Category: Music
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Line 6 Customer Support First Rate
Readers may recall that back in June I broke the story of the Bass POD Bug. Essentially, If you shut off the unit with a patch in memory that used the analog chorus, the Bass POD would freeze when the unit was turned on again. A memory reset (holding the preset up/down keys while switching…
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Squishing the Bass POD Bug
After owning my Line 6 Bass POD for a week (and being thoroughly in love with it), I experienced a strange problem. That day, instead of using the presets, I decided to use the manual mode and just play different combinations of amps and effects to see what interesting tones I could discover. No problems…
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GearWatch: Acoustic Bass Guitars
Summer is the time for outdoor fun. No news there, but with the great selection of acoustic bass guitars (ABG) these days, now you can add jamming to your list of summer activities. I spent most of my vacation days last year on the beaches of sunny Vancouver BC playing my Ovation Celebrity CC074. Most…
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Eyes Closed, Ears Open
Since I’ve been playing a lot of gear to review on my website, I’ve noticed the significant feel and tone differences in many basses of the same brand and model. The most striking example this week was a Fender Standard Jazz Bass (Mexican) that blew away all the other Mexican made Jazz basses and several…