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Dead Bass Strings

I use Rotosound flats and change them maybe twice a year at the most. Often times it's more like every 8-12 months and even then I don't find that they get too dead. Usually I change them because one ends up breaking.

Mid-price range Bass amps: Which?

Anybody heard those new Acoustic 1x15" 100 watt combos yet? I saw an add for them and was a curious if they were any good. They're only $250 or so. they're the guitar center house brand. i don't know if they kept any of the old acoustic designs, but i doubt it. try 'em good before you buy. I d...

Mid-price range Bass amps: Which?

I've got a pair of B-100r's that I've been using for a least 3 years now and I think they're very good. Nice sound, but when you push the volume the tone suffers. That's why I got the 2nd one. I split the signal coming out of my bass, (which is also a p-bass), and feed both amps. It sounds huge and ...

distances on tour

Someone else here mentioned doing one offs from Chicago to NYC. We've done that twice, and we also had a similar one to Piccoman's Phili to Chapel Hill journey except ours was Fayetteville, NC to NYC. That was probably the longest drive we've had between shows with no day off in between. Come to thi...

chicago practice space

Thanks guys. I'm glad to hear that it's pretty safe to park around there because we are definitely moving in. We just got word tonight from our roommates at Superior Street that they are breaking up and will be moving out. We'll be there at the end of July or 1st of August. I'll pm the others practi...

chicago practice space

Thanks for all the info guys. Keep it coming if you've got more. also, according to our bass player, who has a degree in design, that scary carol/sacramento building is a Frank Lloyd Wright building. it doesn't look like it, because it was some kind of experiment he did in poured concrete. there's a...

chicago practice space

Anybody here have any recent experience with the Sacramento & Carroll building? My band is currently at Superior St. where we've been for the past 5-6 years. It's been a great place but we have an opportunity to split a room with some friends at the Sacramento & Carroll building and save a b...

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