Recent content by BakerJ

South Carolina

I'm looking to buy a new double bass to play while earning a master's (I'm not near any shops where I can go play them beforehand). I narrowed it down to Upton's Brescian hybrid and Lemur's Laguna. I've heard good things about Lemurs (and it's cheaper), but the Brescian seems like it would be a...

In the middle of playing tonight, my signal dropped out. The VU meter still showed signal coming in to the amp, but only a tiny noise was coming out of my cab. I ruled out my cable or bass being behind the problem. I was wondering if anyone else had experience with this, or could tell me what...

I just put a set of Chromes on a Jazz bass I got about a month or two ago. When I tuned it and started to noodle around a bit, I noticed the A string sounded slightly different. It's hard to describe, but it almost sounded like there were more overtones or something. I was wondering if anyone...

Thanks for the replies. I'm originally a double bassist, and I'm still familiarizing myself with some maintenance stuff on bass guitar. I just opted to take it to the shop this time around because I figured the few extra bucks were better than a broken truss rod.

I bought a MIM Jazz not too long ago, and took it by a local shop to have a guy set it up. When he was adjusting the neck, he started lecturing, and said the prior owner had no idea of what they were doing (string gauge too high, and was bowing neck, etc.). Once everything was set, we put on a...

I bought a Fender J bass used, and I noticed it had the strat-like numbered knobs instead of the plain(er) knobs they're currently using on J's. The first owner said he bought it in '05 and that it was all stock. This may seem a bit trivial, but I was wondering if there was a specific time...

I'm not sure if this goes in Misc or the off topic board... but I wanted to pick peoples' brains I heard a song on a classic rock station the other day that I hadn't heard before, and I'm trying to figure out what it is because it's stuck in my head. Hopefully someone can help me out? It...

I was wondering if there were any real differences between playing through an 8x10 cab and 2 4x10 cabs (besides being able to mix and match cabs)? It seems like an 8x10 would be a little easier to transport overall (since everything's together), but is there any real sonic difference?

I'm playing Koussevitzky's Chanson Triste, however i'm having some left hand trouble, particularly in the sequence right before the cadenza. The problem I'm having is when it calls for positions with a half step in between the index and the middle finger, with a whole step between the middle and...

1. Play more than once a month 2. Talk to people (you can get more people to come out and establish a good relationship w/ club owners so maybe they'll put you on with another band that'll draw a good crowd) 3. Have a good stage show. Not like a giant inflatable pig or anything, but just look...

I have an Ibanez SR400 with active pickups, but recently when I adjust my treble or bass knobs it makes a scratchy sound. Can anyone tell me what this is or how to fix it?

I don't have a pickguard, but this reminded me of Joe Escalante (The Vandals) stingray w/ pope John Paul II on the pickguard

I've enjoyed my VX 410 so far, though i am more of a DB player and don't have as much technical knowledge of amps as some others on here.

I think the one I've gotten most is ''That sounds like a double bass.''