Recent content by Straybassman

"I play the bass, and when I start a solo it's probably a good time to use the restroom." Just kidding of course but an it's old joke between me and my wife. Whenever a bass solo starts we are both thinking Potty break! Rarely do we say a word anymore. Usually we just look at each other and...

I don't know if this has been brought up already because I did not read all 18 pages of comments but isn't the player in the first video using his thumb on the B string to fret an E?

I have a personal connection (indirectly) to the '51 Fender P bass that was owned by John Entwistle. I'd like to tell the story but I'm not sure who would appreciate it. I've been doing some reading this morning and apparently that bass was sold at Entwistle's estate sale. Does anybody know who...

I've been playing bass for only 3 years and have been wanting an upright for longer than that. I found my Palatino on e-bay and it arrived in great shape in the original box. The first thing I noticed when I plugged it in is that the preamp is indeed very noisy. I also wasn't getting much...