Recent content by stang_bass

Personally I've been playing bass for 60 years; I have an upright, EUB, and five bass guitars including a Pbass so I would consider their preferences but I would have to have the final say. I'd be kind of skeptical of a band that is locked into the details of what instrument I play as opposed...

I use my SHORT scale Fender Mustang in rotation with PB and JZ and EB SR 5. After playing a few gigs in a row on string bass, I definitely like the feel and hand rest I derive from the Mustang. The new Mustang with a PB pickup and JB pickup can dial in all the different tones that I personally use.

I phone ordered a fiesta red Mustang from Musicians Friend on 09/08/03 for $399.99, it was so cool I ordered a white one a month later!

I think the Morgan Monroe mandolin bass was the worst for me to find a good tone, probably because of the single piezo pickup; I gave up and Ebayed it. Another bass I Ebayed was the USA Ernie Ball MM Sterling bass, it played great but I could never find a usable tone with it, which surprised...

I haven't tried the Rumblekat but I've had the fretless version of the Artcore AFB 200 for over a month now, I've gotten a lot of positive feedback every time I use it. It took a little filing of the nut to get it dialed in but it plays damn fine now.

Thomastik JF324 Flatwound Short Scale 4-String Jazz Bass Strings. I also use Ernie Ball flatwounds, they are A LOT less expensive.

This guy is F**king BAD! I play in all kinds of bands including cover bands, he covers those tunes like a fat lady on a toliet seat. Well done!!!+++ Plus+++on a personal level; he is also using a mustang bass; we even have the same red, green, yellow guitar strap - great minds thing a...

I now have two (one with flatwounds and one with roundwounds) CIJ Mustangs since they were reissued a few years back. I found myself picking up the Mustangs first when I was home working on new tunes or practicing. I finally came to the realization the bass I was playing the most at home...