Recent content by slapmachine

Yeah so, first time back on the forums in a year or longer (g.a.s. semi-cured?) and it's because I saw someone with a sick red burst deluxe V fender J and I remembered so many sick jams that I had with the '97 American Deluxe J with Suhr pickups, a beautiful maple neck, and a crimson-burst as...

So, for the last year or so, I've had immense regrets on having returned my Fender Select Precision bass back to Guitar Center after a couple weeks of owning it. I was infatuated with the bass, and hands down the best bass moment in my life happened when I cranked my Markbass 102P "stack" in...

Hey guys, it's been quite a while since I've posted, but I think my G.A.S. was cured by an instrument that I bought in 2008 played extensively, but over the last couple years I feel like I'm really unlocking the potential of this instrument. It's a Fender FSR Hot Rod Jazz. I've also heard...

Hey guys, I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with the bass player Ben Kenney, but I'm a huge fan, and I was talking to him after a show Saturday night about all things bass, among other things, and he was telling me just having a really good signal through a DI and a good compressor...

Same as in my avatar pic, but with color. American Fender J->Markbass Compressore->Markbass LMII->Markbass 102p (two of them) It's a little bit to set up, but tucks away nicely. I added the second cab for tone projection over volume really and I LOVE playing with both of them! Best regards, B

Yeah Dave was pretty awesome! His last name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't remember. Yeah, I loved how both Dave, Vic, Steve, and Anthony ventured outside of their main instruments during the performance. After looking it up, Derico was opposite side of the stage of J.D. playing, I...

Funny you ask, I drove up about 45 minutes to see him, and I thought hell, I may as well put the bass in the car in case I meet the guys (like I have at every show in this particular area). It was a semi-personal venue, not a whole lot of people, just a small theater. I was talking to Anthony...

Well I attended a Victor Wooten concert with Steve Bailey, Anthony Wellington, some guy by the name of Dave, J.D. Blair, and another killer drummer too. Just a amazing amount of talent and an insane amount of bass! Forgot to post these pictures a while back when I got my J-bass signed by Vic...

Haven't posted anything here on TB in a while, but I read through some of the threads out there on tonal range/ evenness of the sounds produced by strings and it came across that Sunbeams were really solid. I have to say I've never enjoyed playing my bass more with any other string until I...

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Thanks for the suggestion on the Radial BigShot, I'm a pretty low-key guy for effects, so the simpler the better, I think I'll be getting one of those for sure! Thanks! Best regards, B

Looking for a box unit of high quality that allows me to have two instruments running to the same amp, for something like smoother changes on stage for different instruments etc. I've heard of lehle, but can't figure out which one I'd be using! Best regards, B

Hey guys, I'm thinking about a new bass, one with overall great clarity, with a preamp that allows diverse tones and settings, pronounced harmonics - a must, 24-fret, something that looks at least semi-classy, not looking for something really far-fetched body-style-wise, limit 2k anything under...

I've never understood the "better Fender" ideology that these boutique fender-copy companies enforce, because both of the Fenders that I own right now out-do almost all the Fender-copies I've played in the 2-5k range. If you want a MM go to Ernie Ball. If you want a J / P go to Fender. But, mind...

Well guys, being a die-hard J-bass guy, I finally came to the light, I absolutely can't get enough of my P-bass, even though I love my Jazz equally, there's just a lot of new stuff to mess with. Slapped some flats on it and got down to business. May I present my Fender Select Precision...