Recent content by Father Gino

I’m going to try some kind of mat. The I figure I could add Velcro to the mat and bottom of the amp if necessary. I bought this amp as a backup and practice amp quite some time ago. I don’t have a lot of gig experience with it. Lately I’m beginning to like it a lot better than my Streamliner...

Thanks for the suggestions. The TH 350 is insanely light: about 3.5 lbs.

Looking for a non invasive solution to keep an Aguilar TH 350 from walking off my SL12 cabinet. I’d rather not use any adhesive on the cabinet.

Unnecessarily hard parts? All parts are unnecessary in a way. It can certainly be beneficial to learn something note for note and that’s a personal preference . Playing the right notes but not getting the right feel/grove will sound worse than the other way around. It’s a band and the whole of...

Perhaps you like his look and attitude more than what he sounds like. Nothing wrong with that, most people hear music with their eyes more than their ears. Get a mirror and practice your look. I’m not a huge Ramones fan, but I appreciated them for their retro vibe and attitude. It’s rock & roll!

Thanks to all for the info. I never thought of putting weights on the tuning keys which sounds like an easy and temporary way of experimenting. This dead spot is the worst I’ve ever encountered but it’s not something I might even notice if I don’t play a half note on that D. I don’t have a lot...

yeah, I’ve read about dead spots but I’ve never had one that bothered me. This one bothers me. I’ll definitely try a different string, but I’m fairly sure it’s a dead spot and perhaps adhesive tire balancing weights will make it more tolerable. I still wonder why it wouldn’t affect the same note...

I haven’t tried that yet. I will soon. I figure any old G string will do to experiment.

I’ve got a fretless EBMM Sterling 4H strung with TI flats. I played this same combo (different Sterling) for years with no issues. My new Sterling has very noticeable lack of sustain on low D on the G string. The strings are 9 months old with maybe 100 hours on them. Give me some info on dead...

I bought a pretty cheap Behringer mixer. I plug my bass, my iPad and headphones into it. Then I can play along with YouTube or whatever.

I agree that you should play what you’ve got unless what you’ve got is grossly deficient (doubtful.) It’s fun to buy new stuff, but it’s a trap and a waste of money and focus. Keep trying new basses whenever possible if you want, but don’t buy one for the foreseeable future. It’s difficult to...

My dead spot is D on the G string. I’m probably too insensitive to notice or care about such things usually, but this one is really bad. The decay of that note is about twice what it should be. Almost as if there’s a foam mute. I’m going to mess with weights and/or the neck joint to alleviate...

Assuming that they’re water slide decals, there’s a layer of clear varnish over them. So sanding or paint remover would be the only option. It’s funny that you say that Sterling solved the dead spot issues. I never noticed dead spots on any bass for 50 years or so but now I’ve got a MM Sterling...

Well, what’s wrong with what you’re doing? Might you want that G string to be thinner and more clear sometimes and darker other times? That’s part of being a stringed instrument. It can be used to your advantage.

3 years isn’t that long of a time. You haven’t burnt out, you’ve only walked around the block on a journey around the world. There are a lot of people that seemingly play bass for a long time without ever playing with other musicians. I’m not being judgmental, but that concept is unimaginable to...