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This bass doesn’t have magnetic pickups. It’s a Lightwave-powered bass from @willcoxguitars. It uses an optical pickup system built into the bridge saddles. This bass provides analog and digital output so I can use it as a bass guitar and a MIDI controller at the same time. The analog bass tone is fantastic, and it enables me to just bring one bass to a gig or recording session, even when I need to play synth bass lines.
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Yay!
Yay! The first batch of my new custom bass picks from @steveclaytoninc were delivered. Now I just need some more gigs so that I can throw them at people 🤘😎
Presenting a softer, quieter Melonhead for a soothing evening vibe 😉.
Presenting a softer, quieter Melonhead for a soothing evening vibe 😉. I enjoy the challenge of getting to play ‘unplugged’ on my acoustic fretless bass — it requires adapting my bass lines to the highlight the essence of the song without getting in the way. I find that it’s much harder to play slow and quiet and still maintain technique and accuracy, because there’s a lot more room to mess up, and there’s no where to hide. At the same time, nothing’s more expressive than an a pared down acoustic song. It tugs at the heart 🖤.
You can watch some videos of me playing this bass on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr4r2OwDRmHkgkrxpOYXCgw
Featured by @just.being.josh on Instagram
Thanks to @just.being.josh on Instagram for the feature! Make sure to check out all the beautiful and rare bass guitars and amazing players he posts on a regular basis.
Close-up detail of the Alperious pickguard on my Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 5HH “Sakura” bass.
Close-up detail of the @alperiouspickguard on my @ernieballmusicman Stingray 5HH “Sakura” bass. It’s a one-of-a-kind work of art, super durable, and it adds a nice, subtle change in tone and increase of sustain. I love the single lotus blossum around the pickup selector switch.
Here’s a new fretless 5-string bass play-through for “Already Gone” by my band, The Bredren.
Here’s a new fretless 5-string bass play-through for “Already Gone” by my band, The Bredren. Link to the full length video in my Instagram bio.
Scott Ramsay and I taking our mission dead-serious at the NAMM Show
tbt Taking our mission dead-serious at the NAMM Show
I just posted a new bass cover of “Teeth” by 5 Seconds of Summer to my YouTube channel.
I just posted a new bass cover of “Teeth” by 5 Seconds of Summer to my YouTube channel. Link to the full video in my Instagram bio.
Looking forward to sharing an upcoming rig-rundown video series on YouTube about using the Kemper Profiler on bass, integrating outboard effect pedals, and how I built my current setup.
Looking forward to sharing an upcoming rig-rundown video series on YouTube about using the Kemper Profiler on bass, integrating outboard effect pedals, and how I built my current setup.
Back in the Studio with The Bredren
The Bredren are back in the recording studio this month recording a new single, “Cali Livin'”.