Recent content by rictor66

So, I've made a few changes to my Dean Zone XM, aka Eddie Brock. All cosmetic so far. As you may have seen earlier in this thread, the body of this bass was becoming a sticker canvas...until today. I removed all the stickers and cleaned him off. I had been considering some sort of pickguard...

32. From my experience, the shorter the scale, the rounder the bottom end. Smaller bass, fatter ass.

My nickname irl is Rictor, and I play in a band called M-66 (myspace.com/m66punk) so by "punk rock band last name laws" 66 is my last name, so you get Rictor66.

But anyway...That video was painful. The "Smells like teen spirit" was a bit easier to stomach; basically if they weren't like 12, you'd think it was a drunk bar band. I actually like the keyboardist's "casio-esque" tone on "The Final countdown. and finally...Complete is my new...

Dude...what a tall order. I say go for it. Take a semester off and go on tour! School will be there later, this opportunity may not.

Jack bruce of Cream on the song "Badge." Noel Redding's tone was pretty sick on "Are you Experienced?" too. at a show, I'll go with Chicken from the band Dead To Me at the fest this past weekend. P-bass through the Orange AD200B w/ 810 cab (which was the backline gear for the venue at the...

I did a triple recently. One as a drummer, 2 as guitarist. It's hectic, but as long as you're getting a different side of your creativity out in each project, it's cool. It's also a good idea to "lay down the law" as it were and express to your "side project" that your "main band" comes first.

Hi everyone! talkbass noob here looking for other dean owners and then...I found you guys! MY current bass is my first Dean and I effing love it. I gots me a Zone XM (with my buddy's employee discount) for a way too cheap to pass up price (I think it was like 79 bucks or something). I'm...

hmm...Fender or dean...well, ex-Fender player, current Dean Owner...in the ever-so-important "bang for your buck" category, I love the **** out of my Dean Zone XM; a "starter bass" that I happily gig with about twice a month. Solid build and awesome tone. Compared to a Fender? I dunno. In my...

IMO, I think the thing with "cheap" gear is the cost to sound & reliability ratio. Although I must say I tend not to look at gear thaat's in the 4-digits, but Maybe that's also because I've just come back to bass after a 10 year hiatus (I'm primarily a guitarist). But nowadays, manufacturers...

I own a First Act guitar I bought for $150 at Target and It's one of my favorite instruments. Great tone, cool pickups, and reliable as hell. With an intonation, they can spank the **** off a Squier. As for an SX...I don't know. I've been plaing on my Buddy's SX P-bass and that thing kicks...