Recent content by FlashBazbo

Congratulations, Jimmy M! Best of both lives. Like a lot of people, I almost tried to make my living (with drums). I was with a really good, very popular regional band. Potential agents pumped us up. (Don't they always, before you sign?) We were very close to making the leap . . . then my...

I'm faster and cleaner on my "real" exercises if I warm up first. I don't feel I get the maximum out of my practice unless I'm warmed up first. My warmup consists of five minutes. These days, it's either Foreplay (by Boston) or Tempus Fugit (by Yes) starting just below tempo and building up...

The recent posts are a surprise to me. I've never had to adjust anything on my 4H Special. If humidity changes, I might have to tweak the tuning on a couple strings a tiny bit, but otherwise, never an adjustment of any kind.

Vandals are in short supply these days. Fender's professionals are doubtless working elsewhere.

I once owned a CB10 (pre-Fender) Tacoma Thunderchief. It was a fun practice instrument. For acoustic jams . . . it was adequate if the acoustic guitarists were few in number (two or less) and showed restraint. Otherwise, when playing with other instruments, the Thunderchief was loud enough...

The best electric guitar I ever owned was an "excellent" condition ebay (not GC) Gibson Les Paul that arrived in borderline good/fair condition. The finish was scratched and dented all over the place. The headstock had a visible repair (a good one, though). Buckle rash into the wood. If...

I had a very early Lakland Skyline 5-string with Bartolini soapbars & preamp. 35" scale. I have never played a five string I liked half as well. The B string was amazing. It is the bass that got away. I can't believe I sold it. A couple years ago, I tried to recapture the magic with a new...

I've got this immaculately restored '62 Ferrari 250 GTO. Should I have it "professionally" relic'd? First . . . there's such thing as a "professional" relic artist? Second . . . no. (I'm trying to restrain myself.) No. The fact that you ask the question is . . . troubling. Play it. But...

In all seriousness . . . it depends on why you want them. If the ONLY reason you buy a bass is because you want to play it on a regular basis, the number is finite. There are only so many you can become "one" with in the musical sense. If, however, buying basses is the objective, you can...

Near unanimous response. Keep in mind that there are around 4 million bass players who are envious of you having a spouse who goes to these lengths to provide a great gift. Don't blow it. But . . . the next step is to find something you are pretty certain she really wants (or a trip or an...

My two basses are a Fender American Professional Jazz and an EBMM Stingray Special. The Jazz makes beautiful, clean tones at will that the Stingray cannot and the Stingray makes deep, growly tones at will that the Jazz cannot. I love them both, but for different styles of music (and different...

Yes, Waters lives by the feud. He can't "be happy in peace." He has never been at peace with anyone, professionally or personally, including himself. He remains obsessed with Syd. (Does he have unresolved guilt feelings?) He remains a phenomenal a** with too much ego for seven bands, much...

UPDATE: I don't have the new strings yet, so I can't report on that. But I adjusted the pickup height. Somebody in this bass's past did the standard Stingray fix. The G side of the pickup was 3.5mm below the string and the E side was 4mm below the string. Conventional wisdom would indicate...

Yep, the first thing I did was change the batteries. It didn't make much difference.

Here's my initiation photo. (The plastic film is still on the pick guard.)