Bass Guitar Rocks: What has been your favourite experience since opening Ultimate Basses?
Dave: I have a lot of memorable sales to many very nice customers but one purchase that stands out is a bass that I had a tight time constraint with regards to delivery. He needed this instrument in time for a performance at the Montreal Jazz festival. I was able to co-ordinate a timely delivery with the supplier and personally hand the bass to my customer in St David, Quebec.
Have you ever been curious about making the switch to a 5 string bass guitar? I present several reasons why I think they’re the coolest – read on to see why. A little over a year ago, a friend of mine started shopping for his Christmas present – a new bass. He’s left-handed, and explained … Read more
Well November is here already and it’s time for a Bass Guitar Rocks update. [ad#post-ad] At long last I’ve had the opportunity to test out some gear for this site. I was originally planning to do mainly gear demos – but this particular installment will in fact be a review of an F Bass BN5 … Read more
Let me start out by saying that I am not a fan of Iron Maiden, while I respect their talent and longevity – for some reason their music never rubbed off on me. So why is it that I respect their bassist Steve Harris? It’s neither the music he plays or the fact that he … Read more
After chatting with Necro Hippie of Ash Lee Blade, I checked my tape recorder, packed up my stuff and bid him farewell. My band (Omega A.D.) was the next to hit the stage and I needed to get up stairs and prepare (You can read more about Molten Metal Mayhem 3 here). [ad#post-ad] An hour or … Read more
BassGuitarRocks: How often do you change your stings?
Necro Hippie: I try to do em every six months – you can play for like a year with em you know. If you want a good sound and are cautious about (breaking a string). Not many bass players have a back-up bass, so I try to change my strings (regularly) and I do the intonation and action myself.
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Thanks for visiting Bassguitarrocks! (BGR) After posting steadily for a little over a month I thought it was time that I should write my first editorial, so here it goes. [ad#post-ad] My aim with BGR is to produce weekly content every Thursday, and I’ve been successful with it so far. However, this has come at … Read more
[ad#post-ad]On the day of the concert I was dismayed to find myself running late to meet my brother (Mark) and get to the Air Canada Centre (ACC) on time. We made it to the city fine, but construction delayed us by 40 minutes and all of the parking lots close to the arena were full. By … Read more
