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They were known [to me, anyway*] for making guitar cases, from jazz guitars to Fender solidbodies. They were listed as 'Los Angeles', but I thought they were in Long Beach...they made cases under other names as well like G&G...the De Cuir logo was their top line. *I worked in the road case business in LA in the 90s

They are both 'jazz bass' models so that shouldn't be the issue....but both are 'starter' basses...so you won't get the best p-ups, pots, tuners, bridge...but all that is easily upgraded. BTW...what happened to that Yamaha BB200 you bought last summer?

I see where people are saying the HB JB75 runs about 12.5 lbs[~5.6kg]. That is kind of heavy...the SX runs about 11 lbs[~5kg]. But a Fender JB is about 8.5 lbs [~4kg], so that is a noticeable difference! Good luck...both basses appear to be reasonably well made and easily modified/upgraded.

after thinking this over a bit [for 8 months now]....as a sideman, a hired gun, as it were, I do what I'm told, I play my parts, I get my money and I go home. I do not feel obligated to fix their issues unless specifically asked. It is a very different schtick than being a member of a band. As to the horn band keys issue...get a keyboard with a transposer in it, and drop every thing a half step into Emi and Ami [lots of white keys!!]

YO!

He did have a sig model Washburn EA20 'Melissa' which was black, with a cutaway, but that guitar in the video looks like a customized 'Martin-style' to me. Eastman's 'fancy logo came to mind , but it isn't that [but again, could be custom] He could certainly afford to have guitars custom-made for him....

Purdy...and, IMHO, 'not as bright as a stock Ric' is a good thing.

Actually that is unfair to the rest of the band... because they could be spending their time looking for a replacement instead of trying to track you down....

NewT, you are probably a year and a half too late....but yes, if they can't sing harmony, stop doing songs that show off your weaknesses, and do songs that play to your strengths.

Dude...I been doin' dope for years...I don't need to read up on it....

Considering that Fender Blackface amps [arguably the most recorded amps of all time] were typically running at 4 ohms...I'll just suggest that this is hogwash. The impedance has nothing to do with tone, and everything to do with the load on the OT....who makes this $#!+ up?

They are the dinosaurs of the gigging world. Once PAs could handle mic-ing amps, the days of the stacks and excessive wattage were numbered.

ah, well...you did not show us that...but even that can be fixed with a clamp or two and some titebond...if it hasn't reached the edge. Having the correct diameter bridge pins [there is no single standard*], and knowing when to stop pressing them in are important. Do you own a set of calipers? *Owning multiple brands of acoustics, I am always running out of the right diameter...Guild, Martin, Epiphone, Fender...it gets to be a PITA!

Since Phil has left us for Gibson, you will now need to contact me via PM.

Sure, but there is a right way, and a wrong way to go about that...and you have chosen poorly. I have sent you a PM regarding this, but let me elaborate....don't spam here. If this is an universe-changing mod, ask before posting, or contact our sales team. The top 'sticky/pinned' thread is an advisory for just such occurrences....so please, at least discuss it with me, or one of the other moderators before posting. If you want to be part of this community, soft pedal that bombast and share with a little less over-the-top exuberance, m'kay?

without examining the instrument more closely, I won't say this unequivocally, but...odds are you do not need a new bridge, just a re-glue of the existing one, a relatively simple and common repair.

This comes up often... You probably already know that the Model D was discontinued. Have you tried contacting National? at the bottom of the page is a contact us button....https://www.nationalguitars.com/tech

oui, c'est tres jolie!

that should have been the front!!!

Fine....or coarse?

I have a couple of Donner mini pedals that work fine...that looks pretty good for $30! USB out, plus 12V and 18V...if he doesn't like it, he probably should not be involved with your daughter!😉

Very gotta ask what that set you back...I know what the 'real ones' cost....[just as I was gonna post....] I have been debating picking one of those Les Trems up...then I started worrying I would like it, and I'd have to put it on all my stop tails...so I have not done it...yet.

Thanks for letting us know, Misha! I have heard good things about A&L guitars, but I have never seen one. Good hunting!

probably right through the 'C' in VIBRACLONE...but ksl doesn't wanna drill, baby, drill....so I thought my 2-unit suggestion was simple and elegant....wrong, sure, but it does solve the primary issue....within the stated parameters.😉

The issue with that approach is, of course, if that slide switch is mounted to the internal PCB, or attached somehow to the box, but my money is on the PCB, which makes the modification just a tad more PITA than just adding a new hole/switch...height clearance, etc.... ksl, Just buy a second unit and keep one set on chorale and the other on tremolo....