Recent content by Néal Zheimer

Hi I've been playing this Steinberger Synapse 5 for years now with my Reggae band and I'm quite happy with it but it always had this hum/buzz noise that I usually EQ filter out but I finally decided to do something about it. It's using Q-Tuner pickups wired is series (according to the...

Awaiting for a table in front of a restaurant with friends, a guy came to me and asked: "Do you play bass guitar?". I was like "Yeah, sure". I only started the instrument a while before and didn't have a gig out yet. So I guess, I look like one.

Hey, he strung it upside down! Is it just me but when he shows his favourite setting, there is no sound anymore?

I've found a good rule of thumb is: take an extra everything if possible.

That's the only way I play mine: EQ and balance all flat, volume to the max. Works for a rock band and a reggae band. Have fun :bassist:

That's the most constant thing I hear about those Bongos: "it is very confortable to play".

WOW, just WOW! To her, I don't even live in a country... The one I liked most was her face when told Hungary, priceless.

I am in two originals band for two reasons. First, as many players before me wrote here, it's about the creative process. In my band, we are jam oriented -read we don't compose stuff on paper- and that means you never know what the song is going to be. The guitarist starts a riff and sometimes...

I've always found that unnecessary movement stupid and at last rehearsal, I surprised myself doing exactly that unconsciously. Weird... I've got one... Never mind. :-P

TI Jazz Flats for me

Hi Lots of good advice there. I would simply add that I'd approach this like any other project. I read you're part of an originals band and talk about getting paid for your studio time. Who is going to pay you for that? Do you have a producer? Maybe the band leader. If it's a...

Yeah, that was I meant to type. Those necks truly are beautiful! :hyper:

Nice basses and very photos! I didn't know about those all redwood MM necks. Are they made from a single piece of wood, including the fretboard?

What is really great is that you don't need to fiddle with the on-board EQ to get a great tone! :bassist:

If needed every musician should do it during personal training. I'd say that when the band joins, everyone should have his part right. Else, you're using rehearsal time as personal training, which could be acceptable if all musicians (including those who made their homework if any) are OK with...