Recent content by Benji bassman

I think it's really normal to dislike gigging. I hate the amount of time it takes! I must spend 4 hours at a gig to play for 45 minutes all of the time. Loading in, watching other bands, shaking hands, introducing myself, etc. I try to really get focused and into the music as soon as I start...

I like the static electricity/phone/jack answer, but I'm going to go ahead and guess ghosts.

I haven't been getting bit-o-honey from sweetwater anymore. Have I been a bad customer? I haven't complained about anything. Just lot's of weird hard candy and decidedly unchewable gum. I do really look for deals though! Their profit margins probably dictate that they give me the worst.

I used to use a bit of paper in this situation. Some people use baking soda and glue. Here is a discussion I found: Anyone else use paper on their nuts?

This is my Kalamazoo Bass 30 with a mojotone cab that says 'zenith' and 'high fidelity'.

I'm in a pretty small scene of older people (in our 40's and 50's mostly) making original music here in Portland. The truth is, half of the people who show up to our shows are people from the other bands that play the same venues. And then we try to go to their shows too if we aren't booked...

I just think it's great that any pedals last that long! Boss pedals are built like tanks, but I have had most of them fail eventually (or get stolen!). But your story reminded me more of when we used to record on a BR-8 and we'd forget to save every so often and someone would trip over the...

I have always got my jj tubes from eurotubes here in Portland.

I kind of think if people want input, give it to them. I'm in one band that is a pure democracy, and I think it works because everybody is into it. Naturally some people are taking over certain aspects (booking gigs, choosing bands to play with, song choices, etc.), but I am always surprised...

I have the 2.1. I had the same issue. I thought I would be able to use that hole, but it was way too small. I have a CIOKS big john which fit o.k., but found that I couldn't use that little hole, so I just run the cables under it basically.

This was my first attempt at building a bass. I just kind of put the fret wire wherever I felt like it. I put in as many tuning pegs as I thought could fit on the head. I didn't choose straight bass strings or fret wire. I thought it would be more interesting. Although it is impossible to...

I am always going to remember this as the "lawsuit era" of talkbass whether or not you all sue each other.

I got a chorus pedal because Peter Hook has one, but to be honest, I hardly use it. I agree they all add a similar flavor. I would suggest you go to your local music store and try out all three with bass and see which one gets you the closest to what you want.

I have a silverface bassman 100 and a red knob dual showman (heads) I use for bass (I use regular bass cabs with them and not the matching fender cabs). I think they sound great, but they are incredibly heavy! They are wide too, so getting a bass cab they fit on isn't always so easy. I have a...

There are so many fake 58's out there that one that looks like that but still works just proves its authenticity.