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BarfanyShart replied to the thread Bassists who play "modern" basses in rootsy contexts..All my bass guitars have been modern (previously a Warwick, now an Ibanez EHB) and I always played jazz, country, and Americana. The... -
It’s a very sad day everywhere with the announcement of Dolly Parton’s passing. RIP
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BarfanyShart replied to the thread Bright J bass pickups.Nordstrand Big J Blades (clean and clear version)? They are colorful and dynamic, they pop, with lots of high mids.
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BarfanyShart replied to the thread Pickup for upright bass.That old Bassman had some features that made particularly useful for piezos - -6db input, semi-parametric eq, active DI with adjustable...
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This is my exact setup in the rehearsal room. It works fine. On gigs I use a Traynor SB112. It also works fine.
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BarfanyShart replied to the thread Short scale starter bass recommendations.The Talman posted above looks like the winner at $250, to me. Two of my kids have the Mikro and Danelectro Longhorn, respectively. The...
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BarfanyShart reacted to ghostdog93's post in the thread Short scale starter bass recommendations with
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I'll second this. $249.99 new with free shipping from Sweetwater. The Ibanez gives you a P/J setup in an actual 30" scale, versus the... -
Back when I played a double bass for a jazz band, I used a Fishman Full Circle through an @fdeck preamp to a Carvin MB12 combo amp which...
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BarfanyShart replied to the thread Pickup for upright bass.The nice thing about piezo pickups is that they all stink, so you don't have to worry too much about which one you get or how much it...
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BarfanyShart replied to the thread BEGINNER BASSIST.And, of course, a humble metronome or cheap drum machine might be the best investment for a beginner bass player. If you are determined...
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BarfanyShart replied to the thread BEGINNER BASSIST.You can cover a lot of ground with an overdrive and a chorus. Whenever you hear bass effects in recorded music, it's usually just some...
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BarfanyShart reacted to brianrost's post in the thread Double Bass Dave Holland and John Scofield duo at Newport 2026 with Like.
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BarfanyShart replied to the thread Strings for an acoustic band?.If you want to sound a little more like an upright, the tapes. If you want the classic country/folk/60's sound, the flats. If you want...
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BarfanyShart replied to the thread Has anyone ordered custom Nordstrand Pickups?.I ordered Big Blades, and when they said it was coming in six weeks I thought it was because I selected plain black covers, which isn't...
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BarfanyShart replied to the thread 4-way rotary switch diagram for Nordstrand single coils.Electronics is also not my strong suit. The first time I took a hard look at a switch was when this one came in the mail (and it wasn't...