Recent content by Reverend T

I finally found a pedal for sale but the dude is asking $350. The pedal is hand made and has a 15-20 month waiting list. His pedal is still sealed. So it is definitely brand new. He had to wait 22 months and got fed up and bought another and now doesn't want it since he realized he doesn't...

I ll take it. Pm me the Details?

The 10,000 hours to mastery theory has been disproved by new research. As for passion versus playing, I think a level where you can play what you hear in your head is all you need. I don't believe art (an artist or musician) can co exist with contentment. So in some ways not being good...

I am no audiophile. I care about tone enough to work it to a point where it sounds good...on it's own AND suits the mood/space of the song. An octave pedal, Sadowsky EQ+DI and a compressor with a TI flat string Am STD P and a Sadowsky strung Am STD J through Hartke head/cab haven't failed me...

I think learning more than one instrument adds depth to your appreciation and perception of Music. I make a living as a session bassist but chose to play the acoustic guitar in my own band as a songwriter. Then I got a harmonica and added it. Two years back my girl friend gifted me a ukelele...

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I was basically asking if I benefit more price/value from a Sire MM or MIA Fender J and I am looking for a bass that will make work great in studio sessions. I have a Roscoe on the whishlist but right now I want a tried and tested J bass since I know Roscoe bass guitars are very different...

Why would you second guess getting a MIA P bass? It is hard to go wrong with a used P bass unless you have no clue about what you are buying. And $700-900 is a great range to buy used with a HSC. Get it over with and cry once.

Super quick you say? That is encouraging! One can only hope. How has your experience with the Option FET been?

4 string Fender P bass w/Flats 4 string Fender J w/rounds 5 String Ibanez Fretless w/Flats 5 string Fender J with w/rounds All passive Fenders with a Sadowsky outboard pre to boot.

I decided to go ahead and order the FEA Labs OPTI FET Compressor. Gonna be a while as I am on the wait list. On the lookout for a used Diamond in the mean time.

Yeah, cranky. I wouldn't reply to that as well. But it shows you know what you want and are a no nonsense band. I do believe you can convey the same message while still coming across as more approachable. And the fact that you need to ask itself shows that at some level you find your own post...

I enjoy playing busy grooves and making the bassline an integral part of the song by having a rhythmic and melodic dimension to it. It was a result of growing up listening to Rush, The Who etc and playing in 3 part original material playing bands. But I realised as I grew older (playing covers...

I mean it is physical and not musical approach to playing. I don't mean the fourth isn't a musical choice when used consciously but here it is done because the note reach is easy and not because the melody or the feel you are aiming for demands it. I agree it is tricky to reach a third or...

What I don't get is how you justify using the fourth. It is not a musical choice. It is a limitation because the third is 'more of a reach'. Aren't you using one finger per fret? The third would be played with your index. That's the most comfortable note to play. Even if you play a perfect...