Rib13Bass

Heres one of my favorite Prog Bands ( I guess Symphonic Folky Prog if there was a box to put them in)....Ethos.....Couldve been the USA answer to Yes imo but that didnt happen lol....the unknown Brad Stephenson on Bass with awesome pick playing on an Alembic Series I (I think)

lol thanks

I came in to post this and somebody beat me to it lol

27 as of this writing.........but many were acquired as investment for starting my YouTube channel.Before my channel I had 17. This was a carry-over mindset from the late 80s/throughout 90s period of my life when I did a lot of studio sessionwork and found a need to have many colors on the bass pallette available to clients

Just finished a review of my 2020 EB Stingray Special HH. This video was a lot of fun to make, even with the fretbuzz from extreme temperature changes

i edited right before your reply.......as usual, my timing is off lol

I am a rounds guy....that being said, I have used GHS Brite Flats before (as you state: sound of rounds, feel of flats). I thought these were fantastic because they really eliminate even more unwanted fretboard noise and artifacts. The reason why I dont use them regularly is for slap style: I get a better trampoline response with rounds (I'd wager there are probably physics involved regarding air and the ridges)....Coming off of rounds, the rebound response with the Brite Flats felt 'spongy'.

thats exactly how i feel about horseman

Its lovely!! Congrats....What do the mini toggles do?

i personally try not to go over $2K USA and generally I find no reason for myself to have to.......most of my basses I have acquired between $500-$1500 US.....the last time I went to $2000 was for my Stingray Special HH a few years ago

I purchased an older second-hand Schecter Raiden Elite 4 several months ago........Although not exactly like a 'Ray because of pickup positioning, it is definitely in the ballpark (like a 'Ray + Jazz). I did a demo of it (below) if you want to hear it (and you can definitely hear the 'Ray-isms on the Both Pickups-On Slap Demo portion).....BTW, I found this bass for <$200 US which seems to be not unusual for this bass which is why Im posting it here as an alternative...BTW, the neck on this bass is phenomenal and actually plays better in my hands than my actual EB Stingray Special HH

It looks like an older Schecter to me.....like from the Riot family or similar discontinued model.....the headstock looks hacked........not saying I'm right; just saying that's what it reminds me of......Edit: the fretboard does look like the Lado

Hi...I havent posted any of my videos in here in awhile but I decided to post this one as Ive read interest in these here and there.

if im playing the E string, it rests on either a pickup or the body....if i play the otherr strings, it rests on the E string....i never really knew this until i started my YouTube channel lol

The Upper Choad

Relic discussions is an off-limits taboo topic over there because, in the past, every thread escalated into a flamewar....tb finally just outlawed the Relic topic

So, heres the conundrum that Im having with my channel: I originally wanted to do as you say, and started off that way but I found I get more hits on my videos with playing that has movement. I even removed my first few videos. However, I dont break out all the stops and choose to do simple lines but adding some movement - I feel this gets the best of both worlds: staying in the pocket but with some movement without going crazy with fretboard gymnastics. Plus I try to hit all the strings so the viewer/listener can hear each strings response. I also demo fingers/slap/and pick in every review I do. I also purposely try to play longer note values - not necessarily legato but I stay away from staccato 16ths as much as possible: I feel a person can hear more definition of a bass with 8ths and bigger My channel also goes out of its way to be (1) silly for entertainment purposes and (2) just to be different than most channels: I employ a lot of graphics and video editing. The mission statement of my channel is to be both entertaining and informative although the information I provide is really a basic gyst of an instrument without going into the menutia of a bass - this is for attention-deficit purposes for people like myself....and, by virtue, I know my channel isnt for everybody and some folks may even despise what I do. Like music itself: its hard to please everybody I guess what Im trying to say is that - now that Im doing a channel - there is a lot of thought and feedback along the way....and folks adjust their channels accordingly to what gets more hits

I did a review of the BB434 last week

Ive overlooked Schecter basses and never really paid attention to them Now I own two Those cliches can be said about Jazzes and Stingrays too...just depends on the application and the owner's bias....In the past 30 years, Ive owned three Precisons (the one I own now is an American Performer PJ so technically doesnt count). Like any of my other basses: they are perfect on some things, not so much on others. I guess I still dont get the hype after three+ decades lol

One of my favorite pick bass tones was Jimmy Bain on Dio's Holy Diver......come to find out it was a Yamaha BB2000....I was totally impressed and I'm not a pick player

Yamaha started as a piano company (their logo is three tuning forks) and diversified into making a lot of different things (Motorcycles, appliances, etc) that they are known worldwide for that diversity. If their sole focus was guitars and basses, their perception would be different

First two albums, Prog maybe?.....I know one thing: they were way ahead of their time. The rise of 80s heavy rock and metal had a lot to do with the blueprints laid down by UFO and Sweet

First you have to define bluesier sound: Theres different types of blues. When you listen to guys like Johnny B Gayden (Alligator Records session great), hes all over the map with bright stringy J-Bass slap to warm P tones (btw he mostly plays J Basses and Yamaha but has been known to sport a P on occasion live - he uses all in the studio) If you are talking just traditional blues: You can get a bluesier sound just by plucking the strings more neckward on any bass and adjusting the tone control(s), even if you use roundwounds It sounds to me you have a P-bass itch - and, unless you have someone else in your life you have to make an excuse for - you dont need excuses to go get one to scratch it, so get one if your heart desires .....For the record: P-Basses with flatwounds are one of my personal-taste least favorite tones but they do sound most excellent (and often perfect) on 60s RnB, early 70s Soul, and whole lotta classic blues

I just finished this review of a Tagima TW-66.....I had never heard of Tagima and it was a pleasant surprise: this is one of the better < $300 / < £270 P- Basses that Ive played. Upgrading the pickup and optionally the hardware would make this bass very competitive with more expensive P basses by other companies (IMO)

actually, both of those are in my video in Post #1