Recent content by bpm140

Just bought a new bass and I haven't had it professionally set up yet, so maybe this will all go away next week, but I'm still curious about what's going on here: Certain notes on the G string (edit: and the same notes on the D string) are causing a ****load of resonance on the other strings...

Ampeg -- thanks for the comparison. If it's comparable to the 700, then I got one heck of a deal and would suggest @Stay_Gold see if there are any left at his Guitar Center. It's only $450 right now.

Indiana Mike -- Not even close :) Bassic_Element -- That's the one. There's a super crappy shot of it in this pdf of their Clearance flier: Invalid Link Removed

It's not as bad as it sounds... I decided to learn the bass a couple months ago and a friend suggested that Ibanez made good, inexpensive entry level basses. I opted for an Ibanez GSR200 which only set me back $200. About a month ago someone broke into my car and it was a shopper's...