Recent content by david barnes

  1. david barnes

    how do i play bass with pick fast

    practice practice practice. and when youre done practicing. practice some more... learn finger exercises first before songs.. learn where the sounds are from the exercises... always start off slow. dont give up if it doesnt work out right away.. i am not a failure. i found 100000 ways that dont work
  2. david barnes

    No longer available For Trade: Spector Euro 5 LX

    i have a few p basses to trade i like that spector. it would look nice for my bands color scheme . i have a fender mij midnight series and a steve harris p
  3. david barnes

    Are Squier Affinity Basses gigable?

    do not go cheap. you get w there is a huge difference between a 300 and a 1000 dollar bass. the pickups are just one thing youre taking in consideration. the frets. the fret edges. the time put into the bass. the electronics. the hardware alone.. the entire quality will differ from 300 and...
  4. david barnes

    Fender LE MIJ Midnight Precision Bass 2018 opinions

    i have one of these fender mij midnight basses. and i love this thing. i hear there is less than 200. 145 or 175 i hear
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    It turns out "Whats The Best Bass For Metal?" is actually a serious question

    i have been using a p bass for metal for the last few years. and id have to say it works better for me. sound is there. i love everything about my fender. i have the fender mij midnight series bass. the steve harris signature bass a player series bass with geezer butlers and a american special p...
  6. david barnes

    SOLD Fender Midnight Precision Bass - Limited Edition & Made in Japan

    i have one for sale... these are getting hard to find.. make a offer..
  7. david barnes

    SOLD Warwick Rockbass Corvette $$ 5

    would you be interested in a fender precision bass with emg geezer butler pickups. i do have the stock that came with.
  8. david barnes

    Man fights off attacker with a bass

    i just told my wife. look at this bass its a signature series. they wont make these for very long. so its a collector item ...
  9. david barnes

    SOLD Rickenbacker 4003 Jetglo Pearlstars $2200

    trade for a fender le midnight series precision ?
  10. david barnes

    Bass cables different than guitar cables?

    ive had 1 mosnter cable .. bought it in 2007ish.. still have the one monster cable...i did buy new cables recently. but i wanted to try something new and different.. pig hog.. they are pretty good
  11. david barnes

    Alternatives to Gallien Krueger?

    i will always be with ampeg or orange bass.. i had 2.. brand new out of the box gk rb1001.. bought new off mf.. i was excited to try something new since ive always played on ampeg amps.. so i got this.. rb1001.. hooked it up to my ampeg svt 410...dialed in my sound.. kept it at low bedroom...
  12. david barnes

    My band flipped on me.....????

    it was a rant . i am still a little upset over the deal because of what i put into the band . for them to complain. and its ok though now. i have a new band i started a month after the deal . and we are doing good. we have a good set of songs and have played a good set of shows last year. we did...
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    My band flipped on me.....????

    i feel your pain. i started a band . contacted people i thought would be a good fit. the band did great. we was a opening band for many many touring acts. band lasted nearly 5 years of hundreds of shows.. one day my wife and i had gotten in to a argument. so i left for the day.called my band...
  14. david barnes

    Name some offenses that will get you shunned on TalkBass. ;-)

    i put some of steve harris signature strings on my new steve harris bass. they came with it,.rotosounds,. im not a fan of them. kinda big.dull sounding right away. too bassy for me.