Archive for the 'Music' Category

OLP Project 1: Stay Chiseled

Monday, August 8th, 2011

I just acquired this nice OLP 5-string bass. I like it. But it really, really needs bass and treble controls to be usable in a live setting. Which means it needs a battery compartment on the back. Which means I need to learn how to use a chisel. I can’t seem to find my “before” […]

The Samamp In Its Natural Habitat

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

The Samamp Bass Preamp in various scenic locations. At a tiny dive bar along the highway: Shown here with a tiny Ashdown practice combo and the Fernandez with Rio Grande Muy Grande pickups. The Bergantino is actually the PA. On April 20, at a gig in front of a dispensary: I don’t think the employees […]

1981

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Actually, they *do* still make them like this, but for some reason they don’t come with instructions like this any more. Original case is getting a bit ragged