Recent content by Buayaguy

Two... Ibanez Gary Willis GWB35 5 string fretless (main bass) Ibanez SR505 5 string fretted

I posted here 2 years ago, right around the time I had just gotten my Fretless bass... I think I have something way worse than this now - because I pretty much ONLY play my fretless bass anymore :) Yes, I've considered selling my fretted bass, but I keep it around just in case...and not play it :D

I actually saw this on the new episode of "Name that Bassline", but then I got an awesome deal on a GWB35 fretless...and so it begins...

I've been using Webstrings Detroit Bass Light Nickel Rounds probably almost since I started playing back in 2000. Tried the GHS Boomers, since I liked those on guitar, but I don't play for a living, strictly for fun, so I didn't need to be spending $25-30 a set for a 5 string bass :) I first...

When I first picked up a bass in high school (20 years ago), the strings felt VERY far apart, and it didn't help that I was already used to playing guitar. I tried a few more times over the years until I found a 5 string that was affordable (couple of hundred bucks), and it felt PERFECT. I have...

Just another way of doing it... I use an Apogee JAM plugged directly into my Mac, and I have Garageband open. I can change my bass track to any of the available "software amps" (or experiment and create my own sounds.) I import an MP4 directly from my iTunes library to play along with, and...