PICKUPS:
I like the range of sound that I get out of the 1973 oem pickups (either the range of sound I get with flats, rounds, or "flat-brites"), so why should I screw around with some that I might not like, and which require batteries?

Give me something whereby - when I'm playing it - I'm not ...

I've played bass since 1988.

Here's what I've found:
1. All cheap basses can be made to sound like an expensive bass by swapping out the pickups for active shielded pickups like EMG
2. A Fanned fret bass is a PITA, but worth the hassle on a 5 string
3. The sustain on a neck through bass is ...

I have a lot of respect for lead guitar players who can play jazz and rock solos over chord changes, and not just shred.

Thanks. Earlier this semester in the regional university community concert band I played the jazz guitar written solo on the tone poem "Sixty-Six" by Robert Sheldon. It is/was ...

I could go on and on and on about the technical aspects of bass guitar, having played it since 1976, starting with band camp jazz band section, reading charts from day one, and continuing to gig even now and for the foreseeable future, having owned many instruments and amplifiers over the decades ...

smitwil1 wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 7:53 pm Man, my eyes are showing their age! I read "Tuba Mouthpiece Compactor" and wondered what I'd missed in the time I've been away.

The scary thing is that there are many mouthpieces out there nobody would miss if that happened.

I saw one in lacquer, decent shape, at a Tuba Christmas a few years ago. Unfortunately, I did not get the chance to toot on it, and the guy who owned it played it only in section, so I can't tell you how it plays or sounds. But yes, as above, there are a few of them out there.

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I use my Jupiter 4/4 JTU1110 BBb in my quintet. No issues. Well received.

I screwed up
Cracked my solo
Whiskers fouled
My playing down low

I was going to say a gym membership, or maybe a smaller tuba, but silly me....

If your tone
Honks, not toots
Maybe you need
A better smooch

Yes, with this being the centenary of Route 66, one item that was always out there were the series of Burma Shave advertising signs. For those who don't know what these were, here is a decent summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma-Shave and here is the website where all known series of signs ...

You may have heard about the trumpet mouthpiece comparator at https://trumpet.cloud/mpc/ which posts cross-section scans of trumpet mouthpieces for comparison sake.

The owner of the comparator is now adding tuba and trombone/euphonium mouthpieces. Now, it is of limited use, because we all know how ...

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Please post a front picture. Then we can tell from the looping of the tubing whether it is a King or a Conn or something else.

Gino wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 8:46 am Hi, I have one! Is there any way for me to contact you?

I supposedly have one on the way. If it doesn't work out, I will contact you. Thanks.

I have been a member of the other forum since 2005, right after it went from bulletin board format to then-current (now conventional) forum format. I was informally inducted into the TNFJ not long after that, and came over here as soon as I found out it was up and running, with a private message ...

WTB Wick Aaron Tindall Ultra AT3UY Mouthpiece. Must be the "Y" American shank - NOT the larger Euro shank. The one with the 32.8 cup diameter and 8.2 mm throat. Willing to pay up to $150, including shipping CONUS, for a specimen in very good to near-mint used condition.

My dentist wants me to do inivisalign because teeth on the bottom in front are getting crowded. I had braces as a kid, have a trumpet playing friend who is currently doing invisalign with the same dentist. The dentist's excuse for me was they are hard to clean, yet the hygienist says I am in ...