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Here comes another shootout between the 2 popular flatwound strings for basses out there .  again ..    Being a long time fan for both that constantly switch back and forth between the 2 .   Here comes the new addition to the game, the low tension flats by La Bella!  here's their answer to TI after all these years. 

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After Rob’s MB2 (34”), then Mouse 30 (30”) , I’m lucky enough to try out this flagship model he offers.  Where Rob says the Deep4/5 has the most convincing acoustic tone if cost is not an issue.  And man ..    I just can’t agree more. 

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I’m a long term fan of short scale bass.  It’s smaller, lighter and the shorter scale length just fits my asian hand better.   My first bass was an early 2000 Ampeg AMB1 bass, bought the bass when I was like 17 years old with my first part-time salary.   As my bass adventure goes throughout the years, knowing how a bass should sounded like, it became more difficult to find a short scale that delivers the same tonal quality as their full size brothers.    And while I’m more financially stable compare to my teenager days, and how much more precise people are building musical instruments now.  We’re in a very great era where there are some fun short scale basses that actually play and sound great.   It was first the Stingray short scale, and now I have a chance to test drive this Fender Mustang bass.

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Our first gig of the 2021 with my weekeeeeee brothers and sisters and a new bass.  Thanks again to Fairchild Radio Toronto for having us being the house band of the evening.   Playing music live with friend are so much fun.  

 

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For a short period of time in the early 70, Fender came up with a bass that has alder body(60s) plus an all maple neck(70s) later on they started building basses with ash body, but these ‘transition’ basses had earned their reputation in bass history, the most famous one is probably Geddy Lee’s 72 jazz bass, the tuxedo.
Named after a New York bassist playing the same bass. RA is Jimmy Coppolo’s take of this special ones, and it happened to be the best of both world.

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First project of the year from WKBB.   We managed to do our parts from home during the lockdown .   We miss seeing each others, but would still like to continue to do what we love.  

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Solid body string instruments are not rocket sciences, Stingray was first introduced in 1976, and throughout the years they’ve made their name in the music history and had their particular printed onto countless modern music.  

Throughout the years, instrument design evolves, but mostly a little at a time Often manufactures would put their 1 or 2 signature product in all kinds of variations possible and try to squeeze out as much value as they possibly can and calling them the new innovative thing while they still keep in mind to ‘not mess around with the core product’ . However, in 2018 , EBMM had announced a new line of bass based on their best selling electric basses and they’re pretty darn serious.

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Alot of the high end, boutique level started in the early 80s, and after 4 decades of hard work building their art and crafts to where things are.  Many of these builders are shifting into their retirement.    Some of them had decided to train a group of apprentices and continue the brand in a more systematic way, some of them decided to sell the brands, and some of them have the 2nd generation taking over the business. 

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Here's my cover of Bruno's Too Good to Say Goodbye.  

Started as recently got impressed with the bassline of the song, and transcribed it (link somewhere).  Took out my pbass with TI flat and started practicing it, got bored then switch the strings to my  8yrs old LaBella 0760M from the drawer ..  

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This bass happen to pass by the shop for a quick setup and I was able to do a quick test drive before it goes ..    here's the simple quick review of this Sadowsky Metro MV5