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I bought a 3‑band StingRay back in 2005. It was my main gigging bass for about five years, but I was never completely in love with the sound. I still own it and never plan to sell it for sentimental reasons, but it doesn’t see much playing time anymore because I have other basses that suit me...

I have a '92 Yamaha TRB6P that I've been running with a fairly generic set of nickel round wounds (D'Addario XL) due to their reasonably low cost. They're ok, but I've always felt such a good-sounding bass deserved a better-sounding string. Some recent gigging down-time due to a hip replacement...

This is largely a sentiment-driven purchase I began contemplating in October last year after seeing the bass online. It just sat there for 5 months unsold, gently calling my name until I could no longer resist. Reason for the purchase? Well, I have plenty of excellent basses in my arsenal that...

Our jazz trio ( guitar, saxophones, bass ) played a sundowner at a winery last Saturday evening. Lovely venue on a hillside with dining tables set up on a well manicured lawn spread out in front of the restaurant overlooking a large vineyard. We set up under a gazebo on the paving between the...

I clicked on this out of curiosity and when the tune cranked up thought "man, that bass player is sounding very good". Then I caught a feint glimpse of a white headed guy up the back and immediately thought "Dave Hungate". Sure enough, the credits roll and it's Hungate. No wonder. What a...