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Oh! I had never researched it, but always thought they were more prevalent than that. Did they not have stacked pots on the '63 models? (If not, then my whole life has been a lie!)

I was looking at the American Standard Jazz bass on Invalid Link Removed (scroll down) and it struck me that the tone/volume pots on the '60's version aren't stacked . . . shouldn't they be? Is this a missed golden opportunity?! Or maybe the stacked pots weren't that good an idea? I never owned...

A buddy—who I have lost touch with, are you out there Charlie?—who was the bass player in Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalapeno Band had also been a dancer with a Mexican dance troupe (Ballets Folklorico de Mexico??). He could MOVE! and it looked good. Very entertaining. So although I don't move very...

Also tell your drummer he should be using nylon tip sticks. Or heavier ones, or lighter ones. Or wood tip sticks. Or brushes. Or Blastix. Or changing the heads on his drums to those oil-filled ones. Or putting the second head back on his bass drum. Or taking the second head off his bass drum. Or...

Can I break out a story? Some years ago I was working at a retail store and was given the opportunity to take a bass head to a Sly and Robbie gig. Robbie wanted to try it out, and we were the local dealer. I got there for sound check. They set the head up on his cabinet. When he plugged in, the...

I love that you guys are doing this! What do you all do with your basses once built? Are you each keeping them and playing them, or do you sell to finance the next one . . . or ??? You might think this is crazy, but at last summer's ISB convention, a bunch of luthiers got together to build an...

Chicago Bass Ensemble is playing a concert on October 13, 2013, at North Shore Baptist Church in Chicago. 5244 N. Lakewood Avenue. 2 pm Invalid Link Removed If you're near Chicago, we'd love to see you there! The program is going to include Dan Armstrong’s “Wildebeests and Warthogs”...

Hi - Wondering if anyone knows what has become of the collection of data about bass sheet music and recordings that was on Kenji Yakota's Geocities website? Jacque Harper Chicago Bass Ensemble www.chicagobassensemble.com