Recent content by pHintz

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    Newbie question, bass amp and bass to mimic stand up bass sound?

    hi Seb, You might enjoy doing a search on "upright bass" or "acoustic bass"...the general topic you raise has often been discussed and many of the longtime TBers have great advice. I'm an old jazz guitarist and wannabe bassist myself, so I've done that search, and enjoyed all the insights. The...
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    Best Strings for Yamaha BEX4 Hollowbody

    I had the good luck to acquire a used but like-new BEX4 last November (I'm a longtime guitarist finally getting serious about bass). I think it has a set of Chromes on it---blue silk at both ends, Gold-Red-Purple-Green (EADG) for the ball ends. I like Chromes on one of my guitars. But the bass...