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Just out of curiosity I tried it for guitar. My Strat and also my Martin acoustic w/Fishman pup. WOW. Just dry and some knob tweaking gave a beautiful sounding smooth jazz tone on the Strat. Didn't want to put any heavy FX through it like distortion. Gonna try the White Falcon but it's tucked away in the closet and I was too lazy to dig it out. I can...

I go into a music store here in Bali and find a bass that look, plays, and sounds great for $88. Light weight too. Can't pass that up. After a couple of weeks the neck has developed about a centimeter of relief. OK, just take off the plate and adjust the truss rod. I stick the Allen wrench in the nut, and ... nothing. There are no ridges inside the...

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I posted a couple of days ago because I could not play Duran Duran - Planet Earth bass like John Taylor. Many thanks for those who pointed out that the rhythm should be played with 3 fingers (either thumb12 or 234). I was trying to play it with 2 fingers like John Taylor in the video (see Youtube) which is impossible. When I switched to T12 I could play...

Well, not that this is a new phenomena, but Guitar Center has decided that my blood pressure is just too low and has set out once again to raise it to steam boiler levels. My gigging rig is heavy, heavy, hernia-inducing heavy, so after reading about MarkBass for about the tenth time today, I figured God was sending me a sign and that I must go to GC...

http://tinyurl.com/5pb9vv I got one of these from Walgreens (big drugstore chain in the USA) for $3.99. It's got pretty much any tool you might need at a gig for a quick repair - and it's all in one little pouch. 6-Pc Mini Screwdriver Set Long Nose Pliers Wire Cutters Tweezers Pouch 4-Pc Ratchet Set (7mm-10mm) 11-Pc Driver Bits / Holster Socket...

Outstanding reggae! I was drinking in The Ship in Wardour Street London (frequented by The Clash when they were recording at a studio nearby apparently) a few weeks back, and they were playing a collection CD called "The Skinhead Generation" that was so good I went to the record store in the next street and bought it. The first track is "Skinhead Moonstomp"...

from previous threads, "boutique to budget" i waxed food stamps. she finally arrived in perfect condition!!! records like a beastie! i had only seen the tiger eye models at my local GC - i wasn't too keen on that look. the boobinga sends it over the top for me! even the wifey was blown away considering the $325 price tag! www.hodshon.com/cc1a.jpg www.hodshon.com/cc1b.jpg www.hodshon.com/cc1bb.jpg www.hodshon.com/cc2a.jpg www.hodshon.com/cc2b.jpg www.hodshon.com/cc3.jpg with...

Getting close to the first gig with the band I joined a few months back, which is the milestone I set for finally upgrading my gear. As all I've ever owned, both guitar- and bass-wise, have been combo units, my knowledge of separate amps/cabs isn't what it should be, so I have a potentially half-witted question for the panel of experts here... Barring...

There was a time not too long ago when I was booking my band 2-5 nights a week by myself, booking for local 2 clubs, and taking other gigs. My calendar was always full, as were my days - making packages, taking cold calls or following up with clubs, taking calls from other bands, driving across town to give some club owner a package for the 5th time, calling...

I post a while back about my Kent Beatle bass that I got going after close to 30 years unstrung sitting in the closet. It buzzed at virtually every fret even with way too high action and I was wondering about setting the neck relief. I opted, with advice from here, to just tune in and let it sit. Soon after it straitened up pretty well but still buzzed...

I've decided to return the GK 2x10 I bought. It's too fucking big and heavy. I knew when the guy wheeled the box out I was making a mistake but I thought I could learn to live with the size and weight. I can't. Wish I were 30 years younger, it wouldn't be a problem. Killer cab, tone and look. If you can handle 60lbs for a 2x10 with a massive foot print...

A local knowledge request... I'm going to Sydney for the weekend at the end of May. Where might I find either a really good range of bass guitars - preferably including things like the MusicMan Bongo which don't appear to like crossing the tasman - or the new active OLP basses (which is probably all I can afford and which also seem reluctant to cross...

I got to the sorting books phase of packing this morning and made a pile of bass books. These are things that accumulated over 33 years of studying and playing and I'd like to give them to good homes. All I ask is that you Paypal me the shipping cost after I send them. That would be the real shipping cost plus the price of the new postal service plastic...

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