Recent content by Bassmanhopkins

I used to be like you, I hated Jazz and Precision basses for an incredibly long time, but the moment you play a proper Fender Jazz bass is certainly eye-opening to say the least, coupled with being a good player and actually being able to PLAY properly, rather than being some novice just banging...

I would discourage covering your band-mates backs gear wise, why? because they will slowly begin to rely on you completely for their gear back-ups etc, It's much much much better if each individual band member worries about his own gear. Trust me on this one.

Really up to you man, Jazz basses have more natural mids and treble, and the neck much thinner (and superior IMO). While P basses have a distinct tone and have a nice natural low end and growl, they have a much chunkier, and solid neck, but hey. you could go and splash out on an Aerodyne? (mix...

Fender P basses are used by everybody because they are simply damn good instruments that are reasonably priced. I'd rather spend 1000 pounds on a standard P bass that i know is reliable and roadworthy than spend 10,000 on custom Luthier built bass that i probably would never be able to take out...

Hey guys, ive just seen a Warwick rockbass going for super cheap price, nothing looks wrong with it, but it is the passive version. I have a fretless Active version of the exact same bass, now i heard some bad things about the passive version. to any body out there, what do you think of the...

I was depping for a local death metal band, Played an awesome set! great bands, reasonably good sound! although for some reason my bass was turned down in the middle of the set?! oh well, it seemed to be rectified reasonably sharpish. although it doesnt look like it, the joint was packed out...

Im seriously considering buying this piece of equipment, but not many bassists i know use it, if you own one of these, how is it to live with? what is the low end like with it and do you use it with a power amp or just through the PA? if you use a power amp, which one do you use? any advice...

Death Metal: Any kind of Spector/ Warwick Thumb NT 4 Doom Metal: Ibanez ATK 300/ Music man Stingray/ ESP F series Drone Metal: Dont know why you would play this but: Warwick PS Corvette 5 string/ ESP F series Grindcore: Any kind of Spector/ Warwick Thumb NT 4/ ESP LTD F series...

Whats to stop you bringing the Karaoke to practice? Fortune most definatly favors the brave.

And so if i went up to a female police officer and point to some girl, and said "That chick made a racist remark to me" would they say that i am being disrespectful? I highly doubt it. Its like calling a man a "Bloke" or a "Geyser".

Depends how far you want the band to go, if you just want it as a hobby/ side project/ just a bit of fun. then sure! why not? But if you are looking to start gigging regularly, and going into the studio recording etc etc. Relationships will be strained at points, which can easily be rectified at...

That band's vocalist deffo reminds me of a band i used to listen to...... anywho. You'll get the hang of it no problem, just so long as you lock in with the Drummers double kick, you should be ok. Drop tunings can be a problem, but thicker strings and little raise of the action should do the...

buy that new Bugera "Nuke" and get a couple cheap 4x10's. 3000 watts of pure power in one head which is sure to show them guitarists who's boss!

i don't bother using bass reviews. I'd rather try to find and play the instrument myself.

Metal and Alt metal tend to use heavy down tunings, and so a 5 string often is just a logical option.