Recent content by Brohawk

@Koog - What pickup did you go to? Thx.

What kind of pickup would be best for a semi-hollow body bass? Looking for a mellow, woody tone. Thanks in advance.

I have an Ibanez SRH500 with the individual piezo for each string. I'm getting a lot of fret noise while playing. I turned down the volume controls for the four piezos, thinking they may have been set too hot, but it hasn't helped. It currently has the factory flatwounds on it. After I got it I...

I have an SRH500 that I'd like some advice on. I'm getting a lot of fret noise. Thinking that the piezos might be too hot, I turned the individual volumes all the way down. I also backed off on the tone, figuring that damping the highs would help. It has the flat wounds that came on it. I like...

Should I have patented it before posting? (DOH!) :thumbsdown: (That's humor, folks!)

I have a Cort Artisan B4 and I was thinking of ways to help with looking at the neck less while playing. I used my Dremel on the back of the neck, making small scallops that correspond with the position markers on the front. They are about 3/16 inch X 1 inch, and fairly shallow. I used some...

This book has both standard notation and Tablature. (No, I don't read)

This discussion is relevant to my interests. Some people have long fingers, like the legs on an Alaskan King Crab, but mine are some stubby Jimmy Deans with limited reach. I'm looking at picking up a short scale to accommodate my shorter digits.

That's a great tip! There have been times in the past that I was listening to a song played live in church or some other venue, and "heard" a bass line in my head that was different from what was being played, thinking "This is how I'd play it." I just couldn't figure out how to get it from my...

Great advice throughout. After thinking about this a few days, my plan is to stick with my current teacher and pursue blues education through the self study materials. That should make me a better rounded player.

I ordered Friedland's book and downloaded iReal Pro to my 'Droid. I think I'm going to be busy for a while.

Here I am, a middle-aged guy (north of 50) who decided to take up the bass again after messing with it a long time ago. I never had any formal training in the past, but I connected with a teacher a few months ago. I have no illusions of becoming a bass legend; I just want to have fun with it...

You're 37? I'm 55 and just started taking lessons a few months ago. I know I won't be the next bass whiz kid, but my goal is to have fun. I've seen kids who can play circles around me. At first it made me wonder why I'm doing this, but then when I put on some music and start playing along...

Great advice! I started working on "Mustang Sally" and now have several different ways of playing that keep the main feel of the song. Having a blast!

I liked where the bass drummer (IIRC) was praised for finally finding the beat. (I only saw the movie once, when it was released)