Recent content by Robotsatemygma

As the title says... what's going on with this!?! I've recently delved into dinking around on the B-b Baritone tuning and I keep hearing about Tac Tac playing. Is it exclusive to Bass VI 30" scale E-e style guitars or can it be transposed to a smaller 27-28" scale B-b bad boys? Any good...

Very interesting. I've only recently learned of these "slab" P-Basses... damn I love a rare gem like that! Anywho checking out the usacg site I came upon this: A P-Bass body without the contours! I haven't seen any other pictures but based on description this might be the trick. If not I...

I have both a 5 string and a 4 string. I mainly grab my 4 string... but for my experimental project I need a fatter warmer tone which my 5 string has. For my jazz project I use my 4 exclusively.

Hmmmm I don't think he uses a dirt box at all for the recording, and being it's on Nevermind I think he was rocking a Gibson bass with humbuckers and Ampeg. Try everything at noon, and adjust your mids and treble by rolling back on them and also play with your tone knob to take away...

"The body core is mahogany and it has wings made from Poplar, the neck is maple with quite a thick rosewood fingerboard" Mahogany and rosewood are notorious for being warm and dark. That's why I like them for guitars. But I'd start with your electronics first. Get some solid pickups and...

You're at a show, the bassist (or guitarist) have a slamming awesome tone. You start analyzing their equipment, oh ok he's rocking an Ampeg SVT with an 8x10. Oh, he's playing a Fender P bass. How do you know? Headstock and pickups. Headstocks go along with the whole presentation of...

Do you have any pictures? I know the SX and Fender control plates are different. I believe the SX control plate, where it meets the pickguard, is more pointy. While the Fender is rounded off more. I'm also wondering if Fender still stamps the neck joint on the body, like I know they did...

What everyone has said thus far is pretty much spot on, even though it's different approaches. Even though I don't know what JPJ and Geddy use for equipment (Acoustic yada yada), you have to take in account that there is a whole lot more in the equation then just an amp when it comes to records...

That's weird I don't know what to tell you. I noticed the $450 Standard P says: On order (available 4/14/2011) Also, sometimes people who update massive music store websites aren't always musicians themselves. So who knows.

I hear you about IE. When I was freelancing I would often get asked about IE. I would tell them, plain and simple, if your client market uses IE, I'll have to bill you for the extra work I'd have to do to make it compatible with IE. A lot of people didn't like that, and soon converted to Firefox...

I think you're limiting yourself if you approach the instrument as only a rhythmic device. Others may bash my head in for that but, whatever. It's my opinion. The bass can do things other instruments can and can't do. Wanna do some pretty chording, go beyond the 12th fret. Wanna lay down...

This thread reminds me of this documentary I saw about Chuck Berry. In it Mr. Berry and Keith Richards are rehearsing for a gig, and Keith just wasn't getting the "feel" of the opening riff. At this point, Chuck's pissed. Not once did they mention any lick of theory. Like, oh you really have...

So post 'em up! what music has gotten you guys excited or inspired to play!? I'll start: Letlive - Post Hardcore band from LA. Coltrane's "Bye Bye Black Bird" his solo on the recording I have sent chills down my spine. Made me rethink the whole modal jazz approach.

Little help here guys. Been awhile since I was visiting regularly (I logged in yesterday and it says my last log in was Dec 2010) but I bet no one noticed. lol. Any who, here's my dilemma. I'm chasing a tone I have in my head. I've never been all that infatuated on fx, even when I...

Ok that thing is totally bad ass, I'm officially gassing hard for one now! Imagine the possibilities with if it had an expression pedal or you fudged with volume pedal! Delicious.