marnold
March 25th, 2008, 09:31 PM
I'm on vacation at my in-laws' in MN. Besides sucking Summit and gin (separately) I also visited the local Guitar Center tonight. To my surprise, I hear a guy playing some funk! A row over I plug in a Geddy Lee Jazz bass into a cheap Peavey and bust out the licks I could remember. The main one was the lick to "Play That Funky Music". Suddenly I realize that that guy has picked up on my riffing and is playing along. Later I went up to talk to him and he was gone. Sadly, once again I was unable to play any Metallica riffs for Jimi since I don't know any.
Besides that experience, I also learned that I like a bridge J pickup a lot, but the neck (middle?) one leaves something to be desired. I think the P&J pickup combo would be the thing for me. Actually, I figured that already, but this basically confirmed it. It confirmed my love for the narrower Jazz-style neck too. Also the Peavey ampf (a 158?) was surprisingly nice for a very cheap ampf. Would do the trick for practice/bedroom playing.
Besides that experience, I also learned that I like a bridge J pickup a lot, but the neck (middle?) one leaves something to be desired. I think the P&J pickup combo would be the thing for me. Actually, I figured that already, but this basically confirmed it. It confirmed my love for the narrower Jazz-style neck too. Also the Peavey ampf (a 158?) was surprisingly nice for a very cheap ampf. Would do the trick for practice/bedroom playing.