My Multi-Scale Future

My Multi-Scale Future

I’m a two bass guitar guy. One is definitely not enough, but three seems like maybe too much. So I try to cover as much ground as I can between the two I have. Bass number one is a standard scale passive four-string jazz bass. That’s my Sire Marcus Miller...
Shrinkage

Shrinkage

Something I do roughly 2-3 times a day, every day: open a photo in Preview on my MacBook Air, reduce the size by 20-25%, then save it. I do this because I took the photo on my iPhone which has a 12 megapixel camera on it that produces images approximately 3,000 by...
Do Your Own Bass Setup

Do Your Own Bass Setup

Update: 18 December 2022. I decided to make a whole separate website on this topic. Click here to visit Broke-ass Guitars. Introduction (tl;dr – For years I didn’t know how to do my own setups, now I kinda do, and here’s how I do it. Now you can skip...
Proxy Icons

Proxy Icons

If you know me you know that I’m a fan of Apple and most of their products. But lest you think I never find fault with them, let me tell you about the goddamn proxy icons. What they did to me, and to all Mac users, in November of 2020 was truly irritating. It was a...
Need A Laptop? I Have Some Thoughts

Need A Laptop? I Have Some Thoughts

Common wisdom used to be that Apple’s Mac computers were “premium priced.” Which is a nice way of saying that you don’t get as much bang for your buck as you do with a Windows computer. I think there was always an element of truth to that, especially if you just went...
Death of a Cheap Keurig

Death of a Cheap Keurig

My “Keurig K-Compact Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker (Imperial Red)” died a few days ago. The electronics just stopped working. When I plug it in, every light lights up (which is weird), and the buttons are non-responsive. So I ordered a new one. But...