Fender Deluxe Active Jazz V: First Impressions

Fender Deluxe Active Jazz V: First Impressions

It was delivered to the office shortly after lunch. I only had a minute to remove it from the case and put it on a stand to warm up. (I figure it had been in warehouses or the backs of trucks for a week.) The string tension had been backed way off for shipment, but I...
1998 Jazz Bass (2002 for reals)

1998 Jazz Bass (2002 for reals)

If I could have a new bass guitar what kind would I get? How about a Stingray? Or maybe a Lakland. Wait, I know. A Fender Jazz bass. A five-stringer, obviously. As a practical matter I wouldn’t likely pony up for the American Ultra. They want (and get) over $2,000 for...
Warwick Bass: Learn, Do, Win

Warwick Bass: Learn, Do, Win

I recently wrote about the state of my music equipment. One of the things I was dissatisfied with was my bass guitars. Neither one was making me too happy. Well, today I fixed one of them. I bought my Warwick Rockbass Corvette $$ 5-string bass used off Ebay. I was in...
Bass Gear Update

Bass Gear Update

I’ve realized over the past few days that I’m quite unhappy with the state of my bass gear. As you may know, I’ve been playing electric bass guitar in rock bands of various types for most of the last 35 years. Let’s do a July 2019 equipment rundown. The good news. My...