Recent content by Rock-o-Rock

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    Is your band a democracy? or the opposite?

    My band works kinda like a democracy. I write the songs and since i have to sing the songs i need the music to work in my favor. And since im the only surviving member for the last 2 years of changes im like a veteran so what i say goes but im not an douche about it. I present an idea and a...
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    Did I do the wrong thing?

    Well you were looking for an instrument and not really to teach a lesson. Look at it this way if you didnt buy it someone else would have!
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    Flame maple? Quilt maple?

    i practice every day and if not every day then the next day. Im in love with the bass, but i dont think anyone would be inspired to play a bass that sounds like crap. and now i know thanks to you guys that i shouldnt worry about a flame maple or a quilt maple. So thanks a lot my question has...
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    Flame maple? Quilt maple?

    So basically your saying i can buy the flame maple top and expect the same sound as the regular GSR200?
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    Flame maple? Quilt maple?

    Hey, I've been playing bass for 9/10 months, im really good. I play slap bass amongst other things. I played a GSR200 and it sounded perfect. I loved the tone. I beleive you would call it a thin neck. Now i figure the design is really plain, so i tried to see if they had different ones which...
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    Who runs Bass -> Cable -> Amp ... no effects?

    for shows i use my traben array > monster cable > CrateBT220 or the bass rig at the venue for at home use i'll hook up a wah pedal and mess around with distortion as well as chorus.
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    Disaster Gig last night !!

    I know exactly how you feel, my bands first show only had 1 fluke. When we played our first song the drummer ****ed up and then everything went out of order. But the other 4 songs were good. what you guys should do is share jokes and if your guitarist jumps around, tell him to chill the ****...
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    beginner basses

    If you ask me you should get the IbanezGSR200 it's $200 and it's active it produces an excellent sound. i wish i would have bought it when i first started, but im getting another member of the ibanez family. The ATK300!!! definetly get the GSR200 though...
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    show us your bass tattoo's

    I love all of the tattoo's i've seen thus far. I've been contemplating getting a bass tattoo. I've noticed a lot of people have a plain old bass cleff, im gonna give my girlfriend the Bass cleff and tell her to make a kickass design for/from it. and if i like it then New tattoo!
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    When does a bass become something else?

    My take on it is disreguarding strings. A bass besides looks is more so on sound. When someone uses effects just to make thier bass sound like a guitar thats when i beleive it isnt a bass anymore. It could be a 4 string warwick double buck and some person out there will plug in some distortion...