Recent content by birdsongs

It’s completely fine. In the cello world (very similar to bass flatwounds, TI actually makes fantastic cello strings) it’s super common to mix sets to get the desired sound/response. You see mixed silks all the time there. Mine has Thomastik-Infield spirocores on my C and G, and my D and A are...

Re: your Dilbert strip, there’s an old computer game called Dwarf Fortress (that’s still being updated and played), it’s an all-text based game in a DOS window, and it’s famous for being super super complex. One day, after an update, all the cats started dying, mysteriously. And they were all...

Re: noise I made it a habit of always carrying my Alpine reusable plugs on my keychain with the aluminium holder they include. I never forget them at a practice and I have used them quite a few times when I’m at an unexpected show or loud bar.

I played guitar long before I played bass. So I’m not sure, but I know learning bass made me a better guitarist and musician overall. My sense of rhythm and ability to “hear” the music and different instruments increased greatly. I find myself going back and listening to old favourites and...

I use the OPI all in one basecoat/topcoat. It’s so good.

I keep them short in both hands. I’m a bit out there with style though so they’re usually still painted weird colours or all black but I gave up on long nails years ago. :D I also play cello so they help a lot with that too, where you need your fingertips flat on the fretboard and the finger to...

Kim Deal was my inspiration to start playing music. Just took me 20 years to realise I should have been playing bass instead of guitar. Also Kim Gordon is still knocking it out of the park, this was one of her latest releases. It goes hard.

Oh nice! What parts? I’m in a smaller city on the west coast for now, but I’m actually moving to Oslo in a few months. I’m excited, there should be many more music prospects there. I love my sleepy little town and the nature here, but it’s a little too sleepy for me lately, especially after...

Got it, but now my bass neck is orange and sticky? Also, this is unrelated, but does anyone know how to get cheese puff dust out of unfinished rosewood? Hah, well, in Just a Girl there's some 16th notes at 108bpm with shifting on the neck, and my right hand just can't keep up for the whole...

Sweet, I love grape soda. Thanks! Seems like good people, and I’m certainly mediocre, as defined in the opening post. :D

I’ve been reading about everyone else getting the heatwave. We’ve somehow missed it on the west coast, 12° and rain lately. It has been a very wet and cold summer here. Bass-wise I’m practicing for a show we have coming up at a work party. Going to cover a No Doubt song in the setlist. Tony...

Nice, I’ll give it a look. I have a great one on now though and I have no idea what it was, it’s been a few years on the pedal. :D I almost hate to lose it, it’s my go to on guitar. Kicking myself for not writing it down.

Oh hey, I have this exact pedal! Highly agree, I took it off of my guitar board one day and was shocked at how good it sounded on my bass. Super full and deep and expansive. Love the trichorus with a high depth and suuuper slow speed. Almost zero. Makes everything so much more “present”...

Not yet! I don’t really “need” a cab, but I can’t say I haven’t had my eye on a 115 to give me the good thumps. :) I’ll probably get one eventually when I get some spare cash, just to cover all my basses. It honestly gets shockingly loud as is.

Probably a bit late on this but I have an RB210 and the hiss drove me crazy at first. I tried everything, different power outlets, different cables, different bases. In the end I just keep the horn always switched off. This makes it dead silent unless I’m past 12oclock, and at that point the...