Recent content by BopCat

I have a Warwick Jazzman FNA (5 strings), with the usual active MEC pickups (jazz for the neck position and musicman style humbucker for the bridge), equipped with a Seymour Duncan STC-3A. I love how the bass feels and plays but it is very dark and muddy sounding, lacking definition. I tried...

I think that conformism is indeed an important factor. Especially when you're starting out, one of the common (and best IMO) reflexes is to imitate the players that you admire. But conformism alone cannot explain the fact that 99% of players use anchoring, because many people -especially...

Hey everyone, I've been using the floating thumb technique for a while and I find it vastly superior to anchoring. The thumb glides up and down effortlessly on the strings, muting them and making the plucking action consistent regardless of the string that's being played. That said, one can't...

Hey, I'm in the process of choosing a bass, and I don't really know which model would suit me sound wise. Here are a few examples of the bass sounds I would like to replicate : Concerning the looks, I like jazz basses and warwick basses. The attention to detail is important for me : I...