Recent content by camcclellan

If you want to really have fun with claw hammer, sit on your back porch and play the McDonalds Filet O’ Fish commercial song. For about 45 minutes. Trust me. You can get a lot of volume out of a 12” Deering openback.

Something that gives me a small degree of hope is that it looks likely that the expansion will be administered by the US DoL, and because of this, there will likely be more unified guidelines. I am not certain yet, but it will probably be a case of `He who pays makes the rules` rather than the...

The labor department may be more interested in your weekly earnings than what your losses were. This is still rather uncharted territory. Keep in mind that when you are filing for unemployment benefits, they are concerned with wages, and not what losses and tax liabilities you may have...

I would have to agree with Thabassmon. I found that learning many other instruments to an intermediate level, from brass and banjo, to hammered dulcimer and cello, gave me an increased understanding of the role of various instruments in music. Each different class of instruments has brought...

Billy Joel - Pressure

I was an accountant. Left that industry, but I still follow tax and labor law changes. My reading of the new law is exactly this. Income that you declare is solely what your eligibility will be based on. If you had no taxable income last year, but can prove taxable income since January 1st...

That is, indeed, spray paint on the truck.

Nair...

My first would have been The Crunge, about ten years ago. Led Zeppelin is one of the bands that led to my love of bass.

I would consider the weight fairly light, not being noticeably heavier than the Epiphone 4 string that I have had forever. If I had to guess, it is probably 9.25 to 9.5, but is really well balanced. The B string is very tight, and I can dial in very Chris Squire pick tone and a very bright...

I have not had much time with it because if the way I work, but it is incredibly easy to get radically different tones.

That’s my pick...

I have been promising myself a new bass for the better part of a year. I’ve been playing an old Epiphone Les Paul Special with some issues for about a decade, and it has always had some construction and moderate playability issues that were not affordable to correct, but it got the job done...

I just ordered a new blue alder 5 string M7 that should show up later this week. Is there anyone that can give me 1) recommendations on a hard case that will fit, and/or 2) dimensions at the widest point of the bout and the neck about halfway up? I looked through the various threads and the...

I make music because I can't not make music. It is as simple as that.