Recent content by Alexis Duntov

My band’s EP just dropped yesterday:

Sounds great!

What’s your travel bass solution?

I just bought a contra cover and I’m waiting for the next rainy day to test it out. Someone mentioned having trouble with the straps, but I live in the city so I use a bass buggy to roll my way to gigs. But you can thread the strap around the cover. Walking home from rehearsal a few weeks back...

Thanks all. It’s the house bass at a workshop I’ve been at this week and it works great for pizz. I’m also running it through my Fishman Platinum. But given the clamp on the bridge design I imagine it won’t bow well. (There’s no bow in the case…)

Thank you. Not sure why I’ve heard negative things about this. It sounds great.

Thanks team!

What pick is this? It has great high end clarity compared to my David Gage Lifeline. I don’t see any branding on it.

I played these strings on an Englehardt bass today and enjoyed the ease of play. Any ideas?

I would join a band. Church band has its own agenda. Find a group of people who you like to play with (preferably more advanced than you) and meet every week. Make a list of songs you know and ones you want to learn. Move songs from the “want to learn” column to the “songs I know” column. Add...

I’m having an issue with the bridge pickup which is silent when I pan to it. In the middle position I get neck pickup and when I solo the neck I get neck pickup. But nothing from the bridge pup. I have tried installing a fresh battery but that doesn’t help. Does anyone have any experience with...

I think I’ve reached the age where I can finally pull off Mephisto’s. And like Bob, I have a wonky back.

I’m dying to see it put back together!

From my experience listening to Latin music (a lot) and playing in an Afro-Cuban orchestra (a few months) I would say it’s likely that playing the chord change on the 1 of the measure and not the 4 or upbeats of 4 from previous measure would happen in a bridge or part that is written and not a...

I discovered a neighbor in my building is a remarkably good cellist and is interested in baroque music (as I am). I have a bunch of duets, like the book of duets for bass by Fred Zimmerman. But I’d love to hear some recommendations from this forum. Does not have to be baroque. Thanks!