Category Archive For "bass"
My New Peavey Grind Bass Guitar: 6-Strings of Awesomeness | Review
I went out to lunch with my wife and one of my sons on Father’s Day, and since we were right around the corner from the new music store in town, we decided to walk around and see what’s new. There were a few interesting bass guitars, but nothing that came close to my prized …
Red Rocker
I’m taking an involuntary break from school for a while, so in order to keep busy, I’m throwing myself into my music. For the last 30 years, I’ve been a bass player. In 1996, I sold all of my gear to focus on art, and went a great many years not playing. About ten years …
Random Thoughts for September
For the past month, I’ve been expanding my contacts in social media. I’ve added a few hundred folks on Linkedin and Facebook, primarily in the comic book creator and fan area. To date, I’ve had a few people who remember me from The Tick and the Malibu Comics days, but so far, I have not …
Desktop for Today – Rickenbacker 4003
Someday, I’ll get another one of these. Still kicking myself for selling my 4001 in the 80’s. Another dream I have…
Family Praise Time
The youth band we work with had their first gig in church today. My wife was singing, my daughter Miranda joined in singing with her, and my son Max played bass for the first time in front of people. Donnie and Josue are on guitars, and Patrick is on drums. This is the first time …
Desktop for Today
My desktop for today – a Rickenbacker 4001 bass – sunglow finish. This is the exact one I had back in the 80s. Selling it is one of my biggest regrets in life.
Fender P-Bass Refinishing Project
I had a minor setback with the paint being too think in a few spots, so I added some more and am putting more varnish on it now. I hope to have it back together soon.
Fender Refinishing Project
I re-attached the neck tonight. It still needs to have the pickups and knobs put back, the bridge re-installed, and then re-strung.
Fender Refinishing Project
I got the body all painted, and then applied a few coats of varnish today. It was coming along pretty well, until I got a bit too much on it, and got a run on the front, near the top. I touched it, trying to smooth it out, and that just made it worse. I …
Fender Refinishing Project
Finally got around to putting the first coat of paint on my old Fender Precision refinishing project. It’s not going to be as fancy as I’d once hoped it would be, but I need to get it back to a playable state.