Recent content by DatBoyArt

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    Hard Case for Fender Jaguar Bass

    For anyone searching this article, as I did, I just bought a Invalid Link Removed(#J01706), Item Number 109703314, and my Fender Jaguar Bass most certainly does not fit. Not exactly sure where I'm going to find an actual molded case, but I have a gator case that I had a PBass in and just...
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    Switching grill cloth on current Ampeg SVT cabs

    Does anyone have dimensions to the cab? I just started a recovering project that I'd been researching for years. I was trying to find someone I could pay to do it out of fear, but I can't find anyone to do it, and I'm too cheap and untrusting to pay and send it off. Going to start small with the...
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    Bassists do the work..

    Our band is mostly DIY, and sometimes unfortunately that means "DIY, Arthur". I just wanted to know where I matched up against any of you guys. What do you guys do for videos, promotion, online prescence, etc. ? I know a little bit and I would gladly help out anyone and impart my limited...
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    First Bass for Adult ??

    I took up bass around '05-'06 because our band needed a bassist. I was making the swith, and because I wasn't sure how long I was going to be playing I just borrowed a bass so to learn on. When the time came to play shows I spent about $300-$400 on a used MIM Fender Precision Bass and about $350...
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    Theory vs playing by intuition?

    Totally cosign that. The way my theory teacher explained it to me when I learned writing, counterpoint, natural chord progressions, and figured bass: It's like being a painter. Each skill is a new color. You can be a very expressive painter, but how much can you express with one or two colors...
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    Being Sober and playing in bars with those who drink heavily - asking for help

    Stay strong, man. I've never drank, smoked, snorted or shot up any drugs. I don't really have a reason for it. It just isn't something that I've wanted to do. When it comes to other people, I try to just live and let live. Just because I choose not to doesn't make it evil or wrong. You can do...