Recent content by Bubba PhD

Put it on a thumb drive so it will always be handy

I cut all three in the lawn mower, but the middle one lost the tip from the base of the nail. Never found it! I can't play guitar anymore because it got too fat on the end (it covers 2~3 strings) but it's my goto finger for bass playing and driving.

Freak out? I do get that people want to "teach" you how many things you have to get right in order to successfully change anything. And many people's "teaching" seems freakishly like ranting.... I'm frequently guilty of teaching. We need to have an idea what we're doing and how it relates to...

3rd generation musician sooo who knows when I started what? Mom taught all us kids Ukulele, I took piano lessons, school band etc.. There are slides of me as a baby teething on a Gibson tenor guitar. But I have these two: 1970 tuba and 1974 playing a school dance.

I do have a few hanging on the wall, one near impossible to keep tuned, another recovered/damaged by theft. Collecting reinforces memories and brings me some degree of happiness. I have also put a bass in an incinerator just to get closure and peace. I have way more amps and speakers than I...

The more tar and nicotine on your hands and strings the more your bass plays like butter?

My '67 Bass V is not a work of art, or part of a collection. It's heavy, only 15 frets and tuned high C, it's not what most bass players want in a daily player. However, it is much more valuable than just a product of manufacture. It is a fine instrument and has been a member of the family and a...

Awe, Yoko was beautiful. And, that's a great picture of her. I would happily make the worst career move ever for a love like they had.

Let's see.... The higher the mass the more sustain. The better the bridge couples energy to the body the brighter the tone. Higher mass returns the energy to the string while better coupling transfers the energy to the body. For both brightness and sustain you will have to think outside the box...

Happy Yule, and hopes for a prosperous New Year, from Bubba in New Orleans.