Recent content by phatphingers

Hi, I'm a 48 year old BG player who took the plunge back in Sept. of 2010. I found a teacher first who found me a bass - renting his back-up bass. It's a great instrument. All the search for tone that you have playing BG with different amps, pre-amps, pickups, effects, etc, you felt...

I've heard some of the rostro. I think the rostro is probably the better performance, but it's still a cello :smug:

Thanks Paul!

That makes sense. So in an audition for a university degree program (or any other orchestra audition, for that matter) would the alternate tuning be the norm or the exception?

Yes, I understand Meyer on the bass - I was a huge fan of his (Appalachian Journey, stuff with Chris Thile, etc.) but I was wondering how the difference in pitch between the instruments is accomodated.

Hello, I'm a new member of the Dark Side, having taken UB lessons now for about 2 months. I picked up Edgar Meyer's CD playing the Bach Unaccompanied Suites for Cello and it's amazing stuff - especially for a newby like me. However when contrasted to Yo-Yo Ma's recording, the pitch is...

I've played a Jazz V American for 10 years, and it is and always will be my favorite bass. The passive pups are sometimes a challenge for lazy sound techs when I DI to the FOH, but they sound so sweet. Compared to other 5 strings, the Jazz V neck seems a little wide but I like the string...

Thanks for the input, More information on the gig - Will definitely DI to the house PA. I doubt that there will be in-ears, although I've used them and love them (Avioms are fantastic). What I'm looking for is something that will do some on-stage monitoring but meet the expectations of an...

Hello everyone, My story? I've played and led worship since High School, back in '85. I was a worship pastor for 12 years, went through my own "wilderness" experience including a divorce and a new career. I've played bass since college, but mostly led worship with acoustic guitar. For five...