Recent content by DrigBoy

Always liked the whole black/white thing.

I feel a little stupid about posting this, but I have mixed feelings about parting with my old bass, and I'm curious to see what people think. I have 2 basses and I'm thinking of selling the one I don't use anymore. I'm in a band, we play some gigs, and for some reason I feel like I need to...

My Geddy Lee truss rod does take a significant amount of torque to get it to tighten. I never adjust it under load, but backloading makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the tip. I wonder if that would help the original poster...?

Alright, gentlemen, thank you for your advice, it is much appreciated. -Patric

@maestrovert - I use D'addario half wounds. Love them. @greenboy - I was afraid you'd say that. I'm on a budget, but maybe I should look at the Acoustic 200 watt head and a 2-15 cabinet. Buy, then sell, buy, then sell... :)

Thanks, Greenboy. That makes a lot of sense, now that you mention it. What do you think about a higher quality speaker, or would that just be a waste of money? I'd be happy if I could just be a LITTLE louder, but it sounds like I might just need an extension cabinet for that.

Good morning, everyone, I played guitar for many years and being a bit of a rock guy I never really payed much attention to my clean sound, but now that I've switched to bass, I find myself a bit perplexed. The tone I'm striving for is that really low thumpy sound often refered to as "dub"...