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I had a better listen on my truck stereo and the added compression really messed with my tone. Made it rather boomy and loose. The uncompressed songs sound much better for the bass guitar.

Ah yes, that's Luke. He's our former lead guitar player who quit the band because he's moving to Ohio with his new bride.

We invited him to come out and play a couple of songs.

You can't really...

Oh heck yeah, I'm still digging it. Darn thing sounds quite meaty and full.

Some cutting out problems have been reported for these units, however Ampheg has been very good about warranty service....

Some gear notes:

Being something of a dive bar, I brought the Squier Classic Vibe jazz bass. It sounded great!

I would like to have brought the fretless too, but there was no room for it.

I...

Well, so far no plans for Portland. Although the drummer and I both have brothers down that way so you never know.

Unfortunately, when I added the compression to the songs it brought the bass way...

OK, finally got some sound stuffs.
Free MP3 download: The Difficult Kind.mp3

Excuse my lousy slap technique. This was an unrehearsed jam.
Free MP3 download: Jazz Jam.mp3

And funkiness.
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You wouldn't believe how many people came up to me and said, "Rail?, wow I remember those guys!".

I think I got it when my high school band opened for them at the Elks Lodge. It's been...

As soon as I can get the sound files broken up into individual songs, I'll post some clips. The trombone sounded absolutely fantastic with our band. They guy could really play. I wish I had his...

Sooo, finally had a full gig last night with the band. We played a pretty small tavern in West Seattle to a happy crowd of about 50 drunken souls.

The lead guy brought his oh-so-sweet Carvin...