Recent content by It's The Groove

I started using a harness strap from Slinger and having the weight of the instrument distributed equally to both sides made a huge difference. The weight of the bass isn't pulling on one side of your body. I haven't gone back to a conventional strap since. I also have been maintaining my core...

My custom P-bass build.

My preference is the bass (Jazz or Precision) that makes the song or style of music sound the best. I started out on a P bass and later acquired a Jazz bass and ended up using both. When I entered the NY studio scene, a musical mentor that I had, advised me to show up to sessions with both a P...

Pino Palladino with Go West - Call Me -

I've been using the Darkglass Alpha Omega 900 with the Darkglass 2x12 cabinet for 3 years now and have had good experiences using it. I've worked the EQ and settings enough to get the perfect overall sounds for the bands I've been playing with, being jazz, R & B, old school funk, and some...

Bare Knuckle has a couple of 50's P-Bass pickups that sound pretty good.

I picked this up in 2015 and still use it. I have flats on it and it is an old school funk machine.

I have both the Artemis and the Artemis Deluxe basses. The Artemis has passive pickups with active bass and treble eq. The Artemis Deluxe has active pickups and preamp for bass, mid, and treble eq. Some of the early Artemis basses didn't have a separate battery compartment. Try opening the back...

This is a Weather Report concert from 1976 at the Montreaux Jazz Festival. Prior to Jaco's bi-polar condition.

A couple I've been grooving to. :bassist:

That looks good. I will have to try one. Thanks! :)

I received mine a few days ago. I've had no issues with it. However, I haven't been able to download any of the SpectraDrive toneprints. I emailed them and they said that they are working on it. Using it with the headphones and mp3 player connected, it sounded really, really good. I used it on...

I've got a couple of amp covers from LeCover and they do the job of protecting the amp/cab from any light wear and tear. If I was touring again, I'd use the road cases. If you have the 610HLF cab, you can check this out: LeCover AMPEG SVT 610HLF, Bass Amp, Guitar Amp, Pro Audio

Check into: Invalid Link Removed I know a bass player that uses them and gets quite the growl.

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