Review: EBMM Silhouette Bass - TalkBass.com
Dec 12, 2003 · Here is the Silhouette lined up against a G&L Fallout, a Squier Bass VI, and a Fender Precision, so you can compare body sizes and instrument lengths (sort of). Within a day or two of playing, the instrument felt like an extension of my body, even after a 2.5 hour jam at high volume in a hot room.
Profile brand bass guitars - any info? | TalkBass.com
Jan 4, 2009 · Hey there, I bought a brand new Profile Silhouette bass in the late 80's. I knew nothing about basses, but I bought it because it was black! As luck would have it, it turned out to be a great bass. Made in Japan, it's a very good (one of the best) fender 'p' bass copies.
The Silhouette Bass - TalkBass.com
Feb 13, 2005 · Hey guys! I was wondering why we always discuss MM stingrays, or bongos or subs and such, but have never reallty got on the Silhouette Bass subject. So, If we could kinda gather some info or pics thatd be great, it'd be like The Bongo thread...only about the …
Review: EBMM Silhouette Bass | Page 2 | TalkBass.com
Jan 28, 2009 · Here's my Silhouette. Really like it! I am starting with the Ernie Ball 20-90 strings. I do wish it had slotted vintage style tuners like the Bass VI, those make for much easier string swaps.
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Dec 21, 2024 · - Silhouette by Thrice (Eddie Breckenridge) I know that Tim Payne and Sergio Vega are just using the stock pickups on Custom shop Fender Basses — hence the Custom Shop ‘62’s. Not sure about Nick Beard.
Strings for Ibanez SRC6 - TalkBass.com
Dec 16, 2018 · Yes, 30lbs is light for bass, but overly tight for tapping the higher strings, fine for the lowest strings. A shorter scale also doesn't need as much tension. For comparison here are the tensions of the Chapman-Steinberger NS Stick (34" scale) stock string set, which is designed to be very tappable but also cope with conventional bass techniques:
Bass VI options? | Page 3 | TalkBass.com
Jan 4, 2025 · Retired a '62 Fender Bass VI (too precious to take to gigs) with an EBMM Silhouette Bass VI. Unlike the vintage Fender, it has an uber bright piano-like tone (using La Bella 767-6S Bass VI stainless steel roundwounds) which a Stellartone Tonestyler and wedgie pick tames well. They're rare and pricey but a great find and a fine instrument!
Staggered tuners for EBMM Silhouette Bass? - TalkBass.com
Jul 26, 2005 · I have a Sterling Silo 20 that The Captain over at Dood Craft Guitars modified into a Bass VI with a new neck and Babicz Solo Rails, but the tuners I got for it aren't staggered height, so there's almost no break angle over the nut, and the headstock's too small to install a string tree, so I was considering installing tuners with shorter posts ...
Double Bass - Palatino and Gold Tone - TalkBass.com
Feb 3, 2004 · In a Music store in Sacramento catering to folk & bluegrass musicians. Hated it; had a double-bass silhouette, but was only a couple of inches thick. Felt strange- I think I'd prefer something that wasn't pretending to look like 'the real thing'. It also sounded awful(to me), but I think the preamp needed a new battery.
NBD Profile Silhouette: Diary of a Mad Bass Collector
Jan 6, 2009 · So, he grabbed up his Tele guitar, his Strat, and his P bass and went to Japan. He began negotiations with a manufacturer there to have copies made for his stores. When he returned to Australia, he began exchanging letters with said manufacturer. They used words like "profile" and "silhouette" instead of "shape" when discussing dimensions.