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GearWatch: Acoustic Bass Guitar 2001 Roundup
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’m pleased to have an even bigger list of models and manufacturers to bring you this summer. Did I miss one? Leave…
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Power to Influence – Power to Change
If you’re like me, you have a good day job and play music for fun and (sometimes) profit. If music isn’t putting the food on your table, why not use your position to help a deserving charity? How? Here’s some suggestions. Wear a T-Shirt that promotes your favourite non-profit organization. How easy is that? Put…
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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…
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I am Canadian
It’s not a just a slogan to sell beer. It’s a rallying cry. I love my country, and I’m proud to be Canadian. When the United Nations reports that Canada is the best country in the world to live in, I just smile quietly to myself, because it’s something that I’ve always understood at an…
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Welcome to my tiny slice of the Internet…
Unless you know me via the net or from my shady past 🙂 OR are really just hard up for something to read, I doubt this site will enrich your life in any significant way. In fact, you’d probably be better off having a good, hot shower and reading the instructions on the back of…