Recent content by TheMonkeyKing

Hey bud, I don't want to discourage you from making modifications, but I do want to point out that a lot of bassists who are now famous just "stumbled onto" an instrument that was different and it became a part of their sound. Les Claypool is the most obvious example, he started playing 6-string...

Hey, I have an ATK805E, and I love the sound of it, its extremely versatile with pickup blend and the bridge pup's three-way switch. I never really got into gear and tone chasing but I'm in a band now that plays original material along the lines of Kansas, Rush, Pink Floyd, etc so I'm somewhat...

Warrior.

What kind of electric bass do 7/10 doctors recommend? :D

That's EXACTLY my point. You can't find a coke that tastes just like Pepsi, but why does that make Pepsi somehow superior? They all taste "unique". You can find another burger that tastes just like Big Mac, but everyone really knows that McDonald's is not about making "good burgers", its...

Me? I'm just mad that they still sell keyboards with absolutely NO punctuation marks. ;)

I had to quote this just for the sake of getting it some more publicity. That is an excellent statement. If "bassists" spent more time learning to play tasteful basslines, they would not have time to worry about battles over brand names. You don't have to be a good golfer to buy the same...

I voted "they should look into it", but only because, if I were EBMM, I would think it was possibly a wise investment move. But it looks like most replies are falling into two categories: 1. MusicMan is THE BASS, and it should cater to my preference, or 2. Um... there are other basses out...

How much does denatured alcohol and taking your bass to a specialist to repair the neck cost compared to the $20-$30 it costs for a new set of strings? Just curious. Anyway, I read something recently that has changed my approach when adjusting the truss rod. After adding relief to the...

It's funny that you mention Claypool and Myung, cause reading through the thread those were two of my influences that I thought of. JM played a highly-modified four-string back when Dream Theater made their first album, with an extra pickup added between the stock pups. He went to a...

There's seriously a poll for this? Favorite white P-bass? What's next, "favorite color of medium-sized Fender triangle bass pick?" Well, I would have voted, but I didn't see mine as one of the options. My favorite white P-bass is the one that Warrior makes. Instead of four strings it has...

:D That's awesome. I really appreciate it, that's not bad. I was getting worried, since I heard the SRs are like 9 lbs, and the one I played felt super-light. It seems even a one pound difference is noticeable. And I love the BTBs, but I'm thinking the older bolt-ons are even lighter if...

Hey, this might sound goofy, but would you mind weighing your BTB six for me? I can't find the specs for these things online ANYWHERE. My bass now is a custom job, its very similar to the BTB, but it weighs 13 lbs. If the BTB weighed much less, I could justify getting one and keeping my...

Hey, I was going to start a new post, but I figure this is the place to look first. I love the Ibanez BTB six-string, especially since its so close to what I already have, which is a custom job (Moll Instruments, who no longer makes basses). As much as I love this bass, it weighs 13 lbs :/...

Thanks everyone for the input! Yeah, I'm getting solid reviews on both the Q-tuners and the Glocks and it sounds like that's what I want: PUs and electronics that are wide open so I can do all the shaping with my amp eq. SIMPLICITY! Finally, can anyone point me toward a thread about...