Human Bass said:4-string players are very secure about themselves
yeah, that's why they feel the need to annonymously post on the internet questions about other men's genitalia
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hi, i'm john...
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yeah, that's why they feel the need to annonymously post on the internet questions about other men's genitalia
john turner said:yeah, that's why they feel the need to annonymously post on the internet questions about other men's genitalia
To the contrary...
To express concern over another man's "equipment" must surely require a level of "security" that most of us don't possess.
They're just trying to look out for you... or at you... or something.
Like a really good friend.
so, what inspired the hairdo, though, John? I'm not brave enough to try it myself.
I guess that means that you have big somethings, but we'll not go there!
I guess that means that you have big somethings, but we'll not go there!
Human Bass said:4-string players are very secure about themselves
Yes but you can't say "And that's not the only thing I have that's long and wide
" about your fretboard can you? I play a 35" scale 6 string, you lose sir 
.Hey JT! Slightly off topic, but I bought your band's first CD a couple of years ago, and I really enjoy it! Just wondering when/if you're planning on releasing the other one. Looks like it's been a long time coming, but I know how that stuff works, I've been in the process of recording/mixing something for quiiiite a while
Thanks for the cool music!
Awesome basses too, by the way. Gotta love Conklins.
Thanks for the cool music!
Awesome basses too, by the way. Gotta love Conklins.
My friends don't look at my...equipment...Brad Johnson said:To the contrary...
To express concern over another man's "equipment" must surely require a level of "security" that most of us don't possess.
They're just trying to look out for you... or at you... or something.
Like a really good friend.
Spam2mapS said:Hey JT! Slightly off topic, but I bought your band's first CD a couple of years ago, and I really enjoy it! Just wondering when/if you're planning on releasing the other one. Looks like it's been a long time coming, but I know how that stuff works, I've been in the process of recording/mixing something for quiiiite a while
Thanks for the cool music!
Awesome basses too, by the way. Gotta love Conklins.
thanks a lot man.
the 2nd cd is gonna happen eventually. i think i want to get someone pro to mix it, and since it's just me and the drummer left (the 2 guitarists quit) it's going to take a while to get the funds.
besides, i've been talking to guitarists, and if i continue lord only, i don't want to bring folks in only to have them market someone else's playing. may have them rerecord the guitar parts and vocals, if i choose to go with these guys. -shrug- don't know.
JT, out of sheer curiosity, do you actually keep all the strings fresh? That must not only be expensive, but a rigorous PM scheduling nightmare!
I have less than half that many instruments and can't keep up with the strings. The big problem is that I'll pick up an instrument that hasn't had too much attention in a while and then come to the wrong conclusions about its sound, because the strings have died. Then change the strings and re-discover the sound I thought was there. Meanwhile, the others are going dead.
I have less than half that many instruments and can't keep up with the strings. The big problem is that I'll pick up an instrument that hasn't had too much attention in a while and then come to the wrong conclusions about its sound, because the strings have died. Then change the strings and re-discover the sound I thought was there. Meanwhile, the others are going dead.
bucephylus said:
the instruments that i play the most i change the strings on the most, but the ones that don't get as much play time i don't change as often. they all sound more or less "Ready to go" in that i don't have any that have dead strings. i sorta prefer em just a shade less than new anyway.
Interesting. I guess IME, the longer scales don't die quite so completely and utterly as shorter scales. At the other end of things from your arsenal, I've got an older Alembic SI short scale. I don't use it all that much and even left without playing, those strings go so dead, you'd swear the instrument had no tone at all. Change the strings and "bang" just like turning the lights on.john turner said:
How many instruments do you play regularly, 2 or 3?
bucephylus said:
interesting about the alembic. on a lark i just went downstairs and played one of my basses that has strings that are 9 months old on it. sounded pretty good - maybe not "recording" good, but definitely gigging good.
as for how many i play regularly, that really depends. when lord only was gigging a lot, i'd bring 4 basses - 2 fretted, 2 fretless - and 3 of them would get played every gig (the 2 fretteds had different tunings that lent themselves to different songs).
lately i've been playing more since i'm experimenting with the drummer and trying to figure out exactly what i want out of my next project. for a few months all i played were my two 8 strings, and there was a period of time last year where i didn't touch anything but the ritter for maybe 5 or 6 months heh (first time in about 13 years that i owned a non-conklin that i actually played with any regularity).
yeah, i like it a lot. plan on getting jens to build me another 7 with a whammy, when i get the dough. in an ideal world that would be the next bass i get after the jazz7. in an ideal world.
