Recent content by jamminjh

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    Fender Bassman TV Duo Ten - Short Review

    Totally snagged one on ebay for $700. BRAND NEW. And yes, it's a 210. I can't wait to get home from afghanistan and play it.
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    amp ideas?

    Hey folks, I am currently running a B2R head into a B410 HLF cab. I want to get another combo with a tube preamp to use in tandem with the half stack for shows. Any suggestions? (under a grand, if ya can):bassist::bassist::bassist::bassist:
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    Biggest surprise, Bass-wise

    My first fender bass was a mex jazz. After tweaking the truss rod to bring the strings down a little closer to the board, I found I could pull off riffs that I never thought I would be able to attempt. Later on, I ended up smashing it and replaced it with a Highway one jazz. I gotta say, If I...
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    News Flash!: Squier Not a Real Bass

    R-amen, my friend. I am currently in Afghanistan and I brought a squier jazz bass with me because they are tough as nails and not so expensive that if they get blown up, I end up with post traumatic stress. This is my third overseas deployment and I have had some form of stringed squier...
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    What did you do with your first bass?

    My first bass was a Lyon (by washburn) passive pj four string. At about 3 years of playing, I started learning how to slap, pop, tap and do all that flashy stuff. I discovered that if I crank the truss rod, I could bring the strings closer to the fret board and make tapping easier... I...
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    How will a bass damage a guitar amp?

    Yah know? It would be great if companies like Fender, Vox, Marshall, Mesa, etc... would make great sounding all tube combo amps FOR bass like they have with the AC30, the Deville, and all the others... Why are we so often lacking in variety at moderate cost? Why do we have to pay 2 to 3 times...
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    Slap - useful technique or just a show-off?

    I think it is appropriate to say that if you envy the technique, then it is not the technique that is an annoyance... It just takes practice, and it absolutely has a place in all kinds of music. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus, Rush, Victer Wooten, The Mars Volta, and many other bands have...