Recent content by Zcruz

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    Open mic meltdown

    Im still working on my looping game. I like a lot of the insight I got here, the biggest reason I have effects is to add tosome of my tapping riffs and a bit of grit for the rougher tunes in the set. Went back totalk with the club owner, ended up talking about helping us out with gigs. Very...
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    Fretboard maintenance

    thanks and yeah, i just wanted to make sure since based on material ive seen variance
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    Open mic meltdown

    So finally took my two piece band ( drums and bass) out to play an open mic for a soft release. our set was about 20 minutes and i don't think i've seen so many people mind blown about all the sounds you can coax out of a bass guitar. we ended up going last and spent 20 minutes trying to figure...
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    Fretboard maintenance

    My new bass has a mahogany fingerboard, essentially just looking to see which kind of oils/ treatments would be ideal to maintain it and any other advice in keeping my new bass in as closs to like new condition over the years
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    just popped

    Me too, after months of playing a sub 5 and an ltd b206 though i feel like ill be rather excited though playing a six with a real neck might feel a little funy at first after the ltd
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    just popped

    After months of indecision finally cracked and ordered my new bass. It was a toss between the bongo 6 and ibanez prestige 5006. I went bongo, hopefully I can tame this monster
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    God help us, every single one, if this gets funded...

    woohoo more rythm slaves
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    What kind of a bassist do you want to be?

    I started off in punk rock and ska and ended up in experimental 8 years later. My goal is versatility and being one of a kind
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    What was your first ever bass amp?

    Started off on a first act 30w that burnt to toast and everything had heavy overdrive type sounds after a year, bought my first "real" amp shortly after, an ampegBA115HP combo, still use her to practice, still kicking with heavy use after 8 years
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    Ibanez fanned fret - It's here!

    I find it odd that gc stocks all the other new ibanez basses except the fanfret -.- trying to find a dealer who isn't backed up through may
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    Bass Suggestions

    So I've recently been in the market for a new six string. I've been on an ltd b206sm and it hasn't been bad to me, though not exactly what i want in a bass. I've been primarily eyeing the ibanez 1406e, 1406te and srff806. Looking for something that will have the clarity i want all around between...
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    Ibanez fanned fret - It's here!

    ah makes sense, it was a bit of worry about the quality i suppose, i've heard odd things, i'm just a hair worried, i've been looking for reasonably priced quality six since i made the transition this year and haven't played an ibanez since 08.
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    Ibanez fanned fret - It's here!

    that was the issue with the a string i heard about, the bartolini pickups they use apparently had an alignment issue, maybe on earlier or other country releases, but the general consensus was that the A string was "dead" and that it was due to the poles in the pickup not lining up right. the...
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    Ibanez fanned fret - It's here!

    How is it? I heard there was issues with the the a string sounding weak... But really I'd like details on it, it's even more gorgeous than I thought