Recent content by Springman

I think you may have something here. The bass in question is a Squier CV and while I love the neck profile it wouldn't surprise me if the stiffness was a bit suspect. Fortunately I have a variety of basses to experiment with including a couple of USA P's, one with a jazz neck. Not saying they're...

So....I have replaced my strings with a set of Fender 7250ml which was what was on there already. I didn't kick up the string gauge but sonically the sound seems to be more satisfying. Could it be my strings were that fricken dead that detuning put them over the edge? I am finding the physics...

I appreciate the input on my situation. I don't mind the decrease in tension actually, I'm able to easily get a cool vibrato effect by pulling on the strings with my fretting fingers that I find expressive. I know, for instance, on a song like "Devil Woman" by Cliff Richards that drops the E...

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I play a Fender P bass and find myself doing some work with a guitarist who insists on dropping tuning by half a step to E-flat. The bass sounds muddier and less punchy. I didn't think it would make that much of a difference but it seems to. My question is, is there a string set that matches...

Learn some bluegrass guitar....playing fiddle tunes on guitar will improve your flat picking on bass ten fold. Great skill to have. And the walk ups between chords are straight up bass licks anyway.

I'll chime in. I have a sort of a minty blue "70 Classic Vibe P-Bass. It was a CL find. I met a lady in a super market parking lot and bought it out of her trunk! This bass turned me into a p-bass nut case. Since then I have purchased two American Pro P-basses, one with a Jazz neck. They all...

I don't like......stupid. But I understand it and can play stupid if necessary.

I wish I had all my old basses back so I could sell them again for more money.

Isn't it wonderful that we can have a serious conversation about Quality new basses for under $300. It is a golden age, thank you CNC technology. I often gig with a Squire CV 70, you could do worse for twice the money, and it looks pro when your at the gig or at an audition. So, I will echo...

Praise and worship??? $9,000 Bass! Good luck explaining that one to the good Lord.

Great and bass are two words that really don't jive very often. Sounds like everybody's describing good solid bass players. Hells bells, there was this cat who played a Hammond B3 in the Cass corridor in Detroit back in the 60's by the name of Lymon Woodard. Dude was laying down bad arse bass...

My cool inventive moment came when I invested in my first P-bass. My natural thumb perch sits directly on the corner of the bass pickup. The screw and sharp edge was digging in its own little crater into my left thumb. I went into the junk drawer seeking a solution. Therein I found some...

Under-appreciated? Most likely your getting the opportunities your talent and ambition has qualified you for. Those that your "coming in second" for are probably a little farther out of your reach than you think. If I can twist the old adage; The band will come when the player is ready. It...

I love this topic....articulation is really what separates good players from exceptional ones. My 2 cents. You say you don't want to use a pick and I get that. It's somewhat looked down upon. Yeah McCartney does it but you'd never catch Jaco or Stanley lowering themselves to using a pick...