Recent content by Davis Carl

When sold my Peavy 150 comb amp weighing in at 85 lbs, I was a happy camper. Then, I donated the Peavey 1810 cab to a music school. That thing can move some air if you know what I mean, but it’s a monster. But I keep the Crate head with the tubes. My replacement gear are the Carvin BX500 head...

I recently donated my monstrous Peavy 1820 cab to a music school in my community. My 50-pound cab with 2 tens suffices wherever I go with no need for an equipment crew. For large venues, I play through sound reinforcement, using the 50-pounder for monitoring.

A drummer at my church asked me had I heard the song “Have You Heard the Word?” I said, “yes, over thirty or more years ago.” He says, “you do know that’s Louis Johnson on bass when he formed the Christian group called PASSAGE?” I told him that I felt like it was Louis Johnson based on the...

a When preparing to play my first gig, an experienced bass player gave the concept of pocket playing. We were on a 70s hit by Confunkshun called Ffun. He said to pay attention to the bass drum and to practice on my sharpness. That is, how well I’m able to keep the bass guitar in rhythm with the...

I own 3 basses; an Ibanez Blazer 4-string which I purchased in 1980, an Ibanez SR-506 6-string, and my most recent purchase about 3 years ago is a custom Kiesel Icon 5-string which was a pleasant surprise compared to some $5000 basses I’ve tested. I’m really at home on that 4-string and I love...