Recent content by Saratogacv60

I'm with you, I don't care about how thick a neck is, but I do care about the feel of the finish of a neck.

They have several options. They could probably sell their profitable businesses like epiphone, which would raise some cash. License the Gibson brand in Asia for everything except guitar and bass. Then sell the Gibson brand to a company that would actually make great Gibson style guitars in...

The rumble 500 is a great amp and should serve you well for a long time. While you can learn a lot without a decent amp, even unplugged or with headphones, I think to really fall in love with the instrument you need to feel the power of the low end that can really only come from 1 15 inch...

Ill never understand the concept that formal music education is in someways harmful to music creativity. Jaco didnt espouse this belief himself and taught music in a formal environment at the university level. What I take from the inumerable stories of great musicians who learn by ear, is that...

We have the standard GC selection in the DC area with 2 exceptions: Atomic Music Official Site This shop has roughly as many basses as guitars, their stock comes from whatever comes through the door. Prices are good and trades are fair. And Invalid Link Removed This is a high end bass shop...

Yup, never underestimate bragging right amungst rich people.

Gotta pay the bills

I dont think its purely altruistic for the rich guy to loan out the instrument, it gains value because it was played by him.

If you see his other videos he plays figit spinner style, plays chili pepper (literal chili pepper) style, tool (literally plays with hammers ect) style ect. But he also plays lots of diiferent styles of muic.

He is a youtube star who happens to play bass. Gimics get clicks, it is just the culture of youtube. He has done some impressive videos, for example he played 100 bass lines in a row. He is making money by getting clicks, thats not going to happen if he was just doing covers or things of that...

There is a very good reason you can have 2 guitarists and its extremely rare to have 2 bassists. It is more common to have 2 drummers than 2 bassists. Theoretically, you could have a lead bass and a rhythem bass, but probably not for the music you are playing. If she want to play bass on a...

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I didnt want to spend $900 on the MIJ reissues and as nice as the vm squiers are, $400 seemed a little steep for a bass that was not string through and didnt have colors that I liked. So for about the same price as a vm squire 50s bass, I began my journey to building from unfinished parts. The...

Bergantino makes a neo 4ohm 2x12 cab. It is very nice.