Recent content by ErictheBastard

Things I wish I knew 37 years ago when I started: • Don't just learn an instrument - learn MUSIC. • It is a musical instrument. When you play it, it should sound like MUSIC to the least involved listener. Go to your local Guitar Center or Sam Ash. Listen to the punters noodling away. Are...

There's absolutely NOTHING wrong with 3-point bridge. I've had them on my Guild B302, my Alembic and a numerous other basses. I've never had any form of attack or sustain deficiency with this bridge vs. the countless Fenders and other basses I've owned. Think about how many guitars utilize...

BogeyBass I know that Eminence is the OEM supplier for Ashdown (Don't ask me how I know - I genuinely forgot). I also know that Eminence generally don't make their OEM products available to the general public (say so right on their website!). I'm new here, so I'm curious as to your...

What are the symptoms that lead you to believe the problem is the speakers? Have you metered them individually for correct impedance and continuity? Have you manually manipulated the cones along the excursion path to verify there is no mechanical interference?

A huge problem in many of the mainstream large venues around the country right now is the JBL Vertec line arrays and the poor tuning of the DSP systems that manage them. The Vertec arrays by themselves are quite capable, but the factory tuning specs are poorly conceived. I think many of the...

I suppose I should add some evidence that I indeed do have the disease, so here's the current arsenal: •'64 Fender Custom Shop Relic Jazz Bass (on loan from God) • Hofner Club Bass (strongest fundamental of any bass PERIOD - Pyramid flatwound assisted) • Eastwood knockoff of...

Hi folks, long-time lurker, first time poster. Been a bit too busy playing bass to sit around and talk about it (oooh, a bit snarky ain't we? Nah, just getting over a jaded phase and ready to get back to enjoying the bass world the way I did when I was young). Anyways, been playing 31...