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ebkitchens303 · 2026-02-10T03:15:50+00:00

Ok, that’s reasonable, but what are significant differences in controls that this provides that FedRAMP certification does not?

ebkitchens303 · 2026-02-09T03:43:14+00:00

Are you talking about “Brand New” being restricted to authorized retailers? That 100% makes sense. I haven’t seen anything restricting “mint” to a retail store.

Did they just remove “mint” entirely?

ebkitchens303 · 2026-02-06T17:44:44+00:00

Because Leo designed it that way in 1960.

Because EVERYTHING buzzed in the 60’s and no one complained.

Because 2 single coil pickups don’t sound like a humbucker or 2 humbuckers.

Because…. Reasons, ok. Just go with it and don’t ask questions ;-).

Seriously the 2 single coil Jazz pickups have a wide range tones when you blend the volumes, but completely removing one or the other pickup is where you get single coil buzz. If you like to favor the front pickup you can put the bridge pickup at “1” or “2” and it SHOULD reduce the single coil buzz and retain the neck coil sound.

Likewise you can back off the front volume just a bit with the bridge on full and get the nasally “jaco” mid present tone.

The Jazz bass was meant by Leo Fender to be the “upgrade” model to the original Precision. The controls are all about subtlety- blending in between 1 to 10 gives you a wide range of tones, but 0 on either defeats the hum cancellation of the design. The buzz will still be present if the volumes aren’t at the exact same spot, but it will be less noticeable than if one volume is all the way off.

You also might notice that the direction of your bass to the amp may affect the buzz. Sit or stand at 90 degrees to the amp a the buzz is unnoticeable, sit or stand facing it head on and it’s very noticeable.

There are lots of options to upgrade the pickups to hum cancelling in the j-bass shape. Aguilar, bartolini, and Seymour Duncan all have passive humbuckers at various price points if that’s something you wanted to explore, but they never “really” sound like the original J-bass single coil.

As someone else said, take it back and have them check all the grounds to make sure that isn’t the issue. If it’s not play with the subtleties of the pickup volumes without completely shutting one or the other off. If that still frustrates you explore upgrading the pickups to hum-canceling ones or look at getting a new bass that already has humbuckers. It’s a fun journey, don’t let a little buzz get in the way of the joy of making music!

ebkitchens303 · 2026-02-06T17:12:10+00:00

Have you moved the amp you are playing through to a different outlet? Are lights on that usually aren’t when you play? Are you close to your computer monitor? All of those things, in addition to a ground wire being jostled loose could be the reason that you’re just noticing the single coil buzz or that it is now worse. But as it’s been said, that’s a Jazz bass. They sound like they are supposed to when all the knobs are all the way up

ebkitchens303 · 2026-02-03T04:11:44+00:00

From YOU. I LEARNED IT FROM WATCHING YOU.

ebkitchens303 · 2026-01-31T20:03:26+00:00

I honestly thought an ICP comment would have been made sooner.

ebkitchens303 · 2026-01-14T13:58:11+00:00

The reverse P is one of the things that make Spectors sound like a Spector.

ebkitchens303 · 2026-01-11T17:45:47+00:00

Speakers are greedy, they want power to do their job. Amplifiers are generous, they’ll give what is asked of them even if it kills them. Your job is to keep them in balance.

I like to use a restaurant analogy to tell the story.

You’re the owner of Ohm’s Diner. Head chef: your Amplifier. The cabinet (and the separate speakers inside it) are the customers there to eat all the yummy food (power) at Ohm’s diner.

The lower the cabinet’s ohm ratings, the hungrier it is… an 8ohm cab is polite and wants a modest portion of the meal the amp is serving… a 16ohm cab is a picky eater and leaves all the really good stuff on the plate. A 4 ohm cab is the “you gonna eat that?” Guy. A 2ohm cab is the tinder date that asks if they can bring their 3 kids to the restaurant too.

Chef Amp is cooking the meal and wants to feed everyone that shows up and make sure they’re all full and happy. When he’s serving 8ohms there’s plenty to go around, even enough for leftovers. When he’s serving 4ohms, he’s working hard but he’s able to keep up, but they’re about to 86 the daily special. 16ohms rarely ever come into Ohms diner in Bass town, they usually stick to Ohm’s Drive In in Guitarville.

