Recent content by DarkAudit

The missing 18 and a half minutes. :)

Thanks to a previous shopper's goof, a Squier VM Jaguar Special long scale fell off the shelf (literally) and into my lap (not so literally). :) My first serious attempt at learning any fretted instrument. A half-hearted attempt at guitar as a sophomore in high school went nowhere. I'm very...

I'm working with the Music College TV videos as well. Started from nothing about five weeks ago, and I've worked my way up to the chromatic scale drill. I'll still work on just the four fret exercise on the E and A strings to get my hand used to the stretch. Trying to get a half hour in every...

From junior high through college, I played sousaphone in the marching band. I've always had an affinity for bass, guys like Les Claypool and Geddy Lee. Songs like Roundabout, etc. My mom turned 70 last spring, and my sister and I got her a student acoustic guitar. This past christmas she asked...

Oh, come on! Does the new guy have to be the one to post the elephant in the room? :D

After another shopper dropped this VM Jaguar Special, the store replaced all their guitar hangers. :)

Payday is here, and so is my new Rumble 25...

I'm using the 7250M's that came with my VM Jaguar Special. I'm still more concerned about getting my fingers to go to the right frets at the right time to put a whole lot of thought into what strings I'm using beyond their physical condition. As I progress beyond mere hand and finger...

A 4 year necro, but it's open and still relevant... :) The VM Jaguar Special I bought at the beginning of the month was dropped by another shopper at the store before I got to it. They couldn't sell it as new as a result, but it still comes with a full warranty... and $30 off for me. Sold. :D...

Shared an elevator with Jack and Meg White when they played at 123 Pleasant Street and they were staying at the Clarion up the street. I was working the desk and had no idea who they were. Dick Dale stayed there when doing shows at 123 as well. Second time around I mentioned I missed the...

Just two weeks in. My goal for the end of the year is more Todd Ingram than Scott Pilgrim, but without the vegan powers. :)

My new baby moments after I got it home last payday. Just under two weeks into my new life as a Bass Player, but there's already noticeable progress. I can do this! :D

Ooh! Another use for my M50s! :D

Went by the shop this morning to take a look around. The 25 was the smallest of the Rumbles they had. Took it for a spin with a Squier Bronco SS and a Squier Jazz Bass. Discovered very quickly that I didn't need more than an almost feather touch to put out a healthy amount of sound. Just...