Recent content by Ripley1046

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    Wisconsin Bassists Club - Part Three (Now a Trilogy)

    Just dropped some LaBella tapewounds on my Peavey P that I got from Duke. Man alive what a comfortable string. I've been using Fender flats for a little over a year and was happy, but I got some of the snap and high end back with the nylons. They're a thicker gauge, but they actually feel a lot...
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    Where do we bassists work? v2.0

    I manage the second location of an independent music (instrument) store by day. Sound engineer, guitar tech, guitarist, and UR bassist by night.
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    Who else has the hots for Esperanza Spalding?

    She is very pretty, and while I'm not much of a jazz fan, she is a phenomenal musician. I had the pleasure of working with her for 3 days a few years back when she did a residency at the performing arts center I worked for. She was truly a joy to work with. Many of the jazz artists that came...
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    Wisconsin Bassists Club - Part Three (Now a Trilogy)

    That'd be cool man. Thanks!
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    Wisconsin Bassists Club - Part Three (Now a Trilogy)

    Figured I have to chime in here now that I know 2 members. Duke, zomb13 is the guy you met at the shop. I caught enough of the conversation to hear that. Thanks for the kind words man. And for anyone in the area, if you stop into Monument Music in Manitowoc let me know you're a member here and...
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    Greetings from Wisconsin

    Just joined the forum, thought I'd introduce myself. I'm recently getting a lot deeper into bass, but I've been a guitarist for about 13 years. Decided I needed something different, so I'm getting away from the rock and punk I usually play on guitar, and moving into an acoustic trio on bass...