Recent content by TripleDouble

Whelp, here's my take...I'd stick with the Blazer and tell your wife to buy herself a little something nice and put the rest in a savings account. Having a few months pay tucked away is way more satisfying than a new thingy. You could rock an arena with the Blazer, but won't be able to eat...

Very, very, very slight difference. For four notes, one or two of which most folks don't use that often.

OK, here we go, I'm just going to say it....I like it, I think it looks cool. Really.

Haha, if I'd known about GC comissions back then, and had been the less-shy semi-jerk I am now, I would have gone and found another salesperson and loudly insisted they help me due to the horrendous service from the other guy. But the Sterling I got was cool too (It was one of the first 500 out...

Way back then in them 90's, 23ish year old me walked into a GC with $1400 in hard saved barista, gig, and temp job cash, ready to buy one of their Alembics. I was staring at them, deciding what to try first, and a sales guy breezed past me and said "...someday dreams can come true, kid". I...

There's an innuendo factor there that's kinda icky and might creep out men and women alike.

I find this site kind of depressing sometimes too. Dudes arguing, worrying, judging, and Talking Buying stuff 10x more than talking bass. It's why I resort to stupid smug jokes. If every post was a video of a killer player and then a discussion of why they ruled and why their gear was awesome...

My downgrade wasn't for monetary reasons, it was that I really felt no more satisfaction playing a high end instrument. The big pile of money that came from this change of thinking was a nice bonus though.

Totally agreed. A whole lot of successful "musicians" everywhere come from families where there were connections in place, be it financial head starts, doors opened, or personal networks both legit or otherwise. Not negating their talents and efforts, looking up the stories behind pop stars can...

Rock, Funk, Jazz, Jam Band, a bit of Reggae, Blues when I have to make some money, and electronic/hip hop/pretentious home productions when i don't.

Did something similar a few years back. Sold all the fancy instruments I had amassed, kept some very modest but well playing and sounding gear. My playing sounds exactly the same, maybe even a bit better....maybe having less snooty gear makes me feel less like I have something to prove, or...

I got a doctorate in aqua-rockin it. Just ask So n So, or Such n Such. Ok, Enuff Z'nuff.

The Sound of Jaundice

That's the one. I remember a simpler time when P's were good and there were not so many argumentative jerkweasels saying otherwise.