Recent content by pbassnut

An important thing to consider along with the sheer weight of these 1x12 cabinets is whether they have one or two handles. Two handles makes for a much easier schlep, IMHO.

One of my basses (that I got off TalkBass) is a partscaster Precision made from an MJT ash body and a Musikraft quartersawn maple/maple P width neck. It does not have graphite reinforcement yet has been stable as a rock for me and plays & sounds great. It's my only experience with Musikraft, but...

I have a bunch of Warmoth standard contour J necks (most of them with steel rods for reinforcement) and they've all been very stable for me. This is not to say that they never need adjustments, but not very often and not very extreme. What is important, IMHO, is to make sure you have a truss rod...

I'd go with black for that "Darth Vader" vibe.

I have a bunch of amps that I use my VT Bass DI (as well as my Tech 21 ParaDriver DI V1 and Bass Driver DI V2 pedals) through: Ampeg B2-RE via the poweramp in jack Hartke LH500 via the effects return jack Ashdown ABM 500 EVO via the line in jack GK MB500 via the effects return jack Carvin MB15...

Absolute best of luck to you in your upcoming surgical treatment. I've had a bunch of cancer surgeries in recent years and all of them were done by top people who had performed the surgeries I needed hundreds, if not thousands of times which was very comforting to me. Rookies need not apply.

1) Being reliable is always going to help you get and keep work. 2) There's no money above the 12th fret. 3) Employ positive mental energy as much as possible. 4) Try to be a good hang. Nobody wants to play with someone who's cranky or is hard to get along with ... especially if you're a road...

I currently play in the house band for a weekly blues jam and have done so quite a bit over the years. I find the participants to be supportive of each other 99 44/100% of the time. I don't really understand the allure of the "cutting contest". Chops means little to nothing. Overall musicality...

Here's a David Bromberg tune from his big band heyday that I really like ... The criminally overlooked Hugh McDonald mans the bass chair here on some stellar P-Bass flatwound funk.

I have a bunch of P-Basses ... mostly loaded with traditional sounding pickups like Lollar stock wind, FCS '59 & '62, Pure Vintage '63. However, 3 of my P-Basses are loaded with DiMarzio Model P pickups (2 w/250K volume pots and 1 with a 500K volume pot) and I really like them. Yes, they are...

Keep it!

I suffer * from OCD light and have hoarding tendencies and LOVE Fender basses so I have a bunch of Ps and Js. Luckily, I'm a partscaster enthusiast and by being a bargain parts "hunter - gatherer", I don't spend all that much $$$ on them. * I'm actually not suffering at all. I'm a happy camper...

I realize that I'm an old man here yelling at kids to get off my lawn, but the nanosecond I catch wind that there are backing tracks involved in a "live" performance, I become disinterested immediately. I fully understand the challenging economics of being in a road band these days, but if I...

I don't have any sound clips of it. However, it is strung with a set of ancient DR flats and it has that quintessential old school P-Bass thud. The inherent "cheapness" of it along with its basswood body makes it so the notes decay quickly so it is my #1 for any gut-bucket blues gigs that come...

The P-Bass is a one trick pony to be sure ... but it sure is a great trick!