Recent content by Dr. Cheese

$1,400

This is a good video. This summer, when I was looking at a retirement bass, it came down to the Sadowsky MJ or the Dingwall JT5. When Fret Nation put the JT5 on sale, the choice was a no brainer for. I am still Sadowsky fan, but in the words of my minister, “you can have anything you want, but...

The price is not bad all. I am tempted to sell something.

Sounds really good as he always does.

The style I call music school funk is like Bebop because it is music for musicians that eventually attracted a wider audience. From what I know, Bebop had its origins in after hours cutting contests where musicians tried out play each other. It morphed into a style of Jazz that emphasized chops...

Except for a short scale travel bass, my bass shopping days are over, but I always get happy when I see a Yamaha BB2000.😊

I don’t play them much, but I listened to them much that I can a fair amount close to note for note from memory.

More than anything else, School Days made bass a lifelong passion. Stanley Clarke was the first bass guitarist I knew who took over a record with the swagger of a lead guitarist. Larry Graham’s The Jam: Definitely showed bass could dominate the proceedings, but School Days took it to...

This is a joke, right? That’s not a Fodera. It might be a nice bass, but it’s not a Fodera.

I always liked Neil Jason, and after this deep dive, I like him even more!

Nice addition, the NG3 was the first Dingwall to really get my attention.

It is a Dark Ray! I did not notice; I just saw that pretty fingerboard.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/arts/music/frank-beard-zz-top-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share Rest in Peace, he kept it tight on stage a very long time.👍🏿

This is a real beauty!😎

I Facebook, I saw an old video of Steve Swallow absolutely crushing it on acoustic. It is a rare musician who switches instruments at his level.