Recent content by Javebrown

"First Song of the Day" is a fav of mine by Mcbee. Ill try and look up the band he's with on that one. Theres an old tune that he's a member too,.that i first hears eons ago on Eric in the Evening,.and its epic cool bass,.and im itching to find it. He's playing with some legendary cats,.and...

I personally love,..LOVE,.my orig model SWR Redhead with my upright. I play my electrix basses thru an orig Ashdown EVO 500,..and that thing crushes jack bruce SG tone. My SWR redhead duplicates my upright in my opinion,..sounds just the way you'd wish it too

I love trying/playing different sets of strings for different effect on my fretless,..im guessing Pino does the same. DR Sunbeams are a wonderful general favorite for using roundwounds on my ebony fingerboard,..but LaBella steel flatwounds and Rotosound Tape wounds are equally wonderful for...

I can tell you that in ALL of my searching to try and buy one,.ive never,.EVER, seen one for sale on the after market. If you've come across one,..you're a lucky individual. Ive never seen one in person,..and ive looked hard. Whomever owns the handfull that Gibson produced,.they are not selling...

I find it hard to belive that this cab didnt just soar into popularity with bassists (hobbyists and pro's alike) Its a trully nice sounding cab with a reasonable footprint that doesnt break your back to lift or hog an ass-ton of stage/studio space. I just bought one. If there were two...

I agree with everyone here. Its hard to find an ABG that meets expectations of sound and playability after you've owned a few basses over the years. Fender makes an affordable (3-400$ range new) that actually makes for a reasonable sounding acoustic electric bass. I owned one several years ago...

To get that J. Bruce sound,..you just need to crank the gain on your amp head (and use the master volume to set the actual volume to suit with the rest of your band). It honestly helps to have a Gibson SG Bass,..not to be so geeky about his sound,..its just that bridge pick-up. Crank the volume...

Ive always wanted that same sound too,..and after experimenting with all sorts of ideas,.the best way to do it (that I found) was to use no pedals of any kind,.just crank the gain up all the way on your amp head,..use the master volume as you see fit (such that the bass doesnt overwhelm the rest...

I own and play a 2006 Gibson SG and it too took me a while to settle for strings that sound best for that bass. Instinct suggests you want more-tension for the E string,..thus buying heavier sets of strings,..but dont do that. Go light or xtra light on string gauge,..you'll know why once you...

I too have been on a lifetime quest to find a sound that i cant quite achieve with stompbox pedals. Wether or not i ever find that sound tho,.. I must say that I have come across some cool pedals that have really killer sounds that do a superb job of synth-esque sounds. Im guessin you've...