Recent content by sbass traveller

I was actually at that gig! (I'm the bassist from the 1st band that night). I was noticing that something was up with the guitar during that set, but my back was to the stage for the first half of the set and we were starting our loadout procedures around the time you guys were into your set...

Handlebars a la Lemmy or Derek Smalls is the obvious choice... even the guitar player in that aforementioned Lee Aaron vid has the right idea. Although, where I'm from the Crustache reigns supreme. The Crustache's power cannot be contained or tamed.

I'm only a year older than this dude at the time of that post and my right ear is pretty messed. I've had ear troubles my whole life, so it was easy to dismiss for a while, but now my right ear is definitely noticeably bad compared to my left one... I always stand on the left of the drummer and...

Broke my left collarbone 3 years ago (snowoboarding... always wear a mouthguard... ask my wallet how I know...) and it hasn't properly healed because I'm a smoker... stupid me - *disclaimer* I'm aware of my foolishness and yet, I dunno... quitting smoking is hard, especially when you move to a...

Situation-ally and in a fair fight, BB would stomp good ol' Amadaeus (powdered wig, tights and all), but musically, it's different sides of the same coin. They're both great musicians, but I like to believe (IMO) that anyone who can (according to legend) memorize and transcribe a piece after...

+1 !!!! In my area it's the law, but I've never seen anyone get ticketed or fined for it... huge driving hazard. Living in Ottawa, we get a lot of snow. Practice driving after a storm in an empty parking lot, get a feel for your car's stopping and handling ability, and do some sweet donuts...

If the volume is diminishing when you increase the "bass boost" check the eq settings on your amp perhaps?

+1 if you're not going to bare wood just sand it. If you are going down to bare wood, a heat gun and scraper will take that poly off.

IMO You and your son shouldn't have to pay for these things. As stated before by many other members, it would seem the Mother/Manager is too biased toward her own child (understandably) and not necessarily the band. If they need money for recording, video shoots, promo material etc, she's...

Black Heaven. An anime series (13 eps I think) about a middle-aged salarayman who reforms his semi-successful 90's hard rock band to battle aliens in space... the ships weapons are powered by awesomeness?!?! Pretty entertaining anyway. :bassist: edit: Also, John Sykes did the opening...

I had a similar experience happen to me before an audition. I bought a Behringer 4x10 because it was cheap and loud. Not a bass cab, but it was only a temporary solution at the time and I play a little guitar anyway. Hit a speed bump when I was almost there, cab rocked, heard a thud and looked...

+1... a sound tech has more than enough knobs to fiddle with. A good sound tech matches the sound he hears through his PA to what is coming out of the amp. Your band is practiced, rehearsed, and know what you want to hear. The sound tech should be an extension of that, making sure everyone is...

You're not going to buy a bass that gets "more respect" with age in the Schecter or a Jackson. Jackson's won't appreciate in value much unless they're from the 80's or very early 90's at the moment. Schecter's a good brand but like most companies they have low and high end models with the same...

Sweet! Looking good, although now I want to know about the wood in front of the cabinet in the 4th pic of your first post! (bottom left hand corner). Wavy and beautiful from here. Would make a killer top I think, or is that not wood?

Go for it, although in the 5 books on guitar building I own I haven't once heard of using a capo for the building or setup portion. If you have a good resource that suggests it, go with it. You can always re-set-up your instrument. If I may suggest, any book by Dan Erlewine ("How to make your...