Recent content by drummike

Thanks for bringing this Instant Karma to me, delivered with loving care, lol. Beautiful bass, looking forward to playing it on a regular basis.

I am stunned...was just listening to Tormato, Chris Squire was soaring On The Silent Wings of Freedom

I just read his book and near the end I think he mentions the Clone Theory pedal saying it would be a part of his sound in NO.

I may be mistaken, but I believe the guitarist who played at my wedding in '91 had a Steinberger guitar/bass doubleneck, the only one I've ever seen. I think he was a professor at Western Kentucky University. With his wife on keyboards, they had a nice little combo and the double neck allowed...

Listening to the Melbourne 1981 bootleg, at some point between songs, Sting asks for a "plectrum." I think it was right before "Shadows in the Rain" which I thought he played fingerstyle on his Van Zalinge EUB, but it's possible he was using his fretless Precision or Ibanez.

Nothing. Two separate issues that added up to my retirement.

My church started with a shield then put a roof on it. Finally they build a back wall with a door. Apparently this was an attempt to clean up the sound by keeping the drums out of the vocal mics. I played drums in that chicken coop for several years. One day they put lights on it; I felt like a...

I think they're no longer being produced, but I have an Ibanez EWB20 fretless that's pretty nice. To me, it feels better than some of what you'd find at GC. Big fat body, 34" scale, comfortable neck. I plug it straight into my Mackie mixer with a mic cable since it also has an XLR jack and it...

I wanted a Zenith also, but never got a chance to try one and didn't want to order without trying it. I got an Ibanez EWB20 fretless from another TBer and it is extremely nice.

Think the ad copy was written by the lead singer or have they gotten a manager? Either way, it sounds like someone has a high opinion of themselves. Who knows, they might actually have something going there. Some of the most arrogant musicians I've known were also the most talented.

I bought my first fretless at GC years ago when I was bass shopping. It was a used Ibanez EDC-700 and it had a great neck on it. I wasn't looking to buy a fretless, but it played so nicely that I felt it was a good move. I thought the price was reasonable at $325 and they took my Epiphone Power...

Cool.

I have a TSB350 in good playing condition, but the body has several bad dings in the finish. Your TSB looks better than mine except for the crack. If you decide to part it out, I might be interested in the body.

Yes, good advice, although the headstock is not too bad. The body needs the most work.

My TSB-350 has several bad chips in the finish. I'd like to touch it up but it would probably be hard to match. Maybe I should consider stripping it down and doing a complete refinish?