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    Nat Mendal and Gezzer Butler sitting around talking

    cool stories, and at the end a few minutes of Geezer playing solo, pure gold.
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    The spirit of B.B. King

    Caught this on YT shorts this morning and it blew me away. I've seen lots of child prodigies over the years but this kid has something special.
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    Gretsch Junior Jet pickups in series?

    Now that it's been established that they are single coils within the humbuckers, can they be tied in series like jazz pups?
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    The Art of Being No One As A Bass Player

    As a 72-year-old who didn't pick up a bass until four years ago, obviously, my hand speed is bothered by arthritis and my brain-hand coordination isn't the sharpest. This has led me to simplify my playing. It's taken awhile to come to terms with this reality, but reading this article a while...
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    Fender 5 Fret Basses. Really???

    I was just looking at Bass magazine online and saw this: Fender Announces New Ultra Short Scale Bass Series At first I thought it was an April Fool's joke, but I think they're serious. Uke size full Fenders with only five frets! Only 4 lbs, for the weight conscious. Check this out and offer...
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    This lady can play!

    I had never heard of this duo until I came across them on youtube recently. The Lovesick Duo, Francesca Alinovi, and Paolo Pianezza from Italy. They do Rockabilly, Western Swing, and early R&R. I've been blown away by everything I've seen them do. Her playing is fantastic, and so is his.
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    When is an SX no longer an SX?

    Answer: After I've rebuilt it. I bought this back in Dec. '19 and did a few mods on it, but this November I decided to go all-in and totally rebuild it. It now has: -a roasted maple neck from Warmoth - Schaller black tuners -Gotoh black bridge -Bartolini b-axis pups -Dunlop strap locks -...
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    SOLD Squier VM Short Scale Jaguar (local sale only)

    Beautiful Black Jag with matching headstock. I bought this in 2018 as a newbie, my first bass. Letting it go because I have a couple of others now that get all of my playing time, this hasn't really been played much in the last year, and I believe basses should be played, not hidden in the...
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    New Dimarzio Ultra J's, dead E and A on bridge pup

    I just installed the Ultra J set that comes with the pre-wired control plate. Everything was humming right along, plugged it in, tuned it up, adjusted the pickup heights. Went to neck pup only, sounds great, but when I went to bridge only D and G sound great, E and A are dead. I went back and...
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    Wherefore art thou Dmanlamius?

    Does anybody know what happened to the bassist Kris Rodgers known as Dmanlamius? His youtube channel is still active, but his website links are not. No postings for three years. He was a great teacher, funny guy, and I learned a lot from him. Anybody?
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    Is Rock and Roll Dead? Not quite yet...

    Came across this on YouTube, a bunch of kids covering my favorite Head East song from back in the day. I played it, not expecting much, but man, they totally rocked it. And then they did this: I was blown away, young kids, covering songs over forty years old and doing them with a passion and...
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    Greetings fellow low-enders!

    All my life whenever I heard any music it was the bass that hooked me. I took some lessons in the early seventies, gave up and let it go until two years ago. In a classic case of it's never too late to start, I purchased my first bass at 68, and the journey began. I've been a constant...