Recent content by Falsepuppet

I try to become an "all-rounder" but slap pop like victor wooten does is so hard, and the idea of double thumbing still eludes me. Burton style is what I picked up the fastest with triples and whatnot, but im still 2-4 years behind where he was on kill 'em all. but i practice for it everyday :)...

good point. IMO (lol) metal bassist should know Cliff Burton, after all who better suited to play thrash than someone you can shred equal or better then the lead guitarist? Not saying all I do is shred becuase being in a Progessive band (dream theater style) I have to be able to play similar to...

Nice post btw c'thulhu. Yeah I got some thick skin no worries. I assume that by reading your post that metal bassist arent as well regarded as others? "Not another one" is your wording.

Actually, I cant talk down fender becuase 1. They have a reputation obviously, and 2 becuase I wasnt. It'll be obvious when I mean ill will. Im asking out of my personal experience to see what others experiences are.

Ah so the 600 dollar one is made elsewhere. and sorry about he spelling thing. I should just start every conversation with IMO to not start a debate about what i wasnt even asking hahahaha. Sorry about the conversation issue.

im not trying to talk down about fender, my OP was what drives people to use them? like I picked my instruments becuase of playability weight balance pickups. almost everything i like and that which i didnt (ie lack of strap locks) i fixed. It was an honest question.

all fender? sorry i meant the $600 standard does, I know that. Guesss i should watch my wording. Some people are understanding me better and they turn out to be the people in my genre. But they still insist on different instruments. I guess what I have learned most form this is the people...

So they do play well when set up well is what im getting out of this. To answer some of the questions Ive gotten: 1. I play different instruments for different bands, for different tones. Its listed in my profile but here it is on post: Ibanez ICB300EX (X2) for melodic death metal, and Ibanez...

I see that a lot of people swear by Fender. I used to own one (well i guess i still do) But I really didnt like anything about it, sound or playability wise. Im not here to flame or troll I just want to see what drives people to use what instruments they do. It might be genre based I think...

Ibanez 600 no question. Its fast playable and realiable. I love it. But i guess this is a personal based post, so everyone will say something different.

This is my specailty since im such a tech head! first the Letters indicate the body style and modified parts. The numbers represent model and preformance standards. IE, I play a ICB300EX. Its the Iceman model bass, model 300 (higher then the 200 original) and EX for the Acrive pickups it has...

I love my MK1s, i have a 706 and a 506 and they both sound amazing on the B. I would like if it were 18v instead of 9v active but hey, its near perfect as is.

Im a complete snob i guess, thanks for letting me know. Im very picky about pickups and fretboards.

IM sorry a 400 series nm about 1000-2000 dollars. Play it and find out if its worth it, look it over. Make sure its what you want to be seen and heard with.

SR4000NT is a vintage model, its near perfect for those who like it. Epiphone Thunderbird? Id have to say Id make trade in under a heartbeat. No company is better then another it matters what you like. Ill let you know that the SR4000 series is a 1000-2000 dollar instrument, doesnt make it...