Recent content by KyleTheNewGuy

So, as some of you know I bought my first bass a little over a month ago, a mid 90’s Korean Squier Jazz, it was comfy, had a few dings and was in kinda rough shape so I figured I’d take a plunge and do some work on it myself, if it went boobies up, whatever it wasn’t expensive and it’s be a...

I actually think it’s the other way round, the pickguard looks alright, it looks like the control plates a few mm too big. Not a huge deal though, my first change was always going to be the pickguard and controls

so it’s finally here, my first bass. First impressions, it’s a heavy bugger, and it needs a proper setup, however its pretty solid so far, beck feels great, couple of battle scars but nothing too bad, colours a lot darker in person, I haven’t plugged it in yet, so I suppose we’ll see how good it...

Apologies, I feel this may have been asked countless times but bear with me. so I’ve got my first bass coming Monday, which I’m stoked about, for the most part with guitar I use plugins on my Mac to get sound, and with recording on bass I reckon I’ll be doing the same, I do want to LEARN the...

**UPDATE** just had a call from the company I bought it from, they confirmed the bass WON’T be here by tomorrow, so it’ll be here by Monday/Tuesday

So it’s payday, that and a sleepless night made for a random google search for a cheap classic vibe jazz bass, at about 4 in the morning I stumbled on this blue Korean Squier standard jazz from 1996 going for a touch over £100. At that price I figured I’ve either got a bargain or a project...

Hi lady’s and gents, I’m Kyle. I’ve sort of been looking at posts and articles on this site for what seems like ages, but I’m finally taking the plunge into buying my first bass so I figured I’d sign up and get take some knowledge from you experienced low end chaps and chapettes. I’ve been...