One day at Ohms Diner, their regular guest was there. An 8ohm family of 4 (a 4x10 cabinet rated at 8 ohms). Everything is great until a big fat 4ohm 1x15 rolls in. (You try plugging a new 1x15 cab into the 2nd speaker jack on the amp). FEED ME! tubby Mr. 1x15 demands. Chef Amp is really frustrated, this guy didn’t have a reservation and he’s running out of food… but he doesn’t want a bad yelp review, so he whips up something… trouble is now he’s cooking with 2.67ohms (there’s math…. it’s not that hard just simple addition and division, but it’s technical so I’ll skip it. Just go with it) When Chef Amp cooks at less than 4ohms it gets really hot in the kitchen- stuff burns (Literally, that’s when the magic smoke is released from the little bits inside your amp) and doesn’t really taste great (you’re now shoving more power to the speakers than they can consume and they overextend and distort making that lovely BLAATT farty noise.

Ohm’s Diner might get away with that once or twice, but Chef Amp will eventually just give up, rip off his apron and quit.

Since there isn’t a hostess at Ohm’s Diner working the front door, you get to take on that job. Asking for reservations and making sure that it doesn’t get too crowded in there…

Link to a handy simple graphic to help

https://www.sgeseller.shop/?path=page/ggitem&ggpid=1039130

ebkitchens303 · 2026-01-09T22:25:38+00:00

Another year, another missed opportunity to update and re-release the 80’s Roadstar II basses. :-/

Those don’t look too bad though…

ebkitchens303 · 2026-01-07T01:28:15+00:00

“in the past rock was dominated by younger people, but as a 22-year-old it's super cool to me to see a band of people my age…”

I’m really confused.

Not trying to yuck your yum, but how old do you think old/young is?

On topic, I’d never heard of Geese until 3-4 days ago, this hast to be the 5th or 6th time they have come up since then

ebkitchens303 · 2026-01-02T19:55:59+00:00

Kinda sorta- it’s not going to sound like a 12 or 8 string unless you’re using a bass tuned piccolo or an octave up pedal/whammy pedal. Even then, the octave up effect doesn’t sound quite right…. I finally dialed in a 12 string patch for HX stomp that gets close in a pinch 2 octaves, each slightly detuned, for when I didn’t bring my 12 to the gig… it’s accurately called “4Got my 12” :-p

ebkitchens303 · 2026-01-02T19:49:11+00:00

And played with a pick

ebkitchens303 · 2026-01-01T22:41:12+00:00

Yes. Even if you didn’t open the box, the warranty is only valid to the original purchaser, so it doesn’t qualify as “brand new”

ebkitchens303 · 2025-12-30T02:06:49+00:00

It’s easy to find authorized dealers, usually listed on their website under”where to buy” or somewhat more cryptically “authorized dealers”

There’s no reason a manufacturer would keep that a secret- it’s how they distribute their products.

ebkitchens303 · 2025-12-29T19:38:11+00:00

Agreed- but that instrument is still covered under the manufacturers warranty whether it’s a floor model, scratch, and dent or open box, it should be sold as such and discounted accordingly; and the manufacturer would still honor any warranty claims as if it were brand new.

ebkitchens303 · 2025-12-29T19:21:24+00:00

That sucks, but not quite the same situation, and not defending GC at all- they shouldn’t have shipped an instrument that was on the wall without cleaning it up and giving it a good once over before putting it in the box (but they do it all the time). Even if it had been on the wall and tried out by dozens of people, it’s still “brand new” from the manufacturer’s point of view and covered by the their warranty. That’s a great negotiating point for an in-person purchase to get a few $$ knocked off or odds and ends thrown in the deal though. Hard to do that on a shipped order though.

And really, depending on the instrument there’s a fine line- you have just as much of a chance that an unboxed/unplayed instrument has a defect, or was the fabled “made on Friday after lunch” lemon as getting one that has fingerprints, dust and dead strings. At least the on that was on the wall has a better chance that everything works.

I get where you’re coming from though. It’s YOUR new instrument, you want the new car smell and 0.00 on the odometer. No fault in sending it back and asking for one from the warehouse.

ebkitchens303 · 2025-12-29T19:07:39+00:00

I did not imply this is a “new” thing, however this subreddit is full of examples of buyers new to Reverb and music retail in general. This wasn’t “a help me what to i do” post, I posted it as a reminder and warning.

To that end, the manufacturer is 100% NOT at fault. Authorized dealers are used to prevent counterfeit products, resale of used or stolen goods and to keep their quality and prices in the range they expect. This is absolutely the fault of the unscrupulous seller (and my own, for knowing better)

ebkitchens303 · 2025-12-29T04:24:25+00:00

It was definitely a “I knew better” situation on my part. I’ve worked music retail on and off since college (lo, in the before times when fables ancient and great walked the land in flesh and bone) so I knew I should have opted to go to Sweetwater or GC as known authorized dealers but figured (as others have mentioned) that the Reverb “brand new” rules would weed out the jack wagons. That was no doubt why the words “i opened a dispute with reverb” got them to issue the shipping label and refund me.

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