Official Instrument Talk!

I apologize for bumping this after such a long time, but this place needs some activity!

I am just coming back for a while after being gone for almost a year! Anyone get any new instruments? Any new bands? Talk to me! Let's discuss! =D

I picked up a bass around christmas for recording - Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass

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I actually haven't heard it through an amp - as it was for recording I didn't (and couldn't afford) to pick up an amp. So whenever I want to jam with it, it just play it through my speakers, which does sound pretty good.

I'm naturally a guitarist, so it took some getting used to. I knew I wanted to learn to slap, and for the first week I practiced so much, that my finger I popped with bled cause I had no callus built up. But I managed to learn Blackeyed Blonde by RHCP in 2 days, so I felt it was an accomplishment. I can slap pretty good now, but I still can't pick it up by ear, I have to read tabs for the mutes and stuff.

But overall, I really like this bass. I'm actually able to finish songs with some speed now, as I have another instrument in which I can potentially base a song around (such was the case with the bass riff in my mixtape song, which is supposedly coming out tomorrow and I'm pretty exited).

Ryder, I own the same one, and I love it! Picked it up around a year and a half ago. Has some sweet tone for a Squier for sure!