Recent content by Gimmick

You might want to push for one of these, or maybe a used Stingray. They give great fat slap tone. http://musiciansfriend.com/product/Sterling-by-Music-Man-RAY34-Bass?sku=580995

Thanks, that was rather helpful. Are there any resource sites I can use for reference, besides these forums? Not that these forums aren't great. :D

So I'm a 5'6" bassist (curse my Asian-ness!) and I've been looking around for some short scale basses or really anything with a small body. I'm currently using a J-bass, which sometimes gets a little unwieldy. Neck length isn't generally a problem for me, I just find large bodies to be rather...

Mark Hoppus from blink-182. Not the greatest bassist in the world, but there you have it.

I'm interested in finding out to do some DIY recording with my PC, but I have no idea where to start beyond rigging up a mic on my computer and recording with that. I looked through some of the existing threads on this forum, and I realized that I have no idea what most people are talking about...

By "poly", you mean polyurethane, right? I'm using a relatively newer release of the Fender J-Bass, and the spec sheet says it uses a polyester finish. Would I be able to remove that using sanders/chemicals?

I've been looking into getting my bass refinished professionally, but after looking around at prices, I've decided that there are probably more practical things I can buy for my bass with the money. So, then I thought I might try doing it myself, 'cause I enjoy doing things myself. The...

Wait, so I re-drill it with the toothpicks inside? How does that help?

Sort of a newbie question, but here goes: My strap button has been getting loose really quickly lately. Every few hours I play my guitar standing, it gets loose and I have to tighten it. I'm not sure how I should be solving this, save replacing the current screw with one of a larger diameter...