Recent content by bofus

I bought my Carvin LB70 back in '93 after Bass Player magazine did a shootout and declared the Carvin the winner. I sold my Ibanez Soundgear 800 bass to be able to afford it. It works great and I've never found the need to get any other bass. My only gripe is that I ordered it with Koa sides...

You can get a "pick like" sound with some fingernails. I play a bit of acoustic fingerstyle, so my nails are a little long to get a nice attack. When I play bass, you can get a sound similar to the pick if you allow the nail to hit the string. I can either use the nails or just use the pads...

I just bought a used Taylor guitar from Guitar Center (of all places). New, it is $1100. It was in brand-new condition, 6 months old, and they wanted $750. I found the same exact model locally on Craigslist and the guy wanted $875 "because that's what they show used on reverb." He would not...

Oh...almost forgot. I almost ALWAYS break the E when putting on new strings. The dang posts on the Carvin LB-70 I have are SUPER small with string locks. Trying to wrap a .45 string around THAT tight of a diameter almost always breaks the core wire. I've no idea why or how to fix. I use DR...

1995? I bought a new '94 Carvin and was learning to slap/pop. I'd break the g string every 2 months. It was crazy. After the 3rd string break, I inspected the saddle and there was a SLIGHT burr there. I ran a file on the saddle slot and have never broken a string again. The saddles are...

I only have one and it is my second bass after first buying a Matao bass first. I then got a "real" bass, a Carvin LB-70 and had the Matao de-fretted to try out a fretless. After a year or two, I didn't care for it and gave it away. It's been over 25 years with just the one. It's...

Silly song...but...can't...stop...tapping...my...foot....

My first bass amp was a Peavey Databass (like doctorwholittle had). I bought it new in '93. The first one would clip if you did a slap/pop/slap/pop really fast. I brought it back to the place where I bought it and they swapped it out for another one that didn't just fade out. Something wonky...

I assume everybody knows that Mike Lull passed away in Feb of 2020. Yet another reason 2020 sucks.

I didn't go through ALL 14 pages, but this one is played a LOT at weddings and it SHOULDN'T be, if you actually listen to the lyrics.

Back after I got my Carvin LB-70, I was breaking the G string when I was working on slap/pop stuff. It was breaking at the bridge. I took a metal file and smoothed it out, no more string breaking. My string of choice are DR High Beams, 45-105. That thick e-string combined with the really...

Try this: longer fingernails When I spent some time on the acoustic, the pads of my fingers don't sound nearly as nice as the nails, so I grew them out on my right hand. I went to play bass with the longer nails and I liked the added "attack" that the nails gave. It sounds more like a pick...