Recent content by Bill Krumpter

Many thanks for the followup response. I hadn't given a fretless bass any thought since the 'fret' length is so much longer on an upright bass. I figured I'd mark the fret positions on the side of the upright fingerboard (white dots and lines) and use them as reference points.

@ --> hrodbert696 I've played the banjo since 1973. Current axe, which I bought in 1979, is a Stelling Bellflower (mods include the Tony Pass pot and radiused fingerboard). In 1979, the Bellflower was $1,000; these days, it's $5,000 (plus another $900 or so for the Tony Pass pot and radiused...

are experienced. And the reason is that if you get the usual cheap SX bass the chances are VERY good that you'll soon be getting lessons in fret filing! Been there. Done that. The same luck thing hold on SX wood grain. With luck you'll get a natural finish with matching grain that looks like...

Hi, Y'all... I like bluegrass. The simplest thing I can learn is the bass. Electric first, upright later. The Rondo SX looks like the best-priced beginner bass for learning basics -- mostly pentatonic, with lots of 1-4-5 stuff to expand. Your opinions, please re best SX 2-pickup model for my...