Finally got around to taking a photo of the Washburn with its new strings:
Forgot to mention the minor annoyance I discovered after the re-stringing: the individual string volume controls on the back of the Washburn are label...
OK, here's the scoop.Strings look and feel awesome -- the black strings on the sunburst body with the black hardware is a cool look, and feel smooth a...
OK. so UPS delivered a set of D'Addario ETB92 nylon tapewound (medium gauge: .050-.105) strings today (along with a Dean Performer Koa Acoustic-Electr...
Bonjour!To echo what the others have said, the Yamaha bass is a good entry-level choice. I have no experience with the Ampeg BA-108, but it's got good...
Thanks for the advice, David and Dan, and for the compliment, Nuno.No worries about the loss of the slap/pop thing -- you've heard me play, David... W...
Following up...I ordered one of them for a belated birthday present and picked it up last week. Really enjoying it... getting used to the (substantial...
I use the AmpliTube iRig with my iPod/iPad.It allows you to load songs into it and then change the tempo as well as loop parts to work on particular s...
I've been eyeing that very bass since the store where the wife and I take lessons became a Fender dealer. I took it for a "test drive" for one of my l...
Nice!
Just found this thread... a bit late to the dance, but I'm here now.My bass teacher gave me Autumn Leaves a few months ago, and the result has been a ...
And Dream Theater (and Liquid Tension Experiment): Off-topic: The wife and I are going to see Tony Levin in May. 8)
I'm not sure that's accurate. Choosing to allow video lessons to sell more product might be a sound business decision if all the eggs were in one bas...