Recent content by m3ruiz

If I base my opinion on experience, it would be inconclusive, my brain tells me a longer scale will make the low B more defined and clear, let alone not rubbery. Have you ever tried and heard a plucked or slapped low D on a Kubicki Factor Ex’s 36” scale on the 4th string? If so, you know what I...

I have been able to get a few of the ones I lust, the Ferrari Yellow Dingwall NG2 5er on my avatar, and my 88’ Kubicki ExFactor (nothing slaps like a Kubicki) I also lust for a black or red 80’s Yamaha BB5000A. My ultimate lust? A Jerzy Drozd Obsession 5

I have one I will sell you at a a great price!

I have the same opinion, you should listen to recordings of your playing, you’ll find you play better than you think, My theory is that when we play, we get feedback through our fingers and body that affect or even contradict what you sound like, in my case I felt my basses had no punch and very...

For me, I almost always only use the 5’s, my Factor Ex 4 stringer is kind of a compromise between the 4 and 5 strings and prefer it for slap and practicing to Vail Johnson on Kenny G tracks, I will never get rid of it because of the extended range, but if it were a normal 4 stringer, I would...