Recent content by Epiphone83

Yeah, you definitely do not need to worry about a Fender Certificated set of strings. Just pick what you like. In general terms, I would go with Ernie Ball Super Slinky or D'Addario. Although I myself am not a fan of D'Addario. I just don't see the effect for the cost, you know...

Yeah, I'm definitely going to agree that you need to define "band" and you need to realize taste / genre play heavily into this. If you don't like metal, you wouldn't care how good the band is or the even the bassist, for that matter. In terms of great bands with good bass players that a lot...

Hate to say this, especially as a left-hand advocate, but I totally turned to the "dark side," bro. I went right handed. Taught myself pretty quickly and never looked back. My main reason? Left-handed basses are expensive and hard to find. I'm guessing a lot of bass players went that way...

Do it. Especially if you've never had a hawk 'before. They are fun, and best of all they are EASY. No matter how easy your hair do is now, a hawk is 500 times easier. Plus, coloring is always awesome. They're also "out" from a fashion perspective right now, which is one of the reasons I do...

I think we've hit the nail on the head here--no matter how good a bass sounds, if it looks terrible no one is playing it. Heck, I spent 450 on an Epiphone back in the day, and why? Because it looks like a thunderbird. I've had a really nice Fender, but the Thunderbird appealed to my teenage...

Hey everyone, I'm Shane. I'm a bassist in Indianapolis, IN. I've been "playing" bass for about 10 years. I've been mastering it for about 5. I've been learning theory for about 2. I started out as a keyboardist for a local band, but they needed a bassist, so here I am. I would never...