Posts Tagged ‘bass’

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Playing with Alabadlo…

On Saturday, October 31, 2009, I played a very last-minute gig with Alabadlo, which gave Michelle an opportunity to take some pictures. Here's ...

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Michelle’s Photos

I wanted to post some pictures that Michelle has taken recently. She's still learning to use the...

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Calzada del Cerro…

I was finally able to get a new sample arrangement up on my site of Jesús "Chucho" Valdés' Calzada del Cerro...

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Fretless Bass Conversion… Part V (Final)

So the bass is finally done and it sounds amazing! Here's an overview of the changes and... ....

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Fretless Bass Conversion… Part IV

I had to re-dye the bass parts but they look really good now. I realized that if I didn't use a...

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Fretless Bass Conversion… Part III

After filling in the frets and re-shaping the neck, the next step was to remove the thick finish and paint from the body of the bass. I was also going to...

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Fretless Bass Conversion… Part II

As promised, here's an update on my progress with the fretless bass conversion. First, the process of the ripping out the frets went well. I used two...

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Fretless Bass Conversion… Part I

After many sleepless nights thinking about it time and time again, I've finally decided to embark on converting another bass to a fretless...