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Fats Domino... Chubby Checker... hmm... (<----)

another issue unique to the Pumpkins is that on the two records with the most audible bass guitar - Gish and Siamese Dream - it's Billy Corgan playing the bass rather than D'Arcy, and I have no idea if he was using her gear. That said, when I was young, starting out, and a huge SP fan, I...

I could be mistaken but that just sounds like the neck pickup on a Jazz Bass, through an SVT with the high mids slightly rolled off. D'Arcy was not nearly as much of a gearhead as Corgan and his endless experiments with different pickups, pedals, amps, etc - she basically used a Fender (usually...

Hopping back in - does anyone have any experience with any of the Yamaha UR or URX-series interfaces? The URX feels like major overkill since I don't need the touchscreen or onboard DSP or whatever else, and in fact those look like "just more things that can go wrong," however, the fact that...

If it has to be between the two you picked, another vote for the Yamaha. I've been thinking about picking one up just because I don't have a modern PJ in my arsenal and I've loved the ones I've played. I also don't think they're doing anything proprietary there with the electronics - which...

I went through MWAM's social media - which, luckily for me, appears to be run by their bass player - until I found a better picture of the bass. About two years ago they posted a photo of the headstocks of all of their basses, including this one, which has an "SWT" logo on it. From there I just...

I FOUND IT. It is an "SWT" custom made by Hideki Nagaoka of "Guitar Workshop Schwert" in Yokohama. Nagaoka lists bassist "Kamikaze Boy" of "Man With A Mission" as one of his clients, but mostly makes parts guitars/basses and does setup work. As far as parts goes, it looks like a Streamer...

Couldn't get a good glimpse at the headstock, but if I had to guess, I'd say it started out as a Warwick Streamer and was then stripped, carved, and had a pickguard added. EDIT: in almost every other picture I can find of their bassist, he's playing a Warwick Streamer, so I am standing by this...

Perfect. Sounds like the move, then, is: 1. whichever stereo interface fits the bill (still leaning SSL but hoping for some votes in one direction or the other) 2. a small patch bay like this one from Hosa 3. whichever cables are suitable to route everything together, whether it's y-cables or...

Many such cases, honestly. I have seen this in a number of other hobbies - something will debut as a low cost, budget line, slowly move upmarket, and then someone else will come in to take their place at the lower end. Heck, we've even seen it happen here! MIM Fenders used to be $299-$349 as the...

1. YES, PATCH BAY, THAT'S THE TERM I WAS LOOKING FOR. I kept being like "Line switcher? No... Uh... Mixer? Maybe...? What's that word... ?" and it was "patch bay." Yes, I need an interface with a stereo input (still leaning towards the SSL) and maybe a patch bay. Thank you! 2. If I understand...

good thinking! The issue is not so much cable management at the interface, it's on the other end, ie, plugging/unplugging/cable management at the synths themselves since one is a keyboard (MicroKorg) and the other is a rack-mounted ROMpler (Roland SoundCanvas) and unplugging one to plug the...

I didn't realize these existed, but yes, that would be my first choice. My other thought is to try to get to a shop that does PPF (Paint Protection Film) wraps for cars and see if they will take on the wacky job of applying some PPF to the back of your bass. I have no idea how well it will...

Same. Closest I've gotten is people taking pictures of my pedalboard, which I know is common because one time I saw a band - can't remember which - and their guitarist had a little sign on the front of his pedalboard that said something like "hey guitar nerd! Quit looking at my settings and go...