Recent content by Stege

Glad Jason is back. Had to buy my string from AZ. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but Bassstrings was usually cheaper and I like to give small business my business whenever I can.

Andrew Bodnar, The Rumour. John McVie, although arguably a house hold name. Tal Wilkenfeld, of course and Graham Maby

Oops Picture is correct. But I mistook my B4S for a B40. Sorry about that.

Otherwise / please enjoy the picture!

Funny I was just checking threads to see how much I could expect from GC for a trade on my B40. I purchased in 2015. I don’t think it’s ever left the house. It is perfect in every way. It’s a great bass but after I separated my shoulder a few years ago, 9 pounds is a lot. Didn’t want to deal...

Awesome post Dan. God bless you.

I agree with others practice so much your fingers will go where they need to without thinking. A couple of other thoughts: Think of the first time you rehearsed with your band. Were you nervous? You got through that right? Keep that in mind. Yes - you are there to support your band. But...

I don't think you can go wrong with that as a starter. Did you play it yet? See how it feels for you. I love the thin neck of the Ibanez SR's, but some people like playing a baseball bat with strings. I don't mean that in a bad way, just that the fatter necks feel like a baseball bat to me...

Better pickups for one thing. Generally, the workmanship will be better, on them including the fretwork. I played the stock SRs in GC and they are fine. I ended up buying a Prestige (MIJ) and there is no comparison. But it does cost 3 to 4 times more. I think the Premiers are made in...

Here in the NYC area, I find the stores vary quite a bit. The 14th street store is pretty well stocked, but the set ups are atrocious - as in every other GC store. When I was shopping for a MIA Jbass, I did not even get an offer to plug in at a couple of stores. I don't look like a guy with...

I have a Schecter fretless that I absolutely love. The sound is quite different from my other basses but after working on getting the intonation right, I found I could get around the fingerboard much easier than with frets in the way. One of these days I might find the courage to bring it to...