Recent content by charliefreak

I'm at work, so sorry no vids. But check out Gov't Mule! Warren Haynes is one of my all time favorite guitar players and they are bluesy as hell. Definitely worth a listen!

I'd venture to say a few members of slipknot are either useless, or don't need to be on the stage..

I prefer to have open practices. The people who show up are your friends and tend to leave if the music sucks. The good friends will tell you why it sucks. If they don't come for practice, why would you expect them or their friends to come out to a show? In my experience, don't even have a...

I usually like to pop in at guitar stores and test equipment either with songs I'm actually playing, a solo I'm working on, or just anything that covers the full range of the instrument. Then I scoop out the mids and do the same thing with my thumb!

My gear is so big, it's unecessary. It's up on CL right now so I can sell it to downsize to a more practical set up for my needs. I've been thinking about buying an Aguilar DB212 or a stack of 112's. Probably the latter. CF

I'm very interested in hearing suggestions as well. I once had tracks pulled entirely from an album because the producer didn't like the tone of the instrument and claimed he couldn't get a good feed. I just passed it off as the guy being a tool and didn't know how to record a bass (there were...

I was personally inspired by years of good motown listening and "oldies" (grew up in the 90's). One performance that constantly inspires me is watching Tal Wilkenfeld kick it with Jeff Beck at Ronnie Scotts. I know she's better now as a player and her style is still developing, but it's her...

Thanks for the help guys! You both nailed it. What a goofy looking bass!

Hey everybody, I saw this picture in an article about bass bridges. It never stated which bass it is, but what kind of bass has a pickguard like that and switched under the bride?? Thanks! CF

Tell Manti Te'o "hey" for me!

This is such a tough question! Still Remains is probably my favorite song, but I think Shangri La Dee Da is my favorite album.. It's just so well written.

You are correct! They only weigh the Private reserve guitars. As for the line production stuff, that is shipped to them with all of the dimensions coming straight from the manufacturer. Most of the time you can even get volume! -CF

GC/MF or any of those brands will tell you if you call!

Are you guys friends? Or is this guy really like this?? OP- looks like a great time! I do remember that guy from the Voice! Very cool.