Recent content by Alpedhuez55

I like the Tribute JB-2 but was not crazy with the color options (clear w/rosewood or sunburst w/maple no pickguard). The tone is great, a little on the aggressive side thanks to the beefy PUPs. It is a great j-bass bargain in the $400-$450 range. You dress one of those up with a tortoise or...

I got mine a couple of weeks ago. I was looking for a deal on a Tribute JB-2 but was hard to pass on the M-2000 for about the same price. But the shop that I bought mine from on Reverb has them for an additional 15% off with the current sale. That would have taken it down to about $425...

Are tribute owners allowed to join the club, or do they have a club of their owner? Here is my recently acquired G&L Tribute M-2000 GTS. The EQ is great and easy to dial in the tone. Fit and finish are nice. It was a closeout deal on Reverb. I guess they discontinued the finish and banding...

After 24 hours at room temp, the set up is still good. My other basses have something closer to a Jazz neck, so that is taking a little getting used to. I like the tone I am getting out of it. I do have a set of flat wounds I plan to try out on it though. I might take you up on that...

The color is nice. The flash made it brighter, but it changes a little depending on the light. I will play with it a bit before I decide on new pick ups though. The only other new basses I have owned have been a pair of Washburns. Out of the box the Fender blows it away for playability...

I have been a big Iron Maiden Fan for over 35 years. If I were to get a tattoo, it would be Eddie from the Killers album. But I am not a tattoo person, so last year I commisioned a pair of Eddie Tobacco Pipes: Back in the 80's, when I used to play bass, I spent many hours trying to play...

Congrats!!! I hope it sounds and plays as good as it looks!!! Love the pearloid pick guard, it just sets it off. I was expecting to have my P-Bass NBD today but I got an email from UPS that my package is stuck in Nashville. So I guess it just wanted to hang an extra day in Music City...

There is one of those pink ones for sale near me for $50. I have read some good things about that series too. I like the Metalman series too. I just don't know when I would play them. But could see myself buying one on an impluse purchase.

Both the Ibanez and Yamaha you mentioned are fine basses that will make it easy to switch between different tones options. The batteries are no big deal. Keep a spare in your case. If you want passive, you may find a used Fender P or J Bass in the $300-$400 range. Another to consider is...

I am actually feeling nostalgic for a Washburn too. My first nice bass was a Washburn P-Bass Copy, I think a WP-4 then I got either a B10 or B15. There is a P4 P-bass copy on sale not too far from me that is tempting. I will have to think about it.

I joined the club yesterday. I picked up a Rumbe 25 for home practice. I played around with tones a little, but mostly I am keeping things clean since I am trying to relearn bass after decades away. Sure I will love it!

I was OK at playing along with metal and puck stuff. But there is a difference between learning a songs and a scales and notes. But when I was 15 I wanted to play along to my Black Flag and Ramones' records and got pretty good. Later I learned a lot of Iron Maiden using Tabs from a music...

I was researching equipment and the forums came up a lot. There would be several posts about what I was looking at in the forum.

Hi, my name is Mike. I am originally from the Boston area but now live in Greenville, SC. Back in the 80s, I used to play Bass. I gigged a few times in different punk and metal bands mostly as a fill in. I had a couple of Washburns back in the day. I took a few of lessons but was pretty...