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My work peeps just gave me a $120 Sweetwater gift card. I'm thinking of adding a few bucks and picking up a Talman. Can't decide which one. I've currently got MM Stingray w flats (sprung for it at start of COVID as a gift to myself) Fender Jazz Bass Special fretless w flats (w badass bridge...

My goal is to come out of this a more competent player. By that measure, I’ve already succeeded. Cycling through jazz blues in all the keys, plus all the modes and chords in the key, one per week. By the time this all ends, I’ll have worked my way through the entire alphabet—at least a few times...

Just before the pandemic closed everything I bought a brand new EBMM Stingray. Wanted one for years. From the second I picked it up I have loved every moment with it. If you want a nice instrument, that’s the reason to have one. I’m not advocating you own ten of them, mind you. But life is...

Pretty sure I read that in the Times this morning. :-P

Thanks, all, for chiming in—derailments included! I started this thread as a humblebrag about the Ray and/or my impulsive reaction to "the end of the world"—which I don't actually believe it is, but do believe the hard times will result in something. Hoping that something includes time well...

Curious: what's your definition?

So sorry to hear. :-( I hope when the dust clears you'll be OK. Ha! Would love it if that was my bass bunker! The shot is from the store, not my studio. Some day I'll upgrade from the GK combo and Ampeg practice amp that sit in my real bunker! :-)

As unbelievable as it sounds, my wife was in full support of this—even more so when she found out I got 20% off! (turns out the sales guy is as old as me and knew some of my peeps from 'the old days'). :-) Re: GC = Germ Repository - true, true! Dosed head-to-toe in hand sanitizer after the...

Due to the times we’re living in: We cancelled our trip to NY to see our daughter and granddaughter. Our friend from NY cancelled her trip here. We cancelled our dream trip to Ireland and to visit my friend in Austria. We even ditched dinner with friends last night. So yesterday I went to the...

One more opinion. It seems that the only person who stands to benefit from reaching out is you, in that maybe you’ll get an answer (maybe). What it won’t do is change anyone’s mind about giving you the gig, since they already have all the info they need. So you have to ask yourself if the...

Only because I love a good argu... uhm, discussion. ;-) I'll posit that Mark Egan and Jaco (cause I believe he's still playing in the afterlife) don't use the lines to stay in tune; they use their ears... because they've got GREAT ears. Not all of us are so blessed. I'm not saying everyone...

Divergent opinion here. IMHO lines definitely will make it easier to believe you're playing in tune, but in reality you may be apt to use your ear less and thus be out of tune. As with all things though, YMWV. Either way, the sound is lovely and the instrument is (as almost everyone has said)...

Not getting what’s in my head to come out on the bass. And knowing that, if it did, it still wouldn’t meet my standards. I came to bass late in life after playing keys since a little kid. I became a composer/producer in broadcast and mostly hired others to play—cats who were way above my pay...

My wife and I (well, mostly me) play the Band Names game often. She mostly hates what I come up with. Regardless, a quick internet search proves that, not only are all names taken, they're taken three-to-four times over! Different countries, cities, eras. Would be nice to reconcile that with...

Valid point. I omitted that the GAS Police (my wife) would be unhappy if I kept both, considering I've also got a Fender JBS fretless and a Breedlove AEB. I'm not playing out at the moment, and not aiming for a particular style. Just looking for an upgraded instrument that will serve me well...