Recent content by Jamin of NouS

These are both good amps, but for practicing by yourself, it is way too much power... you will be asked to turn it down! Bass shakes foundations and both these amps will be loud... I recommend something like a Roland Cube 40XL small guitar amp with lots of built in effects... not only is it...

Ted- I have and love a Fender Urge II “Stu Hamm” signature bass. It has 24 frets! plus it carries both the Jazz and Precision pickups. It is really light and a dream to play... I believe there are a few other signature Fenders with 24 frets, but I prefer the active pick-ups and overall sound...

Interesting... Led Zep, Black Sabbath... and you want to slap? Acoustic basses will not ever give you satisfaction... John Paul Jones uses a Fender (P and Jazz I think) ... Geezer Butler uses Lakeland basses, which are very similar to the Fender Jazz... these basses are versatile and give you...

This depends entirely on style of music and style of play... I play progressive rock, and the bass takes on a larger part of the piece than a standard bottom. I use Chorus, Flange, Phase, Octave, Compressor, and Equalizer (multi adjustable tone controls). I like to use one high quality pedal...