Bass Parts.

I went ahead with my Christmas money spending spree on the interwebs.

1. Since I'm drop-tuning again (BLC doing some seriously malevolent new stuff), I decided to "do it right" and invest in a Hipshot D tuner. The way I figure it, if it works, it'll be bad ass. If it doesn't, I can recoup some of the cost and sell it on Talkbass.
2. I've been desiring a heavier bridge for the orange one for a long time (since I got it). The Leo Quan bridges are over-rated (no sweet features), in my opinion. A better bet (for about the same price) is the Hipshot model A (adjustable string spacing and quick release, and Graphtech makes piezo saddles for it if I get that jonez). I couldn't seem to find a Gotoh string-through, bolt-on replacement for the orange one. I did find a hilarious engrish-infested website for Gotoh, though (I can't find it now, but it had a hilarious translated description of their electric sitar bridge).
3. I also picked up some Mallory capacitors for the school bus bass (and new potentiometers) and the long-neglected white one. I think that the paper/oil cap in the orange one is cool, but takes up a lot of space in the control cavity. I probably should've picked up some more black/white cloth-covered wire, but I think that I'm safe to wire two basses.
4. I got a couple of Electrosocket jack plates for the school bus as well as the green monster. Side mount jacks are truly Satanic (not even reliable). I hope that these are indeed an improvement over a couple of pieces of bent metal.

I'm still trying to justify blowing some money on a digital recorder (it seems like it would be helpful for demoing the stuff that I'm writing if it's user-friendly--I don't want to deal with a computer, but a multi-track would be helpful, especially for my addled mind). I really wanted to get the stable of basses solid before taking that plunge. I've also fixed two power amps and a preamp using bonus/gifted holiday money. My realization that I'm up to my ass in dysfunctional equipment really lit a fire that preempts the purchase any new toys.
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