Recent content by WittyBrit

I detest playing through headphones plugged into my practice amp (Fender RadBass, which is pretty crap to begin with) - a necessity when my landlady is home. Things just seem distorted in terms of intonation and the headphones (AKG R240) seem cumbersome to wear when I'm playing. What is the...

Hi all I'd like to take my '92 Rickenbacker 4003 to someone who really knows what they're doing for a complete setup. Someone who's worked on a lot of Ricks. I'm in Berkeley. Suggestions? Teal

I'm considering a Hofner Club and may have a chance to play one this weekend. When you say "not versatile" what do you mean by that? I have a lot to learn about different sounds and different genres and definitely feel like I need a flexible instrument that way as I move up the learning curve...

I'm making progress and could still use help. I had a great chat with Scott at Birdsong and that is certainly an option. I found a Squier SS Jag, Ibanez Mikro and Gibson SG in local stores and tried them. Didn't fall in love with any of them (and the SG had terrible neck dive). I'm still...

Don't suppose there's anyone in the San Francisco Bay Area willing to let me try their Birdsong Cortobass or Corto2? That seems like a drawback to the custom route. I know Birdsong will let you return it but given the time to build etc. it seems best to get a feel for one first...

I want to thank each of you for such incredibly helpful responses. It's a goldmine of information and I'm looking forward to going out and finding some of these to play. Cheers!

I'm a newbie to the site and to bass so bear with me on my relative ignorance please on both fronts. My brother loaned me his bass after I said I really wanted to make some noise, and I've been playing about 8 months now and love it. Big thrill to play in public for the first time doing...