Recent content by stillslappin

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    Who Else Started Bass at 14, or some other crazy young age?

    At 13 our trio of two guitars and drums called "Bluestone" was in a battle of the bands. The judge liked the band but couldn't get over the lack of bottom end and dismissed us. Since the other guitarist had a white Fender Squire and his father's 1957 Fender Amp (2 6B12 tubes and 2 12" Jensen...
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    Roland G-33/G-88 (Ibanez MC-800)

    Should say that I've been using the G33B a fair bit since then. Mine tracks great but I think it's partly cause the strings are dead and have fewer overtones.
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    Roland G-33/G-88 (Ibanez MC-800)

    I've had a G88/G33B set since I purchased them new in 1983. Never used the synth much until last year when I sat in with a great group of musicians that were all younger than my gear. They were blown away by the anlog synth sounds!