Recent content by Old Geezer

Ahh... 70's Ludwigs. My favorite vintage and brand. With their three ply shells and reinforcing rings, they resonated much lower in pitch than newer shells. As far as wood shells verses vistalights shells go, I've had both vistalite and wood shells from that period. I much more prefer the...

Attached is a photo that I posted in the Praise and Worship Band Bassists Club section that shows my gear, including my most necessary portable fan. It gets real hot under all of the stage lights, and the fan really helps a lot. (Side note: After I added the fan, the drummer decided to add a...

Congratulations!....maybe? (Throughout my career, I've been in positions where I've both accepted and refused promotions.) I hope that this is a good thing for you.

Some time ago, I modded my Behringer BDI21 to remove the 750-800 Hz notch filter and to remove the bandpass filter restriction. Those mods seemed to work well when I played my J Bass with both pickups wide open and tuned standard (EADG). At present, I am tuned BEAD and find that the sound of...

Since several people have posted their Sunday gear setup, I thought that I would finally do the same. This photo is from last Sunday (June 21).

Wow, this has a very interesting thread lately. So, I will add to it and throw in my two cents... I no longer hold membership with any congregation, or denomination. I just fellowship with the congregation that I am led to be with, until the Spirit lets me know that we are needed somewhere...

I have to agree with #HarvBG on the D Mixolydian Mode for 'The Revelation Song', as the song resolves with the D. The song is one of my favorites to play and listen to, even though the chord sequence (1 - 5m7 - 7b - 4) never changes. It's all about changing the dynamics, as well as, feel...

For giggles, I looked up the serial number of my 73/74 Jazz Bass on the Fender website referenced by the OP. The result given was a red 96 Stratocaster, not a Jazz Bass. From that result, I would say that the information provided by the referenced website is unrealiable at best. BTW: The...

An update.... From Jesse: "I checked my YouTube account… And that video isn’t even there. I’m not sure who owns it or who posted it in the first place. I’m happy to try if you can tell me where it is." So, it looks like a job for the YouTube sleuths in this forum.

That would be Jesse Reeves who was the bass player for Chris Tomlin. Jesse pulled public assess to that video on YouTube.

Well, I cleaned and lubed up my fingerboard, and installed the bridge cables. I'm ready for Sunday.... :D

Being very frugal and being able to have the set list prior to Sunday, I tend to change the strings on my '#1' (and only) bass to match the set list for that week. For instance, this week we are playing 'Ain't No Grave' in B minor. This afternoon, I will change my LTF-4A strings (EADG...

After several weeks of anemic bass on our livestream, someone decided to turn up the bass levels.... Yea, more bass!!! (Now if we can only get a click track going so we don't have multiple tempos going.)

As a followup on my post regarding the notes below the fifth fret on the B string being sharp..... I did check the other strings this past Sunday, and they were all sharp below the fifth fret. I also noticed the excessive angle of the string from the nut to the fingerboard when I pressed the...

Thanks to all that replied to my post about the sharp notes on my BEAD bass. nickpc - With the string being .118 it is very hard to push the string (cable?), especially near the nut. But watching that you don't accidently push any string is a very good overall tip. urkel3000 - My neck PUP is...