Recent content by Kiteman23

I love punk rock. Bands like Minor Threat, At The Drive-In, Husker Du, Dead Kennedys, Operation Ivy, etc etc, have really influenced me as a bass player. My band is punk rock so yeah. It's all good. 2 months ago I got a 1983 G&L L2000F off of Craigslist for $400. It's a fretless bass and I...

Greg Norton of Husker Du

I recently found a 1983-84 MIJ Squier Bullet Bass on Craigslist at $325. Anyone know about it and if it's a good deal?

Now this is just me, but I think a really cool bass tone that I want to have is the bass of Matt Sharp of the Rentals and formerly Weezer. I'd like to get the bass tone from Weezer's first album because it's me. Matt plays a frankenstein bass consisting of a Warmoth Telecaster Bass-style neck...

Ever heard of the term "Don't judge a book by its cover?" It's basically like this. Just because one bass is more expensive than the other doesn't mean that the expensive bass is better. What matters is if the bass is the sound you're looking for.

Does anyone know what year G&L went from their "lawsuit" headstock to the pointed headstock?

Does anyone know what year G&L went from its smooth, slightly curved headstock to the pointed headstock?

I'm a young bass player in 2 bands and I've been playing for 5 years now. I have a couple of great basses, but one really catches my eye all the time and it's a Gibson Grabber. I've always wanted to play something like that. It was featured on an issue of Bass Player magazine and the...

Murderface rules!