Recent content by JBassDeluxe

I’d have add one more to this convo and say Flea’s ‘61 Jazz, however I need to qualify my statement. I’d actually prefer that model and year without the shell pink paint, or what’s left of it anyway. His bass’ chain-dragged behind a pickup on a country road for a mile chic doesn’t do a lot for...

I’ve seen a couple of photos that someone took of Scholz during the numerous recording sessions in the basement of Scolz’s apartment house studio. He was playing what appeared to be a Gibson E3. Was that the model he used for the entire first album?

I’d love to own the first Music Man Stingray that John Deacon acquired in the late ‘70s-early ‘80s. I’d be grateful to own any of the MM Stingrays he’s owned, but his first one would be the bass for purposes of this “dream experiment” here on talk bass. I’ve always played Fenders (except for...

I went to my buddy’s house to jam. He’s a drummer and turned his family room into a jam space. Now I don’t recall if it was his bass or mine; I do recall he’d been plunking around on it. I recall I was showing him how to play something on the bass. He went to hand me the bass by grasping the...

An old friend of mine, gone a few years now was a remarkable string and fret tech as well as luthier. He warned me to be careful what I purchased when shopping for fretboard oil. Many of the slightly lower priced (as compared to the real deal), labeled as lemon oil and orange oil products are...

There are numerous bands and artists that I did not get but over the years I eventually do. However, I’m still waiting for that epiphany to arrive for The Doors and Bruce Springsteen.

I’m glad to hear that you’re on the mend. I second the idea of finding out what he really wants tone-wise and selling off the surplus to get the ones he wants.

Hi, I stumbled across this thread by sheer dumb luck. I lived in Auburn for 25 years and have played at that CC a few times in different bands. However, we never were treated to the spread you were. I’m glad to have read you had an enjoyable adventure along with a primo gig. To the...

I’ve had a fair amount of success with Reverb.com...I’ve even found some unique pickups on Etsy. There are both standard issue and unique parts to be had in some mostly never considered place. As an aside SactoBass, I’m located in Fair Oaks, CA...I reckon I’m not that far from you.

For what it’s worth, I got your joke.

Glenn has had to deal with this kind of mentality too many times in the 25 years or so that he’s had his commercial studio. It’s an old scam. I remember hearing about this back in the early 80’s from a buddy of mine that was the gofer for a local studio.

Looking at some of the photos of the clothing suggestions here takes me back to my high school days in the late 70s....like someone built a time machine and went back in time to 1977 and raided my closet. Lol How about making your own tie-dye ware. Most think of a t-shirt or a pair of old...

I have wide hands and short fingers. I much prefer the Jazz necks. I have a Fender MIM Precision Deluxe that came stock with a Jazz neck. I’ve started playing some 5-string bass and the widest at the nut neck I’ll play on those is the 1.75” aka 45 mm.

Eat yellow snow.

I’m inclined to agree that Fender or Fender style basses are my preferred to. I always felt a need to add a MM Stingray and was given a Fender Dimension last year and realized “Why do I need a Stingray now?”. Fender filled that need for me too. The only exception is the Ibanez Talman series of...