Recent content by Michael King

Let me start off by declaring I don't know how to read music. I have tried and I've learned a tiny bit. I just can't seem to make the leap from the paper to the fret board. I love to play music, I have been able to write some well received songs. Let me say I wish I did know how to read...

Yes, I'm talking about that bass guitar. thank you for the info.

Is there one here on Talk Bass?

What about the Electro-Harmonix Preacher bass compressor?

I have just recently gotten back into playing bass and there's a lot I don't know. I imagine this topic is worn out on this site but I need some help and advice. On Roseanne Cash's latest record The River and The Thread, John Leventhal plays bass on a lot of the tracks and his bass tone is so...

The budget max would be about $1100.00. In my reference to high end I was thinking about the basses made by Martin. Great responses, please keep them coming. Thanks!

What do they cost? What kind of wood is it made of? Thanks.

I am interested in purchasing an acoustic bass. What are some of the best higher end basses on the market? Also, what do you all recommend as far as the best bass for the price? I've seen Martins and Washburns. Thanks much.

That is a very nice bass, very nice!

That is what the neck on my bass is, a B size. I have to say I never played a lot of late 70's because they were too heavy. I know this is kind nit-picky but the thumb rest on the bass side of the strings seems wrong (I know, it really does make sense that it is there).

I'm wondering about this baseball bat, thick chunk of wood on a 70's P Bass. I have a 1972 and it is nowhere near being thick or like a baseball bat. As a matter of fact, the narrow nut and Jazz bass like neck is what folks love about the 70's P basses. I once owned a 1975 with the maple board...

The pickguard isn't original is it? What does PLEKd mean? Thank you.

I have one question. You have such a high opinion of this guitar and your lengthy write up attesting to how fantastic it is, and you seem to prefer it as your main bass, why are you selling it? Usually I would never ask such a question but after reading your post, it seems it would be one of...

'Cause silly, the real originals look coooooooool!

Got it. Yeah he is a little over an hour away from me. I'm in Virginia Beach and Fralin is in Richmond, or close by there.