Recent content by Hooday

So look, Leo did not start at square one with MM or G/L. Both efforts were a continuation of his previous work, (which is why both look and sound so much like off-shoots of the originals, rather than truly unique instruments in their own right.) G/L makes these "tribute" instruments, which are...

I heard this about a Steinberger, back in the day.

Y'know, there's more to this statement than meets the... ear. Seriously. So often, after creating that basic bass tone, we want to make it "better," or "crisper," or just "more something," and off we go into the next pedal/EQ/pre-amp/bridge/strings/amp/pickup ... Right? And isolated, maybe...

Oh, yeah. The Mockingbird really had it. (I haven't seen one of those in years.) A friend had one with those funky Kamen light strings, and he could slap the stuffing out of it. Truly fine axe.

I like this conversation, and must admit it happened to me, too. My experience started in the early 80's, with Rush and Geddy and that tone. And I got my first Rick about a year later. (Same Jetglo black with those growly pickups.) When I would visit the many music stores back then, there were...