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Lol, you might find the odd one or two, Joe!
I might be... my avatar is a giveaway, isn’t it, and I’m certainly odd, I’m a lefty that plays bass right handed.
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Nothing wrong with that. Perfectly normal and upstanding behaviours. Only the very best people do it that way!
Why thank you good sir.Nothing wrong with that. Perfectly normal and upstanding behaviours. Only the very best people do it that way!
Yeah my son is a lefty and when he became interested in guitar I started him on righties, I don't think he's ever played a lefty.
...some of the best advice I ever got as a 17 year old getting my first bass!
I wanted him to start righty to see how he'd like it... I thought it may be good for him to be able to pick up anything off the rack in the "righties world" and play. If he wanted to switch to lefty that would have been totally cool too, but aside from convenience I think having dominant dexterity on the fingerboard end would be better anyway 
He was 14 or 15 then... now he's in college playing jazz guitar better than I ever played jazz bass 
He was 14 or 15 then... now he's in college playing jazz guitar better than I ever played jazz bass For me, it was just natural, I can’t play lefty at all (even though I’m left handed).
nice shot and reference
Morning Walers.
I need to replace my 1986 MK I preamp and already contacted Wal (via Instagram, Whatsapp and email)
However they reply very slowly (I imagined that) and need to be sure about repairing / replacement the
preamp before shipping it to England.
What´s the most effective way to contact them?
Thanks
I need to replace my 1986 MK I preamp and already contacted Wal (via Instagram, Whatsapp and email)
However they reply very slowly (I imagined that) and need to be sure about repairing / replacement the
preamp before shipping it to England.
What´s the most effective way to contact them?
Thanks
When I started playing bass in 86 my mom mentioned I was left handed to the salesman in the music store. Now I had never seen a left handed instrument at the time, of course the store didn't have a bass but the salesman brought a lefty guitar. I recoiled when I saw it, " no way in hell I can play that it doesn't look right" I was used to looking at all the bass and guitar players in Hit Parader and Circus magazine.
I clearly remember the salesman saying its better to learn righthanded if you can because there is an upcharge for lefty basses if you go custom. He sure saved me some money over the years.
Feels good to be back in the saddle again! 3rd gig this year so far and played Georgie last night, even though his strings are 2 years old now.
I have never seen them answer/reply on their social media pages, only direct emails.
I would simply remove and ship off the circut boards, they'll get ahold of you once it arrives.
But from several folks' recent accounts, it appears the international postal system is extremely slow right now. What used to be about a 2-half week turnaround seems to be taking 1 or more months in just shipping time.
Kulit made a couple of good videos on youtube of how to remove the preamp boards to ship, and reinstall when they're back.
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Thanks Mike !
Paul answered with a mix of Whatsapp / Mail (very kind and detailed explanation).
I´m still deciding whether to ship it thru international postal system or courier (Fedex / DHL).
Anyway, will be this week. Can´t wait to make it sound properly again !!
