Recent content by mussa

start to play drums: it will make you a much better bass player and musician.

actually the Jazz bass is the standard for roots reggae and original dub, from Familyman Barrett, to Robbie Shakespeare, to Flabba Holt... maybe they would have sound even fatter and deeper on a Precision (my personal choice) but that is. that said, i would get a vintage Ampeg B15 because of...

i was once invited to perform at the white house, but knowing what kind of criminals abide there (under ANY administration), i was worried for my life and therefore declined ;)

la bella jamerson are still my choice on p-bass

la bella jamerson have been my choice for the past 10 years... and i guess for the next few decades as well, God willing.

have one need one (a different one) and maybe a next one as backup want 2 or 3 at most (i play several instruments and have a studio, so my GAS has to be distributed on many different sides)

thanks for sharing your experience

greetings to all! i recently mounted a set of rotosound 88 black nylons i was gifted, to replace a 9 years old set of la bella jamerson on my bass. at first they sounded kind of bright (to my ears), and it took me a couple of sessions to get used to the feel on the fingers (that i now love), and...

i second most of the comments. instruments are made to be played, not stored. and that is one FINE bass: just enjoy it.

both Esperanza and Me'Shell are gifted individuals following their own inspiration. some may like some of their turns, some not, just like it happens with all artists that keep searching rather than keep repeating a working formula. it has happened to the likes of Miles and Coltrane or Dylan to...

i am a drummer first and a bass player second. since i've been playing bass more regularly (now i am in a gigging reggae band i am also the musical director for) i really started to focus on what a drummer should bring to the table: steady timing, proper dynamics, knowledge of the style and...

got only one bass, but it's a nice one (a 1998 Lakland 4-94) got only one car and it's a 15 y.o. cheap, small one... so yes: my bass is surely worth more than my whip.

greetings everybody, anyone has any experience with using Thomastik flats in D standard? i currently use La Bella Jamerson that are thick and stiff, so they handle well the tuning down, but i am curious about trying TI

hi everyone, i use standard D tuning (DGCF) and been using LaBella Jamerson flats for the past 10 years tuned this way. i am curious to try Thomastik flats, but i wonder if they sound good in D standard tuning being smaller in diameter and (for what i read) softer. if anyone has some experience...

maybe because a P with flats it's still THE sound of electric bass from James Jamerson to Pino Palladino with several other greats in between? personally i just love flats, since i switched to them on my Lakland 9 years ago, i never looked back