Recent content by moosik

Ben is growing up and turned 13 years old this summer. His MTD bass continues to serve him well, and in fact Michael Tobias built a fretless bass for him too. On his Bar Mitzvah, Ben used both basses to play a wide range of musical genres, from Rock to Gypsy. Regardless of the style of music...

I've had the P5110 for a year and a half with no fault. Last night, when I turned on the amp, it made some very loud noises. I turned it off. Since then, when I turn it on again, there is no sound and all the lights are flashing. When inquiring with Ibanez (through Musician's Friend ...

Is this talkbass.com or talkwomen.com? Just saw Rush in Vancouver. There were lots of women in attendance. The wide range of ages, from kids to 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, was also very noticeable. But the musicianship, this is where the real action was. What other shows can you attend nowadays to...

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Rush's management wrote to me that the only way to meet-and-greet is to win a raffle when you buy merchandise. I guess we're out of luck on that front. I was not able to find out which radio station, if any, in Vancouver promotes the concert either. I...

I'm following up on an earlier post about my 10 year old son, Ben, who plays and sings Rush: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f28/youngest-mtd-635-24-player-geddy-lee-10-a-775534/ Geddy Lee has been an amazing influence on Ben since Ben watched the film "Beyond the Lighted Stage". He has...

Dave, I hope that you did not take my statement as critique. I was blown away when I saw Davy's videos. Obviously you are doing exceptional work with him. The practice regimen you describe is astonishing, and it's impressive that he has the stamina to stick to it. All I was saying is that a lot...

Thanks everyone for the kind comments and insights. Special thanks for those who left comments on youtube. Sometimes Ben does not believe me or his mom when we praise his performance. He says "of course you'll say that, you're my parents." It's harder for him to argue when the comments come from...

Dave, It's a lot of fun to be the father of a young bassist. Don't you agree? There are some challenges to be sure. Bass is not as well liked by family and friends when they come over as say piano would be. Many keep asking when he'll start playing guitar. Also, you need to set the kid up with...

Initially I had some misgivings about giving Ben the MTD at the age of 9 going on 10. I thought that it would be an overkill. But he adapted to it immediately. Cameron said that the finer the instrument, the more the player hears, the better refined his technique will be. As I see it, Ben will...

This is my son Ben playing a Rush song for guests on his 10th birthday last weekend. YouTube - Rush - Freewill After the guests left, Ben wanted to have a couple of other takes to clean up some mistakes. But I think that the original (where he was a little nervous in front of an audience) is...

Bongomania, thanks for the many mixer suggestions. About a virtual drum machine. There is no shortage of sophisticated software (e.g. Abelton) for creating loops. But we need something else ... a SIMPLE dial-a-beat kind of software, something with lots of pre-programmed standard beats. If you...

My son's current setup consists of an Ibanez SR-706 and an Ibanez Promethean P5110 combo and P110C extra cabinet. He's now at a stage where he needs to start hooking more gear into the amp. Ideally, he'd use: 1) A drum machine 2) A macbook with backing tracks 3) A multi-effect unit (and...

I'll use it with Ibanez SR706, but would like to use it also with future bases that I buy.

Exploiter8, The 302B appeared less stable in the store. What's your experience? Did you ever have your bass fall over because of someone knocking the stand down?

I'm looking for a folding bass stand for gigs. The requirements are that it folds as compactly as possible and that it holds the bass guitar securely (6-string bass). My local store recommended Hercules 402B as "the best one I can find". When I tried it, it looked fairly secure. Can I...