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    So what does a $25k bass actually get you?

    I have a bass built by french luthier Roger Daguet. It was built to my specs and to fit my hands. He also builds his own pickups from scratch. It is beautiful, quite heavy, with sustain for days. When I play it, I never want to stop. The tone is clear and resonant and sounds like the voice of...
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    So what does a $25k bass actually get you?

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    whats the deal with vintage amps?

    One big difference between power then and now is the load. Wattage was typically rated into 8 ohms. My Sunn 1200s with 4 6550s was rated at 120 rms into 16 ohms. If you put that into a 4 ohm speaker of today, the wattage skyrockets close to 480-500. A 1969 Sunn 2000s bass amp will blow out a...
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    What's the best compliment you've ever received as a bass player?

    Someone said "Man you are a lesson on how to play the bass." That made my night. A packed dance floor feels real good too.
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