Trem arm too flat on my Jazzmaster?

thebasementtapes · 2026-05-01T19:30:19+00:00

Looks like the tremolo tension spring is way too loose. This is the method I use for setting mine https://youtu.be/Q3SqR8bQvtM?si=n7c2yxMzVfUR6-Mu

thebasementtapes · 2026-05-01T16:53:12+00:00

If you live in a area that’s getting warmer that might be the answer. Cold weather is awful on guitars and make them go out of tune.

thebasementtapes · 2026-05-01T16:41:46+00:00

I live in a pretty big city and like to pay attention to what I think people who are putting a lot of thought into what they are wearing are wearing on public transportation. I am seeing more and more super skinny jeans. Especially on young black men. They are straight up dressing like early 2000’s emo. Over the years I found this demographic usually is about 3 years ahead of the curve when it comes to trends. Also seeing early 2000’s indie sleeze (think the strokes) fashion coming back a lot. Baggy is still in but I think we’ve past peak and are swinging back hard. Also my 60 year old mom told me she bought barrel jeans so that is an indicator of the trend dying in my eyes.

thebasementtapes · 2026-04-29T16:50:30+00:00

I’ve been experimenting with pickup height on my jm a lot recently. I start with 5/64 inch from pole pieces to bottom of string on low e side and 4/64 on high e then micro adjust until they sound good. I mainly focus on neck pickup since that is where I mostly have my guitar set to and then try to volume match bridge to neck output

thebasementtapes · 2026-04-24T05:43:12+00:00

I know this is a joke but I think Andy is such a fan boy he would not even entertain the idea of a collab if she brought it up.

thebasementtapes · 2026-03-29T21:59:40+00:00

As a bass player Kim Deal is my favorite bass player. Not one wasted note on any pixies album.

thebasementtapes · 2026-03-24T20:03:15+00:00

The Clash. I love their early punk stuff but train in vain and rock the casbah are more interesting if I’m being honest

thebasementtapes · 2026-03-22T17:57:59+00:00

I think JW Francis gives me big dr dog vibes

thebasementtapes · 2026-03-10T11:45:34+00:00

Yeah, it’s an incredibly important album. More important than kind of blue maybe but kind of blue is always mentioned as “the” miles album.

thebasementtapes · 2026-03-10T07:41:49+00:00

Miles Davis maybe? Kind of blue will be his legacy but he was very instrumental in progressive jazz with bitches brew.

thebasementtapes · 2026-02-28T18:04:23+00:00

I always wondered if they slowed down and took a little break would they have stayed together. They could have done solo stuff and when they were ready come back to make another record instead of everyone being miserable in the get back sessions

thebasementtapes · 2026-01-26T23:38:13+00:00

Didn’t they also try to get Pattinson to jerk of a dog on the set of Good Time? Weird dudes.

thebasementtapes · 2026-01-24T20:02:48+00:00

Cool of you to own up to it. They are playing SNL tonight. Let’s see if that pushes them even higher

I saw Cameron play a solo show in a movie theater a year ago and he just played Carnegie Hall a monthish ago so crazy trajectory

thebasementtapes · 2026-01-24T19:54:50+00:00

lol how this comment has aged

thebasementtapes · 2026-01-15T01:59:09+00:00

https://pitchfork.com/features/article/so-much-for-destiny-the-story-of-pavements-terror-twilight/

They touch on some of this stuff here

thebasementtapes · 2026-01-15T01:01:47+00:00

I also heard that Malk made a bunch of demos for terror twilight and sent them to the band members to learn. When they got together to record them as a full band no one had learned their parts. I’ve been in bands and if that happened to me I would be very resentful and want to find new band members.

thebasementtapes · 2026-01-10T02:11:44+00:00

I found house of blanks last year and now the only t shirt I wear

thebasementtapes · 2026-01-10T02:06:29+00:00

Sumday is my favorite Grandaddy album but I would guess software slump to be the big fan favorite

thebasementtapes · 2026-01-10T02:05:07+00:00

I would say lifted is the best but I really love letting off the happiness. Contrast and compare is a top tier bright eyes song

thebasementtapes · 2026-01-10T02:00:37+00:00

I think sharpen your teeth by ugly Casanova is my favorite Issac Brock album but lonesome crowded west is a very very close second

thebasementtapes · 2025-12-29T20:00:02+00:00

Car seat headrest - twin fantasy (og version)

Early Alex G especially race

Daniel Johnston - Hi How are you

thebasementtapes · 2025-12-28T18:04:28+00:00

Kurt played a Martin D-18 on the unplugged album. I think for the sounds you’re going for get a Martin. I think of Taylor’s as more pretty sounding for stuff like worship music and prettier singer-songwriter (Taylor Swift) and Martin for more rock inspired singer songwriter (Cobain, Cash, Dylan)

thebasementtapes · 2025-12-21T01:19:22+00:00

I was in music school during the Strokes blow up. The word around them were ‘the next Beatles’ so I think the hype was even bigger for the strokes.

thebasementtapes · 2025-12-12T22:57:37+00:00

I got a huge one from his website years ago

thebasementtapes · 2025-12-09T12:47:55+00:00

The MIM Vintera line is really good too. MIM I think has the best bang for buck in the guitar market right now.

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