Plutoneium

I once promised to myself that, no matter what, this blog would be a ‘guitar stuff’-free zone! Today I’m breaking that rule.

I visited my buddies at their Plutoneium Headquarters in Singapore. They just launched an amazing product called the Chi-Wah-Wah: A high quality Wah Wah pedal with a form factor not yet seen in the market.
Primarily targeted at guitar players, but I will check out on bass. I can’t resist.

 

Todd: co-CEO/CTO of Plutoneium

Their blog shows many of the production steps (never thought about that before). You can download the owner’s manual already.

Slipknot bassist dead

Police say a hotel employee found the 38-year-old Gray dead on Monday in a room at the Town Plaza Hotel in Urbandale, a suburb of Des Moines. Foul play isn't suspected. An autopsy is planned for Tuesday.

Known for its grotesque masks, the band won a Grammy in 2006 for best metal performance for the song 'Before I Forget.' Concert industry trade publication Pollstar ranked Slipknot 18th in its Top 20 Concert Tours list in 2009

 

aka “No. 2”

 

A lot of f-words wrapped around a lot of “ya know?”

Basstees.com

Show it to the world! You can groove with only 4 strings (if you wish). Let them know you’re not a treble maker!

No, I’m not participating in their affiliate program, I don’t even know if they have one. Just thought of getting a tee from their site myself and decided to share you.

Don’t expect haute couture but check it out yourself to see if the claim on their website is true: 
“Your #1 "On-Line" Source for Bass Apparel”

 

http://www.basstees.com/product.html

 

Btw, please feel free to click on the links provided by AllPosters.com and Google Ads. The quality is really good. Most of the content or offers are relevant to bass players and it helps me to pay a few bills related to this blog. Thanks.

Headless Bantam

Almost forgot that I used to play a Washburn Headless Bantam (because I could not afford an original L-Series Steinberger). It was easy and fun to play but not playable without a strap. Too tiny to rest on your lap. I loved this bass but I sold it for a beer or two, I think.
   

 Me and the amazing Alex Haas.

The sound was crisp with a bunch of nice highs. The thin low end though, always forced me to fumble with the EQ of my Trace Elliott. I still have this one, in storage unfort…

Fender Jazz Bass turns 50!

Congratulations! The Fender Jazz Bass turns 50 in 2010. Details and very interesting facts about the ‘J-Bass’ can be read here:

 The Jazz Bass® Guitar: A History and Appreciation

Scroll down to see my baby or click here, if you don’t see the posting on this page.

Female Bass Players

It’s time to introduce a new category to my blog: Female Bass Players.
To start off: L-dia.

The first time I heard about Lydia Kaboesj (I guess that’s her surname) was when she got the endorsement with Fender end of 2008.

You will have to watch her on YouTube as she has disabled embedding, but respective videos will take you there directly.

 

 

She is for sure a traditional funker. Style, lics, sound.

 

But she grooves, can sing and looks great.

 

Check her out her YouTube channel or on MySpace. (both very ugly!)

Closing with her own words: “Have fun(k)”

Pathetic Bass Player

in deed. Nothing to add.