Recent content by JamesAG

Looks at my current collection of instruments. Today, I'd probably reach out to Sheldon Dingwall and ask him to do my signature model. I've only been playing my Combustion for about 1 month now, but it has convinced me. I've never had a bass that made earth-shattering sounds before... Second...

Serious question ... where/how do you store them? I have 6 at the moment - 3 of them get played regularly (1 is my main practice bass, and 2 others go with me to band rehearsals each week), 1 is a "beater" that goes with me on business trips (I use a Vox AmPlug to practice in hotel rooms and on...

I started at the beginning of October 2018, a couple of weeks after my 54th birthday. I had zero knowledge and zero experience playing an instrument, but I figured it was a good time to start learning. Today, 3.5 years later, I'm playing with 3 different groups and having a great time. My...

October 2018, age 54.

My first bass (the one in my profile picture) was/is a MIM Fender Precision, 2018 model. I was practicing some songs on it about 90 minutes ago. My main instrument that I use when playing with my band is a 2021 Yamaha TRBX604, but one of the pots is broken, and I'm waiting for the...

Please do NOT name your dog "Flea" ... that just seems so wrong. I'd probably end up naming it "Edag", simply because I'm lazy. If it's a bigger dog, maybe "Bedag" instead :D

My dream was to own a Sandberg California. I love their look, and know that they are fantastic quality basses. I've played them in stores in the past, and always loved them, but the price tag (starting at about €1400) was always a hurdle. After more than a year of lockdown, plus the fact that I...

OK, I've got (wait, let me count) ... 5 basses at the moment. Two get played regularly (almost daily) - my Fender MIM P-bass, and my Yamaha TRBX604. The 3rd 4-string is my travel bass - it comes with me on business trips and is played through a Vox AmPlug when I'm in my hotel rooms in the...

If anyone is in the area in southwestern Germany, I have decided to sell my BS 412. Photos and information (in German) -- Dynacord Bassverstärker BS 412 Basically, I bought the BS 412 at the end of last year, thinking that I could use it for gigs or band practice. It works fine (a couple of...

Warwick has moved away from being an instrument builder to being a brand distributor. Their webshop (w-distribution.de) offers Warwick instruments, as well as distributing Sadowski and B.C.Rich basses. Their "Rockboard" brand is popular for pedal boards, and they distribute pedals from a lot of...

Thanks! I'm going to try out different configurations next week. I'm planning to spend a few hours at the Thomann store in Treppendorf, Germany next week, trying out cabs, amps and looking for my dream bass. (I'm still undecided between a Sandberg California TT-4 and the TM-4 (typical J-bass...

I was thinking about going with one HD210 and a Warwick 115 cabinet, so that I'd have the benefits of two 10" cones plus a 15" cone for the low rumble. Would a pair of 210 cabinets be a better choice? (I can actually get two HD210 cabs for less than the price of the HD410, which I don't really...

So, you'd recommend that I bite the bullet and invest in a 410 to begin with... It makes sense, but the weight of the 410 cabinets (30kg to 40kg / 65 to 90 lbs) is on the upper limits of what I want to lift in and out of my car...

I'm also considering a MarkBass cabinet. There's a MarkBass 210 with a tweeter that is a bit more expensive (Markus Miller 102) or an Ampeg PF-210HE that are both about €150 more than the Hartke. Is it worth it to have the Tweeter?

So, after watching the video, I find myself clearly in the middle of this highway. On one hand, I'm preparing to audition for an orchestra position, where I'm trying to learn a bunch of songs exactly as they appear on paper. One of the songs ("Don't Pay the Ferryman" by Chris De Burgh) is...