Recent content by TGSmusique

I get the desire for the cool points of being so in touch with your bass that you don't need to look at it, but I always stare at my fretting hand. This allows me to achieve maximum expression on my instrument with instant visual feedback. I tend to play lazily when I'm not looking and I don't...

This is something I also have a hard time with. I've got a bad habit of speeding up when I make a mistake, but I'm making mistakes because I'm trying to go slow... What seems to work best for me is thinking "horizontally" instead of hyper-focusing on the downbeat. If I try to sing out the line...

I got my Corvette $$ passive 4-string in 2014, so not sure where that falls in the lineage. I adore this instrument, mainly due to the body shape. It just feels so nice and balanced on the strap. Other brands make me feel like I'm fighting the body to get access to the strings. Also the neck has...

I remember trying flats on a friend's bass as a teenager and having my mind blown. Years later, once I swapped the stock round strings for flats on my own bass, I had the same feeling of the clouds parting and the sun shining through. I wouldn't spend more than a week trying to change your mind...

Oh I hadn't even thought about foam under the pickup that's a great idea

Hi all, When I play between F#-G# at any octave my bridge pickup vibrates and buzzes in it's cavity. If I touch the pickup it stops buzzing. The plan is to put new springs on the offending pickup next time I restring the bass. I'm wondering if anyone has had success with new springs fixing this...