Recent content by Phippy

I didn't say it, but thank all of you for your helpful replies. My wife has this crazy notion that I need to play through my headphones, not through an amp that she can hear ;)

As it turns out, I've discovered there's a relatively new treatment for essential tremor that looks promising. Brain surgery has been an option for some time, but I'm not about to have a hole drilled in my skull; no, thanks. There's now a procedure that involves ultrasound that does the same...

This is my GRIND BXP

Hi, thanks for asking! It's a Grind BXP 4, so far I love it.

I started playing bass in 1968 using a 1963 P bass I bought at Bean Music in Little Rock for next to nothing, and I managed to get my hands on a Fender Bassman amp with tubes about the same time. 6L6's and 5U4's, I'll never forget those. I also played rhythm guitar on a bunch of college plays in...

I'm trying to decide between this Superlux and a Shure SM58, but I'm not finding much info or reviews on the Superlux. Which would you rather have and why? A local guitar store tells me they don't sell Shure anymore unless the customer demands it because they aren't made like they used to be...

If I couldn't put my hands on it, I wouldn't even consider it; regardless of how much it cost. Fender has always made some lemons, just like everybody else. To assume a bass from a certain year is going to be good, is just not a wise thing to do; this is MHO. I understand a lot of this is...

My wife and I quit smoking 3 weeks ago, and we're doing ok; we're not real happy, lol, but we're ok. We both got a prescription for Chantix from our doc, and it really did help. It's not some miracle drug, but it will help you turn the dirt road into a paved one. You've got to absolutely...

Has anybody got any experience with this mic for vocals? How does it compare with Shure's SM58? When I Google, I'm not finding much on it.

Based on this lousy photo, can any of you tell me what this is? Just an educated guess is fine. The only info I have is that it's a Fender and made in Mexico. I'm trying to help a friend, and this bass just isn't familiar to me. Thanks for your help.

I wouldn't buy a new bass for under $500. Unless you have an urgent need, I'd lay back and buy used; you'll get a much better bass for that money.

I haven't seen this talked about much. I had one in the '70's for 2 or 3 years, and it served my needs very well at the time. The lows/mids were very good, but the highs suffered some. How is that bass regarded now, bad/ok/good?

Soak any sensitive areas in salt water, it'll help.

I started playing bass in 1968 on a Fender P bass that was old when I got it (I got a Tele bass a couple of years later). Back then, there was really nothing to compare anything to. You either got a Fender P or J (P was better for recording, J better live) or a cheap knock-off that didn't come...

Did this post die, or was it consolidated into something else, somewhere else? I was really getting some good info here and was hoping it would continue.