Recent content by Bringindafunk

I buy based on the feel of the neck and how well it balances on a strap. If there is even the slightest neck dive or the bass feels overly heavy or the neck is too chunky I will pass. I also don't care for garish colors like neon or bright pinks, etc. Pickups and preamps are pretty easy to...

Whoops, you are correct. I wish I could blame autocorrect but that dumb typo was all me. o_O

I actually kind of like those choices and can personally attest that Suffragette City will slay. I was in a band that played that one pretty regularly and when the "Wham, bam thank you man" line came up we would stop and let the entire crowd yell it. Worked every single time. The cover bands in...

I played in a power trio with a singing guitarist for a few years. He was a fantastic guitarist and pretty good singer but I LOVED the fact that his vocalizing tended to curb his playing in the verses. He would simplify or drop out completely leaving gobs of sonic space for the rhythm section...

I don't wear sunglasses on stage however I do wear glasses and they are transitions so if I'm playing outdoors in sunshine, they will darken on their own and look like sunglasses. Also I wear hats. I'm a hat man and love to wear hats. Generally a baseball cap but I've also been known to don the...

I'm guessing that since you're fitting into songs that have already been written, they just assume you're playing the established bass part? If it were me and a new member asked about changing a part, I would definitely want to hear what they were doing to not only make sure they were playing...

I've played in original projects for most of my musical life and only recently joined the cover band scene. I enjoy both and find them to be very different animals. Cover bands CAN be creative with the right approach but it takes everyone in the group to really do something different than what...

I brought my old gear out when I started playing again after many years. This was 2017. On my way home from that first practice I thought to myself "There has got to be newer lighter gear out there now than this old 80's stuff!" That was when I discovered the wonders of class D amplification and...

1. how supportive are they of you as a bass player? - Not at all until just recently when she joined her first band and suddenly wanted a bunch of advice 2. do you have to go through them before buying new gear? No 3. have you ever had to resort to a 'black money op'? No 4. do you seek their...

Late to the party, but just want to say that I currently own the Shuttlemax 12.0 which is very similar to the Shuttle 6.0. I had @agedhorse fix an overheating issue with it a few years ago and it has been running without issue since. It is far and away my favorite amp. You'll love the 6.0 if you...

I have a big board and a small board. The small board is tuner, compressor, q/strip and is mainly for home practice though my audio interface. The big board is tuner, hpf/lpf, compressor, envelope filter, eq/boost, distortion. The first three pedals are always used and the other three are song...

I don't see any reason to be "Honest" if that means telling him you don't like his songs. I also don't think he's being unreasonable at all. He wants to take the band in a new direction and is seeking your commitment to same. I appreciate when people say things to me like "This is the new...

I'd have dropped those bands too. I've been in a few with unserious people but overall have been lucky to find bands with good folks who like to play and take it seriously while having fun. It can be tough to identity the unserious ones during an audition because hopefully everyone is on their...

I have the Zen Blades installed in my Lakland 55-01 with a John East Uni Pre. The pickups came with instructions for how to install them in either series or parallel mode. I installed them in series and they sound great but that mode takes some of the top end off so if you want to slap or just...