Recent content by LASLO

i was thinking about buying the Peavey grind 6 string and was curious about some things what size frets are on it? i prefer very small frets, like on fenders or XB washburns. also, is it heavy? like, a shoulder killer? or just a little bit weighty. also thinking of buying the...

slap is a technique, so while your at it, why dont you guys who down slapping take a look at pick playing, or fingerstyle, or whatever technique you use. i could understand criticizing slapping that isnt...well...good. you know. strictly octaves, accidentals, dead notes, and hoping nobody...

i perform open mike alot with some guys at a coffeeshop and ive been pumped up to play "my name is mud" by primus solo bass. should i? really just looking for an excuse to play my fretless 5 tim

there are pros and cons to fretless playing. like that nice, roaring tone you get from fretless, but then the tendency to not have great slap tone also. fretless is wonderful. a good bass to turn fretless is one with ALOT of room to lower the action. you wanna get the strings close to the...

finally got my bass fixed. i put wood filler in the slots and put 5 coats of polyurethane under it. my neck was way outta whack, so i fixed it and the strings touch the fretboard now :) didnt need a bridge after all

i know what im doing well enough to not completely mess up my bass. i work at a guitar shop and have been doing work on basses and guitars for awhile now, but never come across fretless problems before. after moving the saddles back i realized intonation was off, so i fixed it. what kind of...

jaco did, and victor wooten does, but, best overall tone would go to jeff pilson from dokken

i didnt use anything to fill the slots. it doesnt buzz when i slide at all though. what about lowering the strings? ive done everything imaginable. ive sanded the nut (then it broke so i put the bone nut in) i messed with the trussrod, which warped the neck, so i fixed that too, then tok the...

:confused: i defretted my cort action 5 string and put in a new bone nut, but i cant get the strings down low enough to tap, and im thinking its the bridge, since i cant get the intonation perfect either. also, it has NO sustain. not even a little. could i put something in the lines and...