Recent content by scott sinner

Fair. I joke that my Warwick Thumb doubles as home defense. That thing is a club, neck through. I swear you could maim someone with it and it wouldn’t go out of tune.

I had only had a cheapish bass all through high school and college. Wasn't from a family with a lot of money. But when I got my first job, getting a good Fender was the first thing on my mind once I had any disposable money sitting around. I got my American made Fender. It didn't play great...

Oh I actually like it. Gives it a piano like sound.

I wonder does the Squier have an interesting resonance from the tremolo bridge? I also have a hard tail Schecter Bass VI (Hellcat) and, in comparing them, I definitely notice this harmonic resonance is really easy to get unless Im muting with both hands. Like not in the usual low frequency way I...

I looked at those and thought the Bigsby would be very difficult to string. Even with a Vibramate, I worried it would work.

I felt like this needed its own thread for the bass modding nerds, but I now have a second Bass VI. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/behold-the-danelectro-66-bass-vi.1688066/

I converted a Danelectro 66 Baritone to a Bass VI. These are a 29.75 inch scale length 'baritone' so very little difference from a typical Bass VI at 30". Very easy conversion, well at least if you have tools and a box of spare parts such as I do. I sounds sick. Gnarly lipstick picks. Got a...

The first thing that came to mind was the Petty Coatis. And make a logo that looks like a coati dressed as Tom Petty.

I like how phallic it is.

Yeah, my $$ is never going anywhere. I also have a Thumb and a Taranis. Now, I love them too, but they always sound like a Warwick. Distinctive timbre on any pickup setting really. The $$ Corvette can sound very distinctive, but it can also sound, more common. I think that’s useful.

Cheap—-I have a 1983 Ibanez Musician. I got it when I was a teen. I didn’t initially understand how good it was. My sister’s boyfriend was an accomplished bass player and helped me find it. I just knew it was better than the no name P copy I had. What I did grow to understand was how perfect...

I have technically owned several, but Ive never used one. My grandpa was a luthier and taught me to fix instruments. I got in a habit of buying broken stuff with good bones and fixing them up to resell. So Ive had many Fenders in my workshop but never played one with a band or recorded with...

I have had, on more than one occasion, someone come up to me and say something along the lines of “man with your bass chops, Im surprised you haven’t upgraded to a Fender.” My German Warwick looks at them with German disdain. Ya, I am totally cool with Fenders. But, there is no objective...

If I liked Fenderish basses, but didnt want a Fender, in that price range, I would get a Reverend. They have basses inspired by Fenders, but they come stock with choice hardware and overall workmanship is excellent. If I had a little more money, Id get a customish Maruszczyk soI could pick my...

I feel like the muting is a headache and not worth it for a few extra notes that usually strain listening environments for clarity. However, I am really not strongly set in this. If I had a specific band need, Id make a change. I also like a Bass VI a lot. But I think the tight string spacing...