great piece written and performed by victor.  i should remove all my playing away from the front page because of him.

here's my version of another motown classic i want you back by jackson 5.  

here's my cover version of the motown classic - what's going on by marvin gaye tribute to bob babbitt.

Bob Babbitsad day in music history.  we lost the motown bass giant Mr. Bob Babbitt today(July 16, 2012) morning in nashville.  he passed away at the age of 74 but left us with all the greatest, the most grooviest music from the 60's. RIP Bob Babbitt, you will be missed very much.

 

 

 

my main bass rig.  switched from the ampeg svt-5pro with the 410hlf cab 4 years ago and never looked back.

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markbass f1 head / special edition(red face plate)
- 300W RMS @ 8 ohm, 500W RMS @ 4 ohm
- 4 band eq
- vpf (Variable Pre-shape Filte)
- vlf (Vintage Loudspeaker Emulator)
- dimension: 10.04 in x 10.87in x 1.73in
- weight: 4.63lbs

traveller 102p cabinet
- 400W RMS
- freq response - 45 Hz to 18 kHz
- dimension: 23.4in x 13in x 17in
- weight: 33 lbs

Found this great article written by Rane Technical Staff in 1985:

  • Cause and prevention of ground loops
  • Interfacing balanced and unbalanced
  • Proper pin connections and wiring
  • Chassis ground vs. signal ground
  • Ground lift switches

The article can be found here

A PDF version can be downloaded here

header-tech
not a bass diaries but very interesting found on the web today.  a passive guitar bridge system that will always stay in tune. 

evertune.com

sadowsky nyc p5new family member since early 2012

- sadowsky nyc p5 (bolt-on neck)

- 5 string

- alder body

- olympic white

- maple neck w/ thin matte nitro finish

- madagascar rosewood fretboard, 21 frets

- sadowsky soapbars

- vintage tone control

- 2 band boost only eq (hi & lo) 

- vol. / pu selector / vtc / stacked eq

- 8.65lbs 

here's an article written by ed friedland about dr strings with details, explainations and audio samples.

 http://bassemporium.com/blog/?p=445

the story is now updated with some audio clips there.  check it out!

http://tree-style.com/about-menu/gears/230-westone-spectrum-lx.html