Recent content by Dan5011

The other day I had a pretty good fall & when I stood up to get off the ramp I grabbed my truck. Instead of asking if I was ok my daughter said "nice mall grab" I taught her well

Nice! I enjoy the gripping part of the board setup ritual. I usually do something to break up the sheet of grip. I am not a fan of graphic grip but I do like subtle art & lately I've been doing a simple stencil right in front of the back truck. For a classic powell board like the cab the logo...

Indy 169s & pink Powell Rat Bones wheels. .5" risers

Going to a local skate shop is best if you can. You really can't go wrong with Independent trucks & there are other good brands too. Personally my fav's are Independent & Ace. Ace can be squirrely if you are not into loose trucks. There are recommended sizes for what board size you are riding...

IMO it boils down to practicing at home & then tightening up at rehearsals. This all sounds too familiar. Our lead vocalist & guitarist relies heavily on his iPad for charts & lyrics. It really shows in our live performances. The problem he has is that he is focusing on remembering what he is...

This is similar to my path to playing in bands in my middle age. It can be a lot of fun & a good way to challenge yourself to learn songs which can lead to playing better. This is for everybody. Try swapping the word "deserve" with "earn". I think it can be an important distinction. I also...

Ive had a similar problem with the Kliq tuner & one more similar mini tuner but with a passive bass. I bought use korg pitchblack & no longer had the problem.

I think of playing music & skating in a similar way. There's skating & there are tricks. IMO tricks are better & look better if you do them while skating. Like you can vibe on 1 or 2 notes & really feel the music & that is better than doing a busy fill unless the context is right. My drummer is...

Sweet! skaters that play bass! What's up? Pushing 50 & still rolling (occasionally). There is a park about 5 minutes from where I work & I hit it on my lunch break sometimes. There is a crew of dudes that roll every day on their lunch breaks who are of advanced age & they rip. There's also a...

Thanks for sharing your experience. I suppose the best option is to try the aforementioned pickups to see how they work in the situations I play in. Yesterday I got together with a drummer from a band I used to play in & we jammed with just drums & bass. I used my bass with the spb1s & they...

Thanks for your input! I just played both basses again to compare & I think I do like the SP1 better. Today at least. I failed to mention that I have done quite a bit of experimentation with different strings, pickup height etc. I have primarily landed on nickel round wound 45-105. I have...

Long time lurker 1st time poster. So I know this has been discussed to death over & over but I'm looking pretty much at these 2 pickups to go in my p bass. Right now I have 2 p basses on Am Pro 1 with PV 63s & a parts P with SPB-1s. The Am Pro seems to be inherently dark. The PV 63 pickups were...