Recent content by TomGriff

Tell Bob that I have it on good authority that his wife doesn't really mind how many bass guitars he has. She sees it as part of the unspoken agreement between them; she won't ask how many bass guitars he has and he won't ask how many male tennis/fitness/Pilates/yoga/Tantra/ coaches she has...

Better for what? I love playing my Harley Benton short-scale P basses, (I've got two of them!) They cost about 65 euros, they record well, I've got them set up as I like them, (until I want to set them up differently ), and I can experiment with them. Are they as well made as a Fender P bass...

You could do worse than have a look at Harley Benton basses. I recently got their short scale P bass for about €80. At the same time I got a Sire M2. Sent the M2 back but love the "Shorty". If you want to spend more a Brit company called Chowny is producing a short scale called the SWB 1. Good...

So, here is my journey to short scale bass playing. I hadn't played bass for about 35 years, then a couple of years ago I had a fancy to take it up again. Bear in mind that I live in Denmark, and there are no sizeable bricks and mortar stores, so ordering things from the bug internet sellers is...

So, here is my journey to short scale bass playing. I hadn't played bass for about 35 years, then a couple of years ago I had a fancy

Thanks for your reply. Having made some adjustments, (and put the truss rod cover screws back in straight), and got the bass set up pretty close to how I want it, I find that the open G rattles on the first fret. This is the only fret fouling across the whole fingerboard and it may be that...

I received my SWB Pro today, and it's one helluva bass. I have it because I bought a Fender Mustang, but didn't really warm to it, so I sent it back and got the SWB Pro instead. Generally I am very happy with it bit there are a couple of things that bother me. Firstly, the three screws in the...

Haven’t played bass properly for 40 years, but this year Santa decided it was time to indulge my mid-life crisis :)

I’m 61, haven’t played bass seriously for 40 years - or at all for 25 years. Until three months ago I had no idea who Marcus Miller is. So, I don’t think I qualify as either a kid or a fanboy. And yet... if I’m a very good lad Santa will be bringing me a very nice Sire V7 in a few days. All I...