Recent content by Blackie Jr

It's tough to live with regrets I suppose I should have kept my 1961 Les Paul / SG Custom with 3 PAF's, and my 1983 Reissue Korina Explorer, and many more...but all were let go for market value at the time Should have kept my Fretless Stingray several years ago and focused totally on fretless...

Can't believe I am going to say this...did not want to believe it... Skip the accoustic bass I have owned the Guild B-50, Taylor / Klein AB-2, Martin B-15 and a custom boutique build They are a lovely idea, but they don't work Believe me I tried...phospher bronze, la bella tapes, flats I...

Local shop had one briefly, sold it to CME via Reverb It was an 8 string Kramer bass with the super cool aluminum neck and Dimarzio pickup I would NOT worry about neck twisting, I would worry about a crushed femur if played while seated Can't imagine why you would replace the aluminum neck...

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OK...1968 EB 2 update Got mine from a friend who has a shop and tons of contacts, goes to shows, buy / sell / trade all used and vintage stuff He got it at the Philly Guitar Show, baritone switch NOT working, he placed value around $1500-1600 (know I traded for it, can't remember what) His...

I am way past late 40's, have a professional degree and career...and just said "**** it" Surprisingly no one cares, still get hired and get good results, think people are so into themselves they don't care about my hair Just say you lost a bet with your kid and keep growing

Had a Walnut Rickenbacker bass with adjustable mutes, which I liked initially...was always adjusting them...got to be ridiculous As a long time guitarist I knew palm muting and sort of switched to it Muting with palm heel and playing with thumb is a heavier thumpier mute than muting with knife...

Have 2 electric basses and 2 acoustic guitars - each is "the one" and all I need, but for different reasons... If I go busking in Cali or Amsterdam, my built like a tank 77 Guild F50 acoustic guitar is the one... Electric blues band, my 68 EB-2 is the one Distorted bass and singing, my USA P...

Not much of a fan of Lemmy or Motorhead, but makes me want to turn up distortion and play with a pick while singing...and use Root 5th 2 string power chords And Phillip Lynott makes me want to play with a pick and sing So far so good...though I still play some stuff with fingers and a bit more...

Here is my 1968 EB-2, which currently has Labella Tigers Blood Tapewounds The "baritone" switch is ridiculous.. one setting makes the house vibrate even at low volume through a cheap Ampeg combo ...needless to say I like that setting Other setting is not so ridiculous and more usable... Make...

Thought it was cool, and one of the cheap thrills of TB Forum - finding music I would otherwise never know existed

Martin, Gibson, Taylor, Guild, Collings, Santa Cruz, other boutique acoustic guitar builders.... Not a single acoustic guitar company / builder uses basswood (Maybe some lower quality / inexpensive models exist, but certainly zero high quality builds are basswood) Yes there are basswood...

Exhibit A of the axiom "it's worth what someone will pay" I suppose an unlined fretless is the easiest to build - no math required, no highly accurate precision skills required...doesn't appear to have any Alembic type electronics going on... If Eric Clapton plays one on MTV Unplugged the...

"Know Thine Ownself" I have had countless guitars and basses that were "lifetime keepers"..."I could be happy with just this, good enough to tour the world, etc." But I am a serial trader - any money I spend on upgrades / changes is inevitably wasted... IMHO, if you think you are going to...

Been through this with acoustic guitars As was mentioned it is primarily for nitrocellulose lacquer finish concerns The wood expands and contracts at a different speed than the nitro, so there is danger of cracking....and the nitro finish can fog due to rapid temperature changes...doubt your...