Recent content by johhn smith

" it's do or die time " i remember a few years back hearing an interview with robert smith, the all star running back for the minnesota vikings, about why he retired. he said as part of the minnesota viking public relations package, they had this program called public day ( or something...

Baseball: "Walk-off" is played-out. I've even heard "walk-off" referenced to defensive plays. this is the one that gets me

i've not played this one specifically, but i have played the american made g&l jb and thought it was one of the best " Jazz " basses i've ever played. that being said. i have played some of the other g&l tribute basses and found them to be great players, sound and feel wise and worth the money...

i don't think your odd at all. i jam with a bunch of friends, either here at my place or at one of their places. i find it satisfying enough to enjoy what i am doing and share with some of my musical friends. we are able to play whatever we want to play in an atmosphere that encourages creativity.

another bump for a nice little bass

bump for a nice bass

one of the few regrets i have had is getting rid of my axstar back in the 80's. i had a white five string and i have big hands so i had a hard time getting used to the narrow string spacing ( i should've tried harder ) but it was a well balanced, great sounding little bass. bump for a nice bass.

caveat emptor i saw an ad a while back for a EBMM SUB 4 string for 1900 dollars. i showed the ad to a non musician friend and said something like " what an idiot, that is way more than the bass cost new and this is used, i guess the guy doesn't want to sell it " and my friend reminded...

hey there is a place in toronto ( right downtown ) called richmond's trading post. it is a pawn shop that deals exclusively in musical instruments. though i haven't been there for a while i can remember seeing some very interesting stuff in there...

no you're right. the best thing to do is practice. the more you practice, the stronger your left hand will get, you'll find that your control will improve and the coordination between both hands will develop. you can add some compression. that will even out the difference between loud and...

one of the first songs i learned as a neophyte back in the eighties was carry on wayward son. i love the bass line and play it to this day, usually by myself, solo, just 'cause i like it so much. for that matter, i taught myself to fingerpick acoustic guitar after learning kerry livgren's dust...

yeah i've been listening to him for 12 years or so. he's great. I have his live in st louis dvd and centre stage which is a double live acoustic set. he is a complete performer, charming, witty, and one of the best on the instrument. i have a friend who used to go down for the chet atkins...

i have more than 30 cds, either jaco's cd's or cd's that he is on including all of the live in new york club stuff. i would have to agree with the people that said his debut from 1976, weather report heavy weather ( i think my all time favorite album/cd ), joni mitchell shadow's and light (...

me too i thought these excerpts from allmusic's description of the cd " Icon " put it is a very concise way. The most impressive aspect of this recording, however, is not Hellborg's technique, or that of his long-term collaborator, guitarist Shawn Lane, but the integration of the two...

oh you can find interviews and him discussing his products on youtube. i think that he is pushing this line harder than ever before as a result of the amount of involvement he had in the crafting and decision making behind the products. this is a whole bass performance kit from guitar...