Recent content by Filvonleshtoven

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    image and charisma

    I am totally inspired and a bit moonish. Can you post a pic of you on stage with the Birkees on. I do publicity for an NGO that uses Birkenstocks regularly to identify subliminal preference re-routing success in middle aged bar frequenters. Helps to cull the right crowds when we want to sell...
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    The brutal truth?

    Jazz you say! No bloody wonder. Seems to me that today you gotta be actually and sorta for real, not kinda, on it to play jazz outside your house without total embarrassment. The standard just keeps going up and its SOOO wonderful. So the cats are with it. They are poppin and challenging...
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    The Praise and Worship Band Bassists Club

    Agree. Be polite but firm. If someone doesnt know this then they havent been educated on respect for personal property. OK, its a cruel world of parents who flub it! You take the opportunity to put the idea out gracefully ( so long as the headstock aint snapped off!) that the person should...
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    Clearly I’ve lost my dang mind !!!

    Love a headless. Had a cheap 34" steinberger spirit . Great bass for $300. Now, well, now, ... now I got this from Ray Simonetti. Yes, its all that and more. 30.5 inches. NO dive. Same size as les Paul . Lots lighter too!!!!!!. Ray is wonderful to work with, and a really generous...
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    U.S. Peavey Club

    Ray S you say. Im the beside myself 9 month owner of a custom shortscale headless from the Master hisself. Yessirreee. I could not have imagined a better experience with a luthier. This thing plays better than it looks then it sounds then it plays, then .... Every farking way from...