Recent content by RR-rambler

I was 16, about 1972....in San Francisco, spending the summer without mom and dad. An older friend took us to a club and we saw the James Cotton Blues band. That bass player just thundered the walking bass lines along with the powerful harp and vocals of James Cotton. Elvin Bishop played that...

"Careful with that axe, Eugene"

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So is "TB" unacceptable to use?

Back in the day would be driving to work listening to Jim Rome on the radio. He was always talking about "C-bus"... C Bus? Crapchester I got. Being out west C Bus baffled me....then one day.....

One last note and I will shut up. Not that there is anything wrong with it as a lot of players play bass well with a pick or the thumb...if you learn to play with your right hand fingertips your bass playing satisfaction will increase exponentially as will accuracy and tone. Feels strange at...

Took a flyer on this Epiphone because I love my Epi 335 so much. 1998 Epiphone Rivoli….. Have to say she plays and sounds pretty damn good. "Sales pitch when I bought it, $660..." This is a 1990's Epiphone Rivoli VC Bass made in the famed Peerless Plant in Korea...Excellent Condition...

Just remember, don't try to play the bass like a lead guitar. Keep time, keep it simple, all the fills & frills will come naturally in time. I play a lot of guitar with some folks and bass in an alt country band. The front man plays acoustic guitar and a tele, taught himself to play guitar 6...

I'm with JD56hawk. Play something with a maple finger board, for grins, you'll love it. Would not trust anyone at GC with my dog's dish. If you have a "Music-Go-Round" in your area, you can find some screaming deals, plus trade away old unused gear and walk away with a great axe for next to...

Love it, Epi's are great. Innovative thinking to turn an Epi LP into a bass.

Fender P-51 CIJ Reissue 2006 w/ Seymour Duncan single coil, maple neck & fingerboard, string through body, flatwounds. Always my favorite bass to play. Did not have quite enough thunder for a heavy blues/rock band I was in (used a 2 humbucker Thunderbird for that). Still now the P51 gives me...

The Hofner tuners have posts with openings barely big enough for guitar strings, my buddy has one and regular bass strings would not fit through the holes in the Hofner bass tuner posts. He did get LaBella 'Deep Talking Bass' 760FHB2 flat wound strings to work in the Hofner posts, as they state...

A lot of valid opinions here, some I share some I do not. Mine: Only thing really missing are the tuners and wooden bridge saddle, find some good tuners that might be a close match to originals (you wouldn't want original 57 year old tuners unless they were mint or in a box unopened, would...

The Epiphone Rivoli re-issue is a sweet bass. Nothing fancy but great tone, great playability. Have a Fender P51 re-issue that is sweet too, incredible playability and tone, again nothing fancy. For Alt Country, Blues, Folk the Epi hits the spot. Keep good time with the drummer and keep...