Recent content by talita mathews

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    Considering this bass for my daughter- opinions?

    Hi...im a female bass player and my first bass was a gorgeous 1980 white Fender Precision...years later i ended up selling it bc the neck was just too long and the bass was too heavy for me...obviously everyone is built differently so I would just say make sure u can return it in the event she...
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    Short scale recommendations

    Hey Nancy...i can totally relate! I've been playing for a while now and started with a beautiful 1980 Fender Precision that i eventually sold bc it was too big and heavy - it was full scale! After that I bought a custom Gibson Les Paul that is shorter scale and what a difference! I also have a...
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    Who makes the best pickups for bass?

    I just bought a bass guitar that has EMG active pickups on it which i am going to remove as i do not like active pickups...I was thinking of replacing them with Seymour Duncan passive pickups but a bass player friend of mine said EMGs are better...open for discussion and if anyone can recommend...
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    Do you dance when you play bass?

    Absolutely dance and get into it...absolutely love what i'm doing and for me, dancing is a natural response...can't help it and often have to restrain myself so im not standing out over the other musicians who are not moving around so much...everyone is different though...some people do their...
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    How bad is my playing?

    Awesome response, Bassbeater...very good, constructive points and very encouraging... Mr. Blakarian, u definitely have the ability to play...and also let me say that i really admire u for putting yourself out there and really asking for help...i think that point alone will make u a better...
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    Front design for custom bass guitar

    I'm looking to customize a new bass guitar for myself...would like to have some designs put on the front and was wondering how i would go about doing that...do i need an artist to create it first? does anyone know any artist who could reproduce the design i want?