Recent content by Gymbal31

Well, I bought a bass. I had a nice post all written about it and was about to add pictures, but the forum says "You may not post attachments".

Good thought. Never would have thought of that myself. I'll take a cloth tape measure with me and check all the string lengths.

I've been renting a bass, playing with a bluegrass band. Almost all pizz. There are three used basses for sale in my area, all well within my price range ($1000 - $1300). Shen SB80 for $1000. Roth from around 1970 for $1300 E. R. Schmidt model 60, serial number 10108 for $1200...

The perfect travel bass. In case of a water landing, your bass can be used as a flotation device.

And thirty days to pick them all up in Wichita, KS...

Hi Geoff! I'm a banjo player sliding over to the bass. I've seen a number of free banjo lessons on the interwebs that were terribly unimpressive. When it comes to free, I've generally gone with the rule "You get what you pay for." You need to start charging money. These are good lessons. Mick

I really like that. It looks great. ctmullins is right. Any time you can show off a nice piece quilted maple, you're going to have a very nice looking instrument. How does it feel to the touch?

Hey T-Bird, tyb507 has the link. I'm on there too. Just did a search for "Lefima" on Banjo Hangout. One thread about it from last August and it added nothing to what you already know. Lo-E. I lived in Carroll Gardens for a couple years a while back. Hated having to take the F train home...

Hey, it's my first post here. I've been lurking for a while. Thought about jumping into a couple of threads (like "Does the wood make a difference" threads) but decided to hold off. I've been playing banjo for a while, a little guitar and took up the double bass last summer. I've also done a...