Recent content by MikeBass

Update to Tullys stolen bass It was recovered thanks to the bass world being put on notice about it.

STOLEN SADOWSKY!!!! Posting this for @Tullykennedy Hey all my Bass playing friends out there .. It seems I’ve had a bass stolen… Please keep an eye out or ears to the ground for me .. It’s an Olympic White NYC Sadowsky PJ5 with a Tort guard, Morado board .. Serial #9576 .. I know it’s a long...

The rating on the speaker- and the output of an amplifier do not run hand in hand. A 200 watt amplifier is completely capable of blowing a 500 watt speaker. Too many people using these two things synonymously.

Family photo….. 2025 MIG Metro 4-24 Deluxe 2018 NYC 4-21 1999 NYC 5-21 1995 NYC 5-21

This is a completely subjective question with no right or wrong answer. I’ve ran mine just as you described, bass-DI-FOH Other times used a preamp. Seems you had great success with just DI to FoH. So I’d say why switch?

For consistency mostly for myself. I always take two basses to a gig- and to another posters comment, I do at least 100 dates a year with my main band and probably another 20-30 subbing on my off nights. So, I need that consistency feel wise. Plus, I realized a while ago that I just...

Dude, even in the pictures it looks freakin awesome

The two long haired gents are not in the band. They were collaborators on the track (singer and guitar player on the left) And that’s the nature of music videos unfortunately. They leave the rhythm section out sometimes. lol

Shameless plug for my band LOL BUT!!! My 99 Sadowsky with single coils is killing on this track!! https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17oA4CD4Yd/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I think part of it is players have moved away from big tack setups for live. So, as amazing as the preamp may be, that’s what? 4 rack spaces? Then you need a power amp, or a powered speaker cab. Or, grab a 5 pound class D amp and a light weight 210. I mean, it’s a pretty simple decision...

Because you can….

I fully well understand it. It’s a myth and an excuse.

Meh…..less isn’t more. At all. It’s a few things, but “more” isn’t one them. One is it’s made up by guitar players whose egos are too fragile to have the bass player steal and glimpse of their spotlight. Also made up by players who, well, just can’t do anything other than play simple...

Knowing how to EQ. Most have zero clue and sit there and wonder why they can’t hear themselves on stage.