Recent content by SouthpawBass

Bought mine new in '79. I still have it and I still play it.

The most modification I've done was to my Ric 4001: removed pick up cover and install a plate to fill in the space around the pick up, and added a Hipshot bridge. Otherwise I don't modify my basses. Oh yeah, I did add a Drop D tuner on my Ray 34.

In '76 my choices for a bass were a Fender Jazz and a Gibson G3. Being left handed there was not much to chose from in small town Iowa and I needed a bass ASAP. There was too much neck dive with the Fender so I went with the Gibson. I ended up having to sell it so I could pay my property taxes...

I special ordered this Rick in '79. Cost me an extra $50 to get it left handed. Still my favorite bass.

It has to be left handed. If it's not, forget it.

Thirty years ago I was a band director (grades 6-12) in a small public school.

Brings back memories of the years when I was a band director.

I have ventured into the acoustic bass arena. At first I was looking at the Takameni GB30CE-LH. It arrived damaged and the company did not have any more in stock to replace it so back to square one. After searching the internet I found and bought this used Dean Exotica Quilt Ash bass on Reverb...

This setup covers just about anything I need. The only thing I might add is a tuner after my Korg headstock tuner needs to be replaced.

The last three things I bought: 1. For my Rick, I bought a Hipshot bridge. 2. I removed the Treble pickup cover on my Rick so I bought a chrome treble bezel to fill in the open area. 3. For my Sterling Ray 4, I bought a Hipshot Bass Xtender (drop-D tuner), which I haven't received yet.

For me, I was disappointed in the EXH Bass MicroSynth, mostly because of the lack of sustain.

If I gave "that someone" my bass to show me how it is done, chances are he/she is going to be right handed and I'm left handed, and so are my basses. I don't know many people who can play a bass upside down (though I have seen a few on YouTube).

My best purchase is the Tech 21 SansAmp Bass DI V2. The main reason for buying this pedal is for the tone controls, plus I like being able to run my signal to both the mixing board and my amp thereby being able to set volume I want on stage and the sound guy set the volume for the mix. Currently...

Back in '73, I bought a Traynor YBA-1 Bassmaster for around $300. It had two cabs: one with two 15" speakers, and the other with four 10" speakers.

My first bass was a Gibson G3 restrung so I could play it left handed. I bought a lefty Rickenbacker which was my main bass for the next 30 years. Then curiosity about 5-string basses reared its ugly head but where does a lefty find one to try out? I wanted a Rickenbacker but they were not...