Recent content by MattimusPrime

I think She should be given an award - standing up against something like that at age 11 takes guts!

Ha ha! +1 On the heavier basses sound better - what is "better" really? You have the sound you like, I have the sound I like - what happens if we don't like each other's sound? Well, nothing really I guess we'd listen to different genre's. Would I like everyone to like my sound - well...

Just an observation - talking about the neck hand. I know that most guitar/bass books tell you to never let your thumb over the upper part of the neck. If you're playing low and want to religiously stick to this rule I could imagine you're going to encounter wrist problems - sure when you need...

These have been around in South Africa for a while - but under a different name - the brand here is "Sharkfins" - I can't recall if they're a subsidary of another pick manufacturer or if they're stand alone. I don't use a pick for bass - so I can comment for that, but they're great for...

+1 on praying about it and also +1 on not leaving the church - you gotta get planted in the local church to grow - find out where God's called you to be a stick with it, otherwise you'll get stuck on the same issues at each church you visit.

Sounds good. The main thing is to approach it in a professional way - and to get the director involved. If the director knows about music they will know what you are talking about and it's up to them to make the band as a collective sound like a band. As a member of the band all you should...

Wow - are there drummers like this in every church? I've sat down and spoken to our guy, and mentioned a couple of drummers which I think he should watch and try mimic - Our drummer in question is also into metal style and so I tried to find drummers there who are capable of playing the...

Easy - #4. Just my opinion though - personally I'd never go for a sunburst (any colour), but I understand most people like them.

Wow- thanks for all the posts! After looking through that link about the mods - I'm not sure I'm ready to spend that much time on this bass - I also noticed how crowded that back of that headstock looked! I think I'm going to go the route of refinishing the existing tuners (SurferJoe - the...

Hi again, Yes- it really does look like I'm going to have to drill out the holes - I'll probably do this myself, but I'll make sure I actually get my replacement machines first. I think it'll work out cheaper this way then getting a new neck shipped out to SA. I'm thinking a set of hipshot's...

Yeah - These look way better than the ones I have - I'd guess the footprint of these guys must be very similar to the actual fender machines - I'll have to mod my bass a bit - so I might as well go for the best machines I can get my hands on! I must try and post a pic of what mine currently look...

I have a parrot who I think is jealous of my bass - he'd rather have my fingers scratching his head that playing the fretboard, so he'll try and bite my fingers to get my attention. Other than that 3 of our dogs are fine with it, but the fourth will always take opportunities to come into the...

Hi Everyone, I've recently gotten hold of a pretty decent sounding Squier Affinity and now I want to upgrade the hardware, as the existing stuff is a little corroded and well, stock squier stuff. I've seen that the size of the holes in the headstock for the tuners to go through are...

Tom Morello (RATM, Audioslave, the nightwatchman) - Guitars Matt Freeman (Rancid) - Bass Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) - Drums Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) - Vocals Matt Bellamy (Muse) - 2nd guitar and back up vocals

Have you tried any Ibanez? There necks are quite quick from my experience, and I think you'd find a model with the growl you're looking for.