Recent content by Hopi76

This one came in just under $1100... Everything but the nut was purchased through Warmoth. I finished the body myself, and left the neck raw so I saved a bit there. The pickups and electronics were a big part of the total build (just over $300), but for me it's worth every penny I spent on...

I did this one a few years ago... The recipe was... Fender MIM neck, tuners and control plate Warmoth body SD Quarterpounder pickups CTS pots with series/parallel wiring controlled with a push/pull pot Gotoh 210 bridge Fender knobs and parchment pickguard Dunlop straplocks (as on all of my...

I'm huge fan of Sonic Blue, I couldn't name a single Blink 182 song for the life of me, but I needed this one... This Squire CV was a Christmas gift...

I tried a set of those, they were bright, but made my finger tips smell like I spent the day cutting and drilling steel pipe without gloves. Anyway, softest round (in a tactile sense) I ever used were Elixir coated strings.

1. I play mine nearly everyday. Had it for 8 years, but never gigged with it. 2. Unlined, just side dots. 3. Unlined 4. Either way wouldn't be a deal-breaker, my preference is actually for the cosmetics. 5. Like I mentioned above, I prefer the look of an unlined fingerboard. Only time I ever...

I had both, a VM fretless Jazz made in Indonesia and a Chinese made Precision. Both were from their respective first year run. The VM fretless played well but had flaws. The neck screws were crooked and the finish had runs in it. The one I had was an early example from years ago that I...

I remember the first time I did it back in the 80's, my Dad was pissed! He said it made his ramen taste like tinfoil.

I play guitar with my thumb and fingers, so I incorporate that into my bass playing for certain songs, so it is a useful technique. I mainly play bass two finger style, and slap with 3 fingers when needed. I'm not as good with a pick with either guitar or bass guitar, which is ironic because...

I started playing in the '80s, of course I wanted a pointy, reversed headstock bass in metallic purple. Now I favor what I once consider the old man bass, the Fender Jazz bass. Maybe I was right at the time, I'm now an old Man!

I'm a car guy and do have favorite colors, but I never chose one based on color. I'm a bit more picky with my basses, I'm a huge fan of older Fender colors (ironically, inspired by car colors) such as Seafoam Green, Sonic Blue (I own couple in both). also Shell Pink. The one I actually use the...

10 years ago, I started to play again after about the same amount of time off. I immediately went right into wankery at first, but over the years, and as part of an audience, I've come to appreciate a subtle run slipped in now and then, compared to Bass Olympics. I still maintain my slap chops...

I've had my unlined Warmoth for over 10 years and the first time I played it, was really surprised by my muscle-memory in the lower registry. Higher up though, if I don't have any accompaniment, I do need the side dots.

I remember trying this outside when I was 13, I had Schaller straplocks on some horrible strap that actually had a metal adjustment slider on it. I didn't lose the bass, but I did manage to rip the sleeve off the shirt I was wearing.

Not critical of their music, but I used to roll my eyes at the 90's trend of single-syllable and single word band names... Bush, Hole, Tool, Creed, etc. Then again, I thought Flatus was a good choice

I wish I lived in a place where I could buy a moderate drum kit. Back when I was a kid, my older brother had a literal garage band with their gear set-up in our garage, including his friend's drum kit. I used to sneak out there and play when nobody was around and turns out all that air-drumming...