Recent content by arthurzen

Yep. Got me on the April Fools. Dang

Beautiful

This sentence just made your entire post moot. Way to go.

Here here! I went to a state school and I make 3 times as much as a high school friend that went Ivy.

I don't shop at Guitar Center (or places like it) because of the staff. I have walked around several dozen of these type of stores and have never met a knowledgeable or helpful staff member, yet they're all condescending arrogant pricks that think every shopper is a "bedroom warrior" (not sure...

Both of my bass guitars were made in United States, but I wouldn't be opposed to a foreign made bass. Ken Smith --> Pennsylvania Fender P --> California

I'll tuck a pick between my ring/pinky finger and my palm for when I have to switch in the middle of a song from fingers to pick. Usually this is for parts where the right hand is too fast for my fingers (I pluck with only index/middle)

Flats on my Precision, but I use Ken Smith Taper Core on my, well, Ken Smith

Alesis SR16 Simple, yet robust, and it sounds great.

moondance - van morrison the joker - steve miller american girl - tom petty I believe EVERY cover/fill in gig i've done has played these songs. ugh For some fun (and you want to play rock), learn the entire Double Nickels on the Dime album -- 45 songs to keep you busy

Do people really play that way?? (Please correct if wrong) - When the bass guitar was first being introduced, many/most players were converted guitarists who were more comfortable strumming with their thumb rather than play with their index/middle finger combo that double bassists played, so...

I don't tend to price instruments I don't play or have any intention of playing, but I always thought drum equipment was the most expensive (after a drummer friend showed me the $400 price tag for ONE cymbal) My current electric setup (with guitar, amp, speakers, pedals) is about $5000 worth of...

I require the music written out in standard notation because, well, I'm not a composer. Being hired for a live gig and doing improvisation is one thing, but it sucks doing sessions where the artist keeps changing the song, or what they want me to play (or changing direction after you've layed...

I think you just answered your question...Go for the Jazz! :D

I've never played a Highway 1, but I'll recommend it just because I really don't like Jazz basses (Mexican or American) Don't like the neck, pickups, body shape, the whole dang thing. But that is just my personal opinion, which shouldn't mean anything in your purchase: Buy the one you feel...