Recent content by Elchupacabra

I know that faking a Squier is about as illogical as it gets, but I'm not sold because I've never seen that "J Bass" print on any Squier before. I try to do a bit of research on it, though.

I've only had a chance to play a Ric a couple of times at the local GC, but I absolutely loved the thing and it has superb tone with a pick; it's also quite a bit lighter than I expect, lighter than my Jazz, I think. I think I played a 4001 actually, rather than a 4003, and the neck was pretty...

Well, I don't want to imitate any other bassist's style; there's just a certain tone in the high range on the 4005s that I've heard that I'd like to try to get. It's probably just a semi-hollow/hollow body thing.

Somewhere around $700. What you mentioned though is exactly what I was thinking about - there is such a massive price disparity between the two that nobody who has owned one has probably even considered the other. I can't find any demos of the Italia, either.

All right, I know that the Rimini obviously looks like the 4005, but how does the sound compare between the two? I'd love to get something that sounds somewhat like Mani's 4005 on the Stone Roses records (always liked the upper range sound on his bass), and hope that there's some substance to...

I haven't been able to check GC West Palm yet, but I think that I will be able to tomorrow.

I may be going to GC West Palm today or tomorrow, so I'll try to look through any used gear or tell the staff that it's stolen in case somebody tries to turn it in there.

Here are the strings that I was considering to buy; if you look at the first set, it says "fits most 27" to 29" baritone guitars," and they're "Bass VI" strings, so do you think that means you can do an E-E tuning on a baritone, or something like B-B? Invalid Link Removed

Hey guys, I apologize if this question has already been asked, but I just wanted a definite answer. It seems like from you guys have been saying, you can tune a bass VI to B-b, but you usually can't tune a baritone to a bass VI tuning. Could I possibly tune a Jaguar Baritone Special to E-e with...

Oh, sorry I missed that thread.

Just wondering, but why are the Fender Highway One basses priced so much lower than the American Standards? Outside of the finish and the bridge, what's the big difference?

You may also want to look at the Entwistle isolated bass videos on YouTube, especially for "Won't Get Fooled Again." If I remember correctly, there are some frames missing, but you can still get a good visual idea of his technique, regardless of whether the audio and video match or not.

I think that the original Funk Fingers were shortened drumsticks which he attached to his fingers.

It's kind of funny because I'm watching "Six Quick Ones: The Who" right now; they were just discussing John's technique. It's very similar to the right hand technique used on brass instruments such as the trumpet and french horn, and definitely the piano. His typewriter technique is also very...

Also, I know it wouldn't exactly be best for a vintage sound, but what do you guys think of the DiMarzio P + J pickup set?