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I'm at work, so sorry no vids. But check out Gov't Mule! Warren Haynes is one of my all time favorite guitar players and they are bluesy as hell. Definitely worth a listen!

I'd venture to say a few members of slipknot are either useless, or don't need to be on the stage..

I prefer to have open practices. The people who show up are your friends and tend to leave if the music sucks. The good friends will tell you why it sucks. If they don't come for practice, why would you expect them or their friends to come out to a show? In my experience, don't even have a...

I usually like to pop in at guitar stores and test equipment either with songs I'm actually playing, a solo I'm working on, or just anything that covers the full range of the instrument. Then I scoop out the mids and do the same thing with my thumb!

My gear is so big, it's unecessary. It's up on CL right now so I can sell it to downsize to a more practical set up for my needs. I've been thinking about buying an Aguilar DB212 or a stack of 112's. Probably the latter. CF

I'm very interested in hearing suggestions as well. I once had tracks pulled entirely from an album because the producer didn't like the tone of the instrument and claimed he couldn't get a good feed. I just passed it off as the guy being a tool and didn't know how to record a bass (there were...

I was personally inspired by years of good motown listening and "oldies" (grew up in the 90's). One performance that constantly inspires me is watching Tal Wilkenfeld kick it with Jeff Beck at Ronnie Scotts. I know she's better now as a player and her style is still developing, but it's her...

Thanks for the help guys! You both nailed it. What a goofy looking bass!

Hey everybody, I saw this picture in an article about bass bridges. It never stated which bass it is, but what kind of bass has a pickguard like that and switched under the bride?? Thanks! CF

Tell Manti Te'o "hey" for me!

This is such a tough question! Still Remains is probably my favorite song, but I think Shangri La Dee Da is my favorite album.. It's just so well written.

You are correct! They only weigh the Private reserve guitars. As for the line production stuff, that is shipped to them with all of the dimensions coming straight from the manufacturer. Most of the time you can even get volume! -CF

GC/MF or any of those brands will tell you if you call!

Are you guys friends? Or is this guy really like this?? OP- looks like a great time! I do remember that guy from the Voice! Very cool.

+1 on the serial. That's really the only way to tell. However, I'm pretty sure they moved production only on the std models to Korea, and that was in '97/'98 if I remember correctly from dating my last 'Wick. If the serial is scratched off, then just start emailing them and I'm sure they'll...

This has happened to me before! I got “paid” in bass when I was a guitar store with a band that just hired me for several studio hours and eventually asked me to join. We played 4 shows in a span of 4 months and practiced 40+ hours a week, for nothing in particular. I quit the band...

Possibly the craziest steely dan piano tune out there. Off of Pretzel Logic

just saw 5 nights of umphreys and sts9. My god, how does ryan do it? every night they were a brand new band! a couple of nights were quiet and jazzy,(louisville n michigan). then a couple melted my face off and were the best progressive shows id ever seen. Mr. Stasik is a truly talented bass...

HA! I had an interesting get together w/ every avenue in their van before a show that I opened for them once. They are some funny dudes and its a wonder that any all ages venue would hire them. It's actually curious how they can get through an entire set without falling over drunk. Cool guys...

Electric Apricot and the quest for Festeroo... So true

Random Comment- Ma Kelley was awesome! Props for that. I'm good friend w/ Troy Steele and saw a reunion a few years ago. Very fun music!

That's a good call to save on bass miles. But I'm not sure what I would do to pass time on the road without a bass with me at all times. I think that will be your biggest problem imo. -cf

"Music is what you hear between the notes. The transition, not the note itself." -Lloyd Greenwell, my middle school band/music teacher

Acoustic was a pretty standard brand back in its day. It was used by the Doors and a lot of other rock bands in that era. It was shut down and resurrected 30+ years later as a GC house brand. A lot of people use these ampsbutfind them to have a lot of overtones in the mid-range, which is...

I did a quick search of Nashville, GA and saw the term 'Dogwood' an awful lot. How bout "Dogwood Blowers"

HAHA! This was a GREAT ONE:D

I'm a college dropout and I even think that if you can fork the dough to go to Jacobs, you deserve every bragging right. That's one expensive peice of paper and a lot of time spent getting it. There are some very phenomenal players there. The one's who can't put their bass where there mouth is...

Friendly reminder; the quieter the band is, the closer people will stand! Some people have a hard time with that and nobody wants to go deaf at a bar! CF

I'd recommend Sour girl by STP. People forget how big of a hit that was and when they think of STP, that's definitely not the first song to come to mind. I always though it'd be a cool idea to do unplugged shows set for set as it was on MTV. Like, get a group together to learn 14 "Mtv...

I was booked to do a 12/23 gig in southern indiana for a xmas party a couple of years ago. We decided to cancel due to a blizzard and our replacement band said they didn't even make it home for christmas. They celebrated snowed in with 20 strangers. They said there was plenty of booze tho, so...

The Flying Graysons We were like talking heads meets ratm, interesting! And that woulda been from '04-'08. That actually kind of opened my eyes to how young I started touring! I woulda been 12. Cool thread!!

Carter is better! If John heard Carter in his life time, he could be better.. Carter definitely gets his jam vibe from John tho. Without a John, there'd never be a Carter... or most other jam drummers we know and love today.

I would strongly recommend not taking a full wood upright to a festival. You should try to rent/borrow/buy a nsdesign or some other kind of silent/ stick bass. The moisture in the air will ruin anything you leave outside overnight. I also wouldn't help but worry that my bass is being used as...

+1 Peg is my favorite Dan song by far! Chuck's part in that is sick, although i'll never be able to figure it out! Can't wait til the show this year. Freddie killed it when I saw them for the first time 2 years ago. He also nailed it in the Duke's of Septemeber Rhythm Revue Last Summer. -CF

I was thinking the same thing! GBE's are so bright. MY favorite is being blinded by pedal on a dark stage! lol. I do think it looks cool in pictures if there's a fog machine close to the amp or the pedal. I look washed in blue in all of my gig pics lol

Guitarworks in Greenwood would probably be able to help you out with that. I know they don't do much with classical strings, but they'd be my first bet with any local music endeavor. Hope you get your bass working Bobby!

The best show I've ever played was at an elks lodge in the middle of nowhere BFE. The show was supposed to be ina town, at a laundry mat if I recall correctly. But there was a sign on the door explaining the situation and gave us directions. We were super freaked out because we're the only band...

Hey TB, I just bought a 482i for a really good price, and it's awesome! I have no idea why i've never bought one of these. I understand be best to get a bmax, but the sonic maximizer has such a broad range, it work really well. I've read that it's muddy, which i can see being a problem for...

If you have one on order with any company, You might not get the 4ohm model for several months. Nothing against GK, it's common for boats overseas to take a while or encounter issues. Just wanted to let anybody who has one on order know, it's gonna be a while! Much love, CF