Recent content by Em_K

So true! I've seen many instruments that look like something that has been driven over, but their "inner beauty" and sound are amazing. :D When I see photos of the red one, it just always has this "Hey, look at me! Let's rock together!" kind of feeling to them. Like in the one that Grissle...

This may sound like a stupid question but...I'm curious. :o Have you ever regretted the colour (or other looks) choices you've made? I'm in the process of buying a new bass, and pretty sure that Fender Jaguar is going to be my choice. I have so far two options, a used MIA in Hot Rod Red and...

I have been playing with many different basses during the recent years. I've had many basses on loan for different periods of time, for example the Stingray, Precision Bass etc. The reason for this has mostly been money (and the fact that I have always had a friend with many different basses to...

I have an Ashdown MAG C115-300 EVO II that has suddenly stopped working. The light turns on and there is the humming sound so the cooler is working (I don't know if I'm using the right terms, English is not my native language, sorry!). But no matter what I do, there's no sound coming out! We...

It seems that they didn't have the guts to talk to me straight in the first place. If they had told me that they want the old bassist to play a few songs, I could have maybe accepted that. But their strategy was to tell me I can't play, and try to leave me out that way. I didn't - naturally -...

I could let her play a few songs "for the old times sake" but the other members won't let me play guitar or sax or sing background vocals while she plays so I'd end up leaving the stage or sitting in the background. They say it's too risky to have any new elements, and this concerns also me...

They somehow seem to think that having the old bassist is "safer" than having me. But she started playing the bass when they started the band, c. 3-4 years ago. She hadn't played guitar or any other instrument before that. When moving abroad she sold her bass and I think that she hasn't been...

This gig is six weeks away. The singer told me that the reason they don't want me to play in the gig was that I can't play the chords! I went to our next rehearsal to prove them wrong and played all the songs correctly. The singer said that she was impressed and told me I could join them to...

Please, please, please write a review when you get it! Can't wait to hear some opinions.:hyper:

My bandmates have been very nice so far, but now that the gig date is getting closer they suddenly turn in to berzerks. Their latest idea is to ban me from using any other notes than roots in my basslines. The singer made it clear that she won't allow me to take the risk of playing thirds or...

We won't have much time to practice with the old bassist, two evenings max. Our singer is absolutely confirmed that two basses will produce "a nice thick punk sound" but she doesn't have any experience of using two basses in the same band. She doesn't even play bass herself. I find it very...

Thanks! :D Actually their justification didn't come from the quality of the sound that two bass players are able to produce together, but from the fact that the stage is so large that they think it looks better to have more things going on it it! And I guess they want to get the old bassist...

I'd like to ask your opinion (and perhaps experiences) about the following matter. This is a tricky situation and it bothers me a lot at the moment. I have been playing bass in a punk band for almost two years now. I replaced the former bassist who moved abroad. I have practiced a lot, spent...

Has anyone played the Jaguar yet? I'd like to know if there are differences between the Modern Player Jag and the Squier one. Id' love to have a Jaguar, but the original tops my budget. Too bad they don't make them in Candy Apple Red since that's my favourite. :)

Hmm...It seems like I can get an Ibanez Mikro for under 200 euros from most of the local online stores here, and there are plenty of well-kept used ones too. That makes it tempting to buy one with a normal scale PLUS the Ibby for a short-scaled one. It would be luxurious to have two...:D It is...