Recent content by Dave Thomas

Hi, just wondering if you had the original bridge?, I'm looking for one for my SR885 and I believe that would be the same model bridge. Apparently these GWB kept the older style bridge when the other SRs moved to the Accu- cast, thanks!

I look at it like which instrument would bring down a live song most by messing up, so in order of importance #1 Drums, if the drums stop the song stops #2 Vocals, so people have someone to look at #3 Bass, tries to hold #1 and #2 together #4 Guitar, as long as they are not too, too loud and...

Hey Busman, just wondering if you ended up replacing the bridge, if so I would be interested in the original provided the saddle and intonation screws are in good functional shape (not stripped) I have a couple SR885s and am looking to get an original bridge for backup/parts to keep them going...

I think live shows will be a big part of the future, people watching people, maybe smaller local shows which is bad for musicians hoping to get rich or even earn a living. I'm super excited about this band Jinjer from watching the live shows on youtube (lame I know, lol) but I can't imagine a...

I can't here the words "Craft Beer" with out thinking of this, well worth the watch:

I've use cheap headstock tuners and sometimes they do seem to catch the 12th fret harmonic on the B string better, but I hardly ever need to tune during a song and am lucky to have some pretty stable basses

It's probably left over prejudice against nu(with an umlaut) metal, blame Fred Durst

I've experienced the anti 5 string prejudice first hand, and to make matters worse I play Ibanez SR885s a bass associated with KORN for goodness sake, the only thing less cool would be what ever bass the guys from Nickleback plays haha.

Both crazy showmanship and just playing in jeans and tshirts can get the crowds into it. The main thing is the energy, my research (watching bands and the audience at the same time while drinking beer from a dark corner) has shown a strong 2 and 4 on the snare (for most music) or a strong 1 (for...

Definitely a mix of both, I used to imagine I was sending waves through the floor up into peoples feet as weird as that sounds lol, but helped me focus on simplicity and the "one" beat. The kick drum and bass should be felt through the floor and then you would hear the click part of the kick and...

I have 3 identical Ibanez 5 strings, I live in a small apartment, I think 3 is the minimum number a gigging bassist should have: you should always have 2 to bring to a gig, hopefully!

But I kind of feel bad for the sales guys, theres a lot of hate out there, haha:

One great thing about Guitar Center is the huge used database, that at through my local one lets you order and return at the store if there are issues, but yeah the employees can be pretty bad, especially under what used to be commission sales

Right, I believe one of Slash's favorites was a custom copy, same with one of Toni Iommi's SGs