Here's a short improvisation on the Balor "Woody" bass with flatwound Ernie Ball slinky strings 45 - 130. I find these strings a little stiff on the top ones and will change them to Daddario Chrome flats 40 -130. I'll post my thoughts on these when I get them. Please listen with headphones to appreciate the … Continue reading Balor and the flatwounds!
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Balor :-)
Just took delivery of my new "Balor" 5 string Bass from Emerