I forgot about this video! Here’s me and the Sadowsky backing up Yahzarah a.k.a. Purple St. James in Atlanta at the Apache Cafe in 2009! We had a lot of fun that night!!
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Natural – Yahzarah a.k.a. Purple St. James
February 22nd, 2012Carvin B50 Sound Test
February 15th, 2012I did a quick track to let you guys hear the bass. Here you go!
The Carvin Has Arrived!!!
February 14th, 2012
The Carvin B50 has arrived!
Hey guys, the Carvin I ordered finally arrived on February 7th! I ordered the bass on 11/28/11, so it took about 2 months from order to completion. I paid for the bass in advance, which turned out to be somewhat of a “sour” moment, only because they never sent a notice or email that the bass had been shipped, and I wanted to make sure I was home to sign for it.
Another bassist on YouTube ordered a B50 about a week before I did, and he advised that I contact my sales advisor because the factory was running a week or so behind, in which he wasn’t notified. My advice to you guys is that if you really want to know when your bass is on it’s way to it’s new home, that you wait and pay closer to your completion date. They won’t ship the bass without payment in full, and this way they’ll be forced to keep you abreast of your build info. If you call and ask about your bass, just know that it may take a day or so for them to get info from the guitar department.
I was very excited about receiving my bass and I wanted to post info about it on the blog on that very day, but I decided to wait until I had time to try it outand see what I really thought about it first. So here we go!
The Specs
Carvin Box with specs list
- Carvin B50
- Swamp Ash Body
- Black Stain w/ Flame Maple Top
- Blackburst Edges
- Active/Passive Electronics
- SB HeadStock / Flame Maple / Color Matches Body
- Abalone Dot Inlays
- Abalone Carvin logo
- Master Volume / Blend
- HardShell Case (free promotion!)
Carvin Hardshell Case
This is my first custom bass, so the experience was akin to the “kid in a candy store” adventure that everyone can relate to! I ripped through the box, opened the case and found this beauty:
Carvin B50
Video From NAMM – Four Handed Bass!
January 25th, 2012Here’s more video from NAMM 2012. I like to call this “Four Handed Bass”. Oliver McEwan was showing us his new Mike Lull bass and demonstrating some pedals and amp gear from TC electronics when Uriah Duffy wanted in on the action. Watch this hilarious video to see what happened!
Video from NAMM – Jermaine Hall and Oliver McEwan
January 23rd, 2012I just got back from the electrical atmosphere that is NAMM! Words just cannot explain how incredible the experience really is! A whole convention center full of the world’s brightest and best musicians and manufacturers all there to hang! I already plan to go back next year! New friends were made, a couple of musicians lost respect (more on that in a later post), and I learned about a side of this music business that I really didn’t pay much attention to – the merchant side of it all. At NAMM everyone displays the best that they have to offer in hopes to woo new customers and raise the bar on instrument manufacturing. All of the craftsmen present their take on age old instruments and the attendees have the opportunity to try everything out! Great Experience!!
It’s nothing to walk down any isle and hear incredible musicianship. Here’s a video of my bro’s Jermaine Hall and Oliver McEwan in an impromptu jam session at the TC Electronics booth. They’re jamming to MJ’s Human Nature. Enjoy!
NAMM 2012
January 19th, 2012
NAMM & EBS Logos
Guys I’m headed to NAMM in Anaheim, CA!!! This is my first year and I am so very excited to be attending. For those of you that may have never heard of it (from namm.org):
NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), commonly called NAMM in reference to the organization’s popular NAMM trade shows, is the not-for-profit association that unifies, leads and strengthens the $17 billion global music products industry. Our association—and our trade shows—serve as a hub for people wanting to seek out the newest innovations in musical products, recording technology, sound and lighting. NAMM’s activities and programs are designed to promote music making to people of all ages.
Fender Squier Affinity Jazz Bass V
December 15th, 2011Hey guys! I wrote an article lately speaking about my desire to find a great backup bass and in it I mentioned that I bought a few inexpensive basses and modified them for better sonic quality. Well here’s a clip of one of the basses, a Squier Affinity V. It was modified in the following way:
- Shielded the control cavity
- Changed to CTS pots
- Installed Nordstrand NJ5F pickups
- Installed a Nordstrand 2B Preamp
- Wired the controls to be Vol/Blend/Bass&Treble Stack.
Check out the clip and let me know what you think. It wasn’t quite what I was looking for, but incredible nonetheless. I’m thinking about selling. I can’t describe exactly what I want, but I will definitely know it when I hear it!!! Cheers!
The Robert Glasper Experiment (RCDC) in Stockholm, Sweden
December 4th, 2011Earlier this year I did the Stockholm Jazz festival and had an opportunity to meet and hang out with the guys that I really look up to… Robert Glasper, Derrick Hodge, Chris Dave and Casey Benjamin – better known as The Robert Glasper Experiment, or more recently RCDC. Incredible group of guys and musicians on and off stage. We all went to a jam session hosted by the Jazz Festival and these guys went on stage and shut the place down! Here’s a little clip of their impromptu performance:
New Bass Coming Soon…
December 1st, 2011
Anyone that knows me knows that I am a fanatic for Roger Sadowsky bass guitars. I’ve been playing the same M5-24 since 2006. I call her Brownie because of her Sunburst color and she gets virtually NO downtime and has had one vaction in 5 years (when I played a Sadowsky MV-5 for a tour in South America)!! We’ve toured 5 continents together and prayerfully we’ll be able to do more. With all of that being said, I think it’s time to get her a little relief!!
I’ve been searching for another bass to try that could be a great backup to Brownie. I know that the obvious solution would be to get another Sadowsky, which I will one day, but for now that price tag puts this idea a little out of reach. The prices of those wonderful instruments have increased over the last five years and I have to admit that I faced a bit of sticker shock when I went back to start pricing basses. I totally understand it though.
In the interim, I’ve researched almost EVERY bass manufacturer that exists. I’ve even bought inexpensive basses and have modified them in search of a great backup/alternate bass. The new Fenders are inconsistent in sound/feel, the older Fenders cost just as much as the new ones, the Squier’s feel/sound great passive but do not have any realistically usable preamps (if any at all), G&L’s are great but just don’t suit my taste or work load, Warwick necks are too small for my hands, and I’m not a fan of the Shecters, ESP’s, Epiphone’s etc. So that leaves a few options that could work in my world… Ibanez Premiums, the new Lakland AJ’s and the Carvin SB5000 / B50.
Singing For Pounds
July 12th, 2011We were in London and thought it we be fun and kinda silly to hustle up some English pounds for our lunch. The crew put on an impromptu street performance in the middle of the Camden Town shopping district. Hilarity ensues as expected!! I think you’ll definitely enjoy this!!
