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So, it has been a month or so of mixed emotions. After years of playing my Sterling Music Man, I made the jump and invested in one of my bucket...

Acoustic Image SL, Upshot, Back pack, mic stand mount, and cables for sale. Like new condition. *This Upshot does not have the "bracket or...

I am doing some archiving of old things on four track, except that some things are just quick ideas and just solo bass. I was struck by the amount...

I was sitting around sulking about the loss of my prized 1978 P through a bungled trade with a vintage Ric that came with a broken neck. I needed...

Beginning in 2012 I took what has amounted to a seven-year hiatus from regular playing. That time frame coincided with the birth of our oldest...

I just noticed yesterday, that I have a dent in my Stingray neck. I believe it happened when I play tested it with the wedding ring, trying to...

[MEDIA] No Guitars!! Everything is Bassguitar!!

This bass is a stunner. The varnish has a subtle red layer underneath. It may even be French. I think this bass was originally a larger scale and...

Here's another old bass brought back from the dead. I'm guessing 1920's German. It has a new neck and high quality fingerboard. Top off...

This past weekend was another Sunday Funday afternoon at the Orange County Market Place at the OC Fairgrounds (still referred to by long time...

The refinishing begins...started paint stripping today to see what I was in for...not too bad for a couple hours, rest of the bass to do...the...

I've been mulling over putting together a bi-amp rig for a while now, and am starting to get everything figured out. I have my sub and it's power...

I enjoy checking out websites and learned that hybrids come with either a carved front or back. I assumed they were all carved fronts. What are...

For sale one AKG K92 Closed Back Headphones. Bought new to cover extra monitoring needs for one large session, used for literally one day. In box...

I have a bunch of Bass Player back issues... Mostly older (whatever) but all in fine shape. Many have subscription label on them but all are in...

Hey guys I recently did a custom build. I had ongoing neck issues with a '78 musicman Stingray so I Gutted it and fit it into the body of an old P...

after reading Interview: Fender Visionary Dan Smith on How to Turn Around a Faltering Guitar Brand | Bacon's Archive I've become extremely...

I got a recording on my cell phone from the so called IRS saying if I don't call them back I will be arrested in the next 24 hours. So I called...

[MEDIA] You didn't have to click...

Hi everybody, I'm in love with the Jack Casady bass by Epiphone since 2009, when I first tried it, but never owned one. Time passes, people...

Up until November 2017 I was playing in a covers band every weekend and it was starting to do my head in.... all our gigs were about an hours...

Last Friday, first time in 33 years, I forgot my amp. Started playing an Elf and left in an ashtray (just kidding) backpack at home, which also...

Hey everybody. Hopefully I can explain what I want to do properly: The bulk of my current setup is an H9, a handful of Source Audio pedals, and...

After playing an active 5 string for years, I have decided to go back to a passive 4 banger. My reasons are: 1) I just don't use the low B string...

Backstory: I got let go from a four-piece jazz band a while back. I had rotator cuff surgery in early February and they found a replacement bass...

Hello Friends, Yesterday we were being filmed for some band videos, which meant a really long time standing up with my Warwick Thumb NT. This is...

... and seeing the old stomping grounds again, I got reminded of a call for a gig that never was and wasn't even gonna be --- in Atlantic City,...