Recent content by patrick.stegall

Sold locally for $535 after PayPal fees ($550). No shipping.

Price drop!

No. It floats. When GC shipped the bass to me, they loosened the strings and shipped the bridge wrapped in bubble wrap in side the case and I had to set it back up.

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Listened to Skies Of America at my desk this morning. About to put on The Shape Of Jazz To Come. RIP.

I like a 5 string for playing funk, hard rock, and some jazz. Yeah the Eb and D are there, but I really like being able to play Bb on the E sting and have a low F right there above it. You can walk two octaves over pretty much any chord without having to shift your fretting hand too much, which...

Sorry I'm looking to stay fretted with my next bass. Thanks though!

I've been really curious about these. They're made right here in Philly and a lot of local musicians love them.

I have a Gretsch G5123B that I would recommend. FWIW It's super loud unplugged (louder than the others I tried) and sounds great with flats. The neck pickup is really mellow and the bridge pickup really lets you hear the hollow body. The bridge p/u WAS disproportionally loud when I got mine and...

No, but let's say it's presence in my music room was a factor in my decision to consolidate my instrument holdings.

Considering parting with my Gretsch G5123B. Asking $600 OBO shipped with a hard shell case. I'm the second owner and I acquired it from a GC in Austin a little over a year ago. It's in near-mint condition and was never played out while I owned it. It has Fender flats on it and includes a set of...