Recent content by DC Stevens

Yes - it's 2023 and I still have my Yorkville 300 that I bought new back in the early '90's. I typically use one of my Mesa's when I'm playing out (The Yorkville stay's parked at our drummer's studio).

Before I even reached end of your post, I started considering that you quite possibly had the most amazing low B on planet earth… which with a few more moments of text, you confirmed! She’s BEAUTIFUL and clearly a wonder to behold and play! Glad your story has a good ending! Use her in good...

That’s a real beauty! I have an 80’s Explorer bass (it’s medium scale, which is kinda nice occasionally). I typically have my basses re-fretted (when they’re ready, mind you) with the Dunlop 6105 fretwire, which may not be quite as small as banjo wire, but it feels great.

I get it; there’s basses I’ve owned for decades without changing anything other than strings or output jacks and then of course, there’s my utility beasts of burden that are constantly subject to my every whim; switching out pickups, the bridge (to a baddass II, of course) pulling out those...

“I’m sure I used speaker cables and instrument cables interchangeably for maybe 15 or 20 years. Surprisingly, I lived.” Same… we too “lived” but lit a guitar cable on fire that we used as a speaker cable on one of the Ovation 4X12 towers during a gig… it was kinda cool briefly when people...

“I grew up emulating people like Jamerson and MacCartney, later came Chris Squire and John Wetton. The latter adding vocals to my arsenal…” You had me at Squire & Wetton! It’s 40 years this year for me; started on guitar in ‘76 but switched to bass in ‘82 and never looked back (for the most...

The one and only Suzi Quatro! Right on!!!

I almost never mod my basses because I only buy a bass that in my head is already perfect. My Warwicks are perfect My Viellette Citrons are perfect My older BC Rich’s and Gibsons are perfect Even my aluminum neck Kramers are perfect

I have (2) amazing Warmoth jazz basses I use for my weekly church gig; they’re identical in configuration with the only exception being one is tuned standard and the other (with heavier gauge strings) is tuned to Eb because BL loves his capo and often puts the group of songs in Eb, Db, Ab and...

First, you gospel bassists are the foundation of not just the band but the WHOLE worship experience!!! I missed only one Sunday at my church when I had Covid but it was the omicron version and I was virtual for just (1) week; Doc said not to freak out about testing positive for what was almost 3...

I have a pretty narrow row of basses that have made me swoon over the years and have kept my eyes straight ahead… there’s very few 4-strings that have had the ability to divert my attention with the exception of the non-reverse thunderbird! Yes, I admit I have a full-house of 4-stringed “wire...

I can’t even get my head around this!!! Taylor was David’s left half of his brain and honestly, an auxiliary part of Dave Grohl that ALWAYS functioned in accordance with all things perfect musically… this is a devastating blow to music in 2022. It’s been days and I’m still not fully processing...

Just about every question I was going to ask about the NR T-Bird Bass was answered, without words, on your YouTube post. Yeah… this is my next phase… much appreciated (and digging what you call “pedestrian” and I call “right on”… TY!

The notion of “Being worthy” reduces the art of being a musician and/or bassist to a tiered level of status somehow… if you enjoy playing bass (I play many different instruments, but I LOVE playing bass!) you should move to the best level instrument you can reasonably afford. A bass with high...

Damn!!! She’s a BEAUTY!!! Use in good health, bass brother!!!