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  1. GainOFfunction

    Relics. Who hates them? Who loves them? And why?

    I am curious to know. Not at all a fan myself. But I do get the fact that many players dig them. This seems to be a very polarizing topic. One that fascinates me. As the appeal escapes me, Completely. Especially extra expensive "custom shop pro" relic jobs that cost a grip like the one below...
  2. GainOFfunction

    Fretless Bass is no more difficult than the Trombone. If you can hear, no need to fear.

    Quick one.... As I was getting a little practice/stress relief in on my fretless five before a 10+ hour Saturday Chef shift; the thought occurred to me that playing fretless in tune is not the fearsome feat many believe it to be. Case in point: I learned to play the trombone in 7th grade back...
  3. GainOFfunction

    PJs don't get much love. But that's fine for bassists actually trying to craft "original tones" imho

    A bit about me. I began as a tubist in 1984/85 in middle school band. A few years before this, I began checking for what was then being passed off as Heavy Metal. Of course, being a child of that era (where MTV was in its infancy), most of the music I came across was on the radio. So like...