Recent content by fender79

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    I have a theory about maple fingerboards

    In my own personal experience and my humble opinion, I have always noticed a difference between rosewood and maple necks. My father's '77 Fender Precision has a highly glossed one piece maple neck/fret board. Mine had a rosewood fret board. I think that one has to take into consideration the...
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    Confessions of a flatwound convert pt 2.

    This is the sound I have long played with. My first bass had flatwounds on it and my dad's '77 Fender P-bass had half-wounds on it. I have had several basses with roundwounds on them and have used them all live in a church. The roundwounds are terrible in the mix. I really like the sound...