Recent content by tonestatone

I bought "The Jack" bass over 20 years ago, not sure of the exact date, second hand from a local guitar shop. It is still working perfectly, it has the original EMG select soap bar pickup which sounds a bit dull but good enough for a practice and Rocksmith gaming piece. The build is very...

Sill got mine, The Jack by Hohner, headless thing, neck through with active EMGs, was a pleasure to play. Bought it to fill the bass part of a couple of songs where the bassist wanted to play guitar in. Since then I am a bass convert haha.

This discussion reminded me one of the band I played with used to put on porn while we rehearsed. I dont think any of our eyes left the TV screen but were totally in time, feel and in tune... :D I have a habit of looking at the fretboard too but only when I am practicing by myself.. and its...

love that.. brings to mind the scene from Blues Brothers.. haha and a bass is definately the big bro of guitar in weight and girth..

This is a simple act of bullying, he knows you won't retaliate as from you post, it seems he has been bullying you for the past 2 years already. So he racks on you to make himself feel superior and keep you in your place. This happens everywhere, work place, family, relationships etc etc...

Hi Jbossolo No feathers ruffled mate, it's great to hear different inputs, perspectives and experience from different views rather than the same to help open up predisposed conceptions. I haves always wondered if my technique was correct because of these discomforts but mostly I just keep on...

Hi LooPee Thanks for sharing your experience. I asked cos I am in a similar situation where I have sore left fret arm and wrist from having smallish hands. Constantly swiveling on my thumb to get to notes and over extending my wrist at the same time. Being on the computer all day at my...

Hey Loopee Can you please explain how and what kind of damage can occur to a person with small hands/short arms playing a full scale bass? Interested to know. Cheers :)

My name is Anthony, my friends call me Tony, then one of my ex girlfriend called me Tonestatone cos I played guitar and bass; and now it's stuck. GG

I still got mine, Hohner The Jack, and once in a while I still jack her up and play a few tunes. I originally bought the bass to play one cover song, A Forest (by The Cure) in the band I was playing lead guitars in. Now I play bass in my current band and loving it but now my main is a MM...

2011 Mazda 3, 6 speed... rode motorcycle exclusively when i was younger so started my love for manual gearbox.. love gear down when in a tunnel on the bike with tuned pipes or zooming pass luxury cars parked on the side off the road and setting off a trail of alarms in your wake with a big grin...