Recent content by Loki_the_2nd

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    Sell a vintage reissue '58 Precision to buy a Gibson Thunderbird?

    I would say keep it if you can afford to buy the Thunderbird without selling the P, but if you can't then I would suggest you to make it happen, get the T-bird! Life's short, and I would say even when I've traded basses I've loved to experiment or test things out it's always been a fun...
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    Quality Control - USA basses

    My experience with Fender P-basses has show me that USA, Japan and Mexico all produce good and bad basses. When I was younger I spent a lot of money to get an American P-bass, and I thought it had to be the best quality bass there was. One night I was at a buddy's place and was jamming on a...
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    Interviewing a new drummer

    One of my bands had a DIFFICULT time finding a drummer and went through many tryouts. We proceeded by doing these things for the tryouts: 1. Ask a few songs that he plays and would like us (the band) to learn, just 1 or 2 songs that he does so that you can start with those at the tryout so he...
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    Boutique bass... money well spent?

    I agree with BlueMINI, if you have the money to spend and buy a bass that makes you happy, it doesn't really matter if its a boutique bass or not. Personally, I don't think boutique basses are worth it because I don't want to deal with figuring out what I want because I dont feel I know enough...
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    Gibson 2015 Thunderbird

    I know this thread may be dead, but I just wanted to add a review of the 2015 Gibson Thunderbird cause there isn't any in depth owner based review about it. I bought mine used for 1250$, which was an amazing price. First thing I noticed when looking at it was a few blemishes in the finish, but...