Recent content by franzkafka

Yeah that's true, I should've considered that. And a pickup swap would be easier than a full conversion right? I could just leave the pre-amp?

I just came to the realization that I have the most boring tone of all time. I had been playing my Ibanez SR506 through my Carvin BX1200 for a while and had never been able to maintain or easily attain a tone that both worked in a band setting and sounded good to my ears. I realized last...

I hate you

I see no point in putting a bunch of time and effort into only or mainly playing someone else's music. It would take all the fun right out of it for me. If I was broke and incredibly bored, I'd still probably be able to find something better to do than put my efforts into a cover act. That's...

Hahaha, the drummer thing! This guy had, let's see, at least 9 cymbals, one of which was borrowed from our drummer. He took up half of the already small stage with this ridiculous kit. Here's to never becoming that. It should be easy to avoid, I guess. The more I think about it, the more it...

So, my band just played it's second show together. It went alright, but the other band, the one who put the show on, were total dicks. Let me preface this by saying that, while not the most attended show ever, the people at our first show were great. We played well, all the bands were...

If a company can make money off of it, they'll produce it. That explains pretty much all signature instruments, regardless of the skill of those who endorse it.

Anything by Fugazi (Joe Lally)

I think we are kind of agreeing though. The good thing about punk, well, in an idealized sense, is that it you start off with less of a predestined starting point, partly because you can start off simple. Also in an idealized sense, the question of a "best" is irrelavent. It's all...

No, I think he was pretty much right. I don't get how lifestyle choices like a job or a house come into it, but in terms of the music itself, punk never seemed like a talent contest. Punk is whatever you made it, like D. Boon said. I just thought people had a better sense than to make it a...

I don't get it. Did Mike O'Toole post a video of Mike O'Toole and then claim that Mike O'Toole is the best punk bassist ever? Because music isn't a competiton, and if it was, you'd still lose to Mike Watt and a ******** of others.

Intonation doesn't really suffer at all if it's properly set up. They aren't going to be the ones holding it so weight doesn't matter. Likewise, you'll be playing it, not them, so who gives a **** about width or string spacing. **** those guys, they clearly don't know anything. And they're...

Haha I'll keep up with it. I also raised the action on the saddles a little, seemed to help. I'll have to work out that tapping part at band practice I guess. Thanks for the suggestions guys.

Huh, that is not natural at all to me hahaha I can see that helping, it'll take some time getting it to feel natural though. Thanks a lot!

It's not the cell phone, I take it out of my pocket when I play, but that could be a good point. My bass rests pretty high, but I will pay attention to my positioning. And I wish it was my pickups! They're lower than the fretboard as is. I can see how the parallel/perpendicular thing would...