Recent content by Bass1958

It was a blast. In the 70s I had a J Bass and a Rick 4001 that I played through an Ampeg v4 B that powered a 2x15 Ampeg cabinet and a 3x15 Kustom cabinet, which my friends carried around for me. That sucker wold loosen your teeth. You guys should be jealous! At least your Amps are lighter and...

I have an Ampeg V 4 B head that weighs around 65 pounds. It’s staying in my living room. If I gig, I want class D for the weight. Nobody has ever walked up to me and said “boy, I wish you didn’t have that tiny class D amp”.

Jamerson showed the world the possibilities of the Precision bass. I can hear him perfectly all the time. Picks and fingers both sound great when the right person is using them. Gene Simmons is a terrible bass player and a completely unrepentant DB. I can hear his bass parts fine, but I do...

Rachel, I was just listening to Into the Mystic. I was a professional bass player out of Chicago for close to 20 years, and one of my favorite memories is playing the song on upright bass. It is in my opinion one of the most beautiful, effective and perfect (except for that one wrong note!) bass...

Ask Jack Bruce, he didn’t seem to have a problem making a short scale bass work. Of course he was playing through a couple of Marshall stacks on 11, so that may have something to do with it.

SVT with 8x10 can, natch. A V 4B with the matching 2x12 would also work; that was my rig back then. Wish I could play that loud again!

Son of Mr. Green Jeans or The Gumbo variations.

I got one recently and I love it. Unfortunately the input jack is making some crazy noises which make the bass unplayable when amplified, which is a bit of a problem! Does anyone else have this problem with theirs?

I was actually making love in the dunes on the Cape when this song was a hit.

I couldn’t hear the bass, but the background vocals were way out of tune and wouldn’t have sounded that great if they were in tune. What an embarrassing move on her part. I just lost some respect for her.

I didn’t even know Paul was playing bass when I was a youngster who loved the Beatles. I just thought they were all playing guitars. Flailed away at guitar and never got into it. One day I was 15 and a musician down the street told me I was a bass player. I had to ask him what a bass was. Been...

I played a ton of gigs with a Mexican P-Bass and many nights someone would ask me if it was a Pre-CBS P. Many interesting reactions! I left my 65 Jazz at home. Not worth getting it stolen after a $75 blues gig.

Just leave the band. That music is horrible if you don’t love it, so I don’t see why you’d stay with them.