Recent content by Ethan Block

PMed

PM

Language is generally defined by common usage (sorry dictionary people, words change over time). Musicians have a long defined history of varying degrees of education. Most musicians thru history have had no formal education Engineers have a long history of formal education and common usage...

PM'd

I guess thay depends are you definition of "life span" and "bass." Does replacing a part of the bass like the nut or tuning machine change the bass? How about the pickup? If you replaces every single part of the bass slowly over time, would it be a new bass? Would this be the proverbial bass of...

Does anyone know where I can buy a truss rod cover for less than an arm and leg after shipping? I've seen a few, but anything above $10 for a small piece of plastic seems preposterous.

The original manuscripts are almost devoid of musical direction, upbow, downbow, and slurs those were added by editors. I am not the hal Leonard editor who arranged this score and I do not know what they are thinking. I am opining on what I view as the most rational explanation for the editor's...

The reason for the odd figering has to do with the tone of the open string vs the fingered string. It is common in classical music to pick (more) difficult fingerlings to achieve the desired tone. JS Bach was a baroque composer who composed music for baroque instruments, to state the obvious...

PM'ed

I saw a warwick here with Aguilar pups. I’ve been thinking about putting Jpups in my ‘98 Fortress. Is it worth it?

Two tips: 1) keep your hand ina “C” shape. The thumb should be on the back of the neck and not hyper extended. It should look remarkably like a C. 2) keep your bass higher on your chest. Make your strap shorter.

As silly as this question sounds, I have never felt a super compelling need to have one of these, but a lot of people seem to like them. Perhaps I am missing something. Post in thread, whats your favorite DI/Premap? What do you use it for?

Can someone confirm that this will fit on my ‘96 Fortress I Hipshot GB7 Bass Extender Key Gotoh Chrome https://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/hipshot-hipshot-gb7-bass-extender-key-gotoh/360806000375000

Just replace “Bassists” with “Humans” and you may be on to something.

I said matter didn’t exist directly after the Big Bang (it was quark gluon plasma) Plasma (with proton and neutrons) existed after that until recombination. I admit my wording was a little confusing.