Recent content by stranded horse

How the hell is a 21 yr old supposed to have $500 LEFT each month, and who the hell is going to care about stock-exchange in 44 years?

I also recently discovered Unbroken Chain by The Grateful Dead (hey, I'm probably a bit younger than you guys :D), and Phil Lesh's playing on that is awesome, too. The bass in the intro reminds me of a fugue, so cool and complex but never overpowering the song. The singer I'm working with...

Oh, maybe I gave the wrong impression that I want to play jazzy Solos behind the singer like Jaco did, but that's not the case. Your example of 'End of the Day' pretty much nails it what I'm looking for. The bass is subtle, but an important part of the song, and has it's own melody. That's...

Thanks for your response! Could you point out a few particular songs in this style you recorded where that you are specially proud of? I want to try and take a look at your approach more in detail. regards, Franz

Is there an onboard preamp that will give a similar Ampeg sound like the Tech 21 Sansamp? I'm looking for something that will give me a sound that is ready to go directly to the PA with just a simple DI box. regards, s.h.

Hello Justin, first I have to say you are by far my favorite bassist alive, and from the stuff I heard you are one of the most versatile bassists around, that's why I direct this question to you. I've done recordings and mixing for this singer-songwriter project of a friend of mine, really...

I was wondering if you compared the Palmer to the Radial JDX and if yes, why you decided for the Palmer. regards, s.h.

An the ones on the Icon? Are they just mounted differently or also different size?

But do you recon if I spend the price difference to the Contemporary on upgrading the Icon I will end up with a better instrument, that's closer to the original? I'll surely change the nut, but what about the tuners? Are they alright on the Icon, or crap?

What I already know is that the bass is a vintage Höfner Club 500/2. It has humbucking pickups, one very close to the neck and the other one very close to the bridge. I once read the amp used was a Silverface Dual Showman, but that can't be seen in the video. Does anyone else hear tons of...

I'm currently thinking about getting an Icon Club, stripping the finish and put a nice shellac clear coat on it and making a new nut and giving it a proper setup. Do you think the German made original pickups would be a reasonable upgrade? They cost around 90€ each, so with 2 of them it...

you don't get it :spit:

a SHORTSCALE hollowbody bass played with a PICK. Air - La Femme D'Argent - YouTube now that I got your attention, would anyone mind speculating about the less obvious bits of the setup? I am not the kind of guy that can tell right away what compression and eq settings were used. My...

Weren't the original Hofners 500/1 and 500/2 also cheap low end instruments? And todays cheap instruments are usually a huge step up from 60s low end instruments with all the progress in production technique.

I'm not looking for a beatles bass though, but for a single cut Club model