Recent content by Trent in WA

Michael, thanks for the useful and detailed info.

Hi y'all. I have a hopefully quick question: I'm going to get a set of TI Jazz Flats for my Yamaha BB435 and will be stringing it through the body. Should I get TIs in long (34") or super-long (36") scale? Yamaha's spec sheet recommends the super-longs for through-body stringing, but it's...

Solo singer / songwriter here who's using an Apollo Twin X too and loving it. The zero-latency monitoring feature in Console means you can use really realistic preamp emulations and add some comfort reverb without any fuss or hassle, and their plugins are pretty stellar.

Drool. If I were in the market for a 4-string, my search would be over. It looks and sounds gorgeous.

Can I join? I had a couple of things to return to my local GC (an Acoustic B25 amp that was just inadequate, and an Eden WTDI preamp pedal that I decided wasn't for me) and used the proceeds to help buy a Rumble 100. For my purposes, which for the foreseeable future will be practicing at home...

What a gorgeous bass! If I ever buy another bass, it'll be a Yamaha to go with the other two I have. They're shockingly well made.

Congratulations! Those are gorgeous instruments.

Cobalt Flats really seem to work well on these basses, don't they?

Oh, and I don’t think I’ve posted a photo of mine in this thread. Here it is sporting the Cobalt Flats. Every time I play it, I’m floored by how good it sounds and by how little it cost. When I started playing the late 70s, an equivalently-priced instrument would’ve been made from a cigar box...

I installed a set of Ernie Ball cobalt flats on my BB435 yesterday, replacing the original strings for the first time, and I have to say it really, really makes the bass sing. The B string went from wooly and floppy to tight and focused sounding, and the bass has an overall clarity and punch to...

If you're in the Seattle area, definitely check out The Bass Shop in West Seattle. Their website doesn't list all their inventory, particularly their less expensive instruments. Jeff (I think that's his name) is knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful, and he'll match prices (or come close). I have...

With the exception of the slightly different headstock and the paint job, that one's a dead ringer for my TRBX 174.

I got a Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen earlier this summer to work on a project, and by and large have been really pleased with it and the results I've gotten. The only complaints I have is that the headphone outputs are weak when direct monitoring (though that seems to be a problem with lots of...

Oh, man, I'm glad I don't live close to the H & D mothership. I'd be a dangerously broke man. Both of those guys seem like good folks. And thanks, everybody, for the warm welcome. I'll post a link to the album once it's finished and ready for the world. I'm in the final stages of mixing now. I...

Hi all, I've been doing a lot of recording at home this summer that turned into something resembling an "album" project of original folk-ish songs, mainly featuring acoustic guitar and voice. Along the way decided that programming in MIDI bass lines using a piano roll editor in conjunction with...