Recent content by Gyrish

I'm not sure if I'm paranoid worrying about humidity, dust, and oxidation every time my bass is lying on my bed for a few hours, or if these are legitimate maintenance concerns. What do you guys think?

I'm filling in for a dj from 1-3 EST at a local radio station and hocking my muzak. The playlist I've crafted has a mix of krautrock, indie, blues, and electronic. If you're curious, you can listen [Invalid or Expired Link Removed].

I upgraded to a new bass recently, so I gave my old Squier to a friend with a limited musical background who said she wanted me to teach her how to play. I've never taught anyone an instrument before. I have a rough idea for my first lesson. Here it is: I want to start off explaining to her...

Splinters. Edit: commitment?

Tomorrow, a new bass Quite Shiny by my (admittedly pedestrian) standards will arrive via UPS. I'm going to get all Punk Rock at first with a few songs of reckless, dangerous energy, before playing a few slower tunes to know my bass better. Then, if I can tell we've bonded and understand each...

Heh, that is interesting timing, but with that body mockup, you're way ahead of me right now. Once I've gotten some more work done, we should swap design files and bounce ideas off each other. I bet we could come up with some Damn Sexy Basses. I feel the need to point out exactly how strange it...

I just found out that a local hackerspace where I plot and build and plot some more will get a Shopbot (CNC router) within the next two months, and I am as excited as a magpie in a jeweler's at all the possibilities on this machine. My first project on the Shopbot's going to be a fretless bass...

I keep seeing reference to "slapping" with the left hand for playing paradiddles on bass, without any explanation. My interpretation of that is to open my left hand up then slam four fingers onto the fretboard, and it does sound cool rhythmically, but is that the way a funk player would usually...

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I'm upgrading my bass gear within a few months. For the bass itself, I've narrowed down my choices to either the Thunderbird Pro V, or ESP LTD D-6, pending a test play of each. I've got no idea about the amp, though. What do you guys suggest for an amp under $800 that will fit well with either...

Just thought I'd take a *moment* and introduce myself to the world around me. Music ignored for now because it's quite an extensive write-up aside from the background information you would expect, I'm a second year university student studying physics and electrical engineering. I enjoy literary...