Recent content by OldComer

yep, just got an 08 p bass american standard in december and i love it. theyve successfully revamped the line. granted this is my new first p in a long time- but its definitely my excalibur. on the road touring right now with it and its been making me really happy

currently on tour and i just played montreal last night, i just let my bass warm up in the case for awhile. but my singer's taylor acoustic suffered a crack in the finish yesterday when we were setting up for soundcheck. brutal stuff.

i'm 23 years old and have played bass for roughly 9 years and i very much prefer flatwound strings but i wont hesitate to play roundwound if thats all a store carries, but flats do it for me. i just think theyre more complimentary sounding

my first serious bass i ever owned (still own) was a stingray. its still one of the best out, i just used it on a 2 month tour i did over the fall. i switched back to it from a 75' reissue jazz i'd been playing for the last several years. it was a lot like a vacation using the old stingray...

i appreciate these responses, theyve definitely offered a little peace of mind for my introspective debating all i can do is play it right and play it well, i just need to record my own music the way i want to for further satisfaction

part of the issue (i should have explained) is that the audio gets processed regardless of being on or off. i dont ever keep takes that are off, but even when its dead on- it will often get time correction applied whether necessary or not. better to be safe is logic that i cant argue. thats part...

i often wish i was around and an electric bassist in the 1950's

JJ, the best ever

has anyone else ever recorded or contributed to a recording where new age software and technology were applied to your parts in such a manner that it made you wonder if it diminished your personal credibility as a player? i'm reffering to things such as beat detective which i believe found...