Recent content by old_school_ska

I recently acquired an electric guitar for my in home practice space and purchased a Lunchbox JR at the recommendation of several guitarist I play with. I plugged in my Kay C1 upright (strung with steel strings) via a shadow pickup on the bridge. At first it was boomy and gross, but I fiddled...

Reggae tone: Please check the tune "Red, Gold, and Green" by Hugh Mundell, off the album "Mundell". This is Flabba Holt playing bass, and these notes are on that tune. Reggae bass has many little sub genres and each its own bass flavor and feel. For this forum I'd like to use this recording...

Sweet, thanks for the input. When I said that the neck was thin I should have been more clear though, I was refering to thickness as in thumb to fingers while playing.... not from low string to high.. by bad. On my 1998 MM the neck is super chunky maple. Austin (that dude with the long hair) has...

Yeah, its not though. See how his bass (which is even called blue burst) goes from darker blue to black? Mine goes from green to blue.

Anyone seen a MM like this? I can't find another one anywhere. I'm very curious as to where this came from......

I'm a big fan of flatwounds especially on a bass like yours. My favorites are the LaBella James Jamerson's. They feel and sound great, and they break in to this amazing consistancy. They are definitely leaps and bounds ahead of most other flatwouds I've tried. They don't have that stiff feel...

Hey, I purchased this off someone on craigslist in the philadelphia area. It was listed as blueburst. I took the neck off, the body is stamped BLUBRST and febuary 3rd 1988 (amazing, considering I bought it in febuary 2008). The finish is unlike any I've been able to locate on the internet. Has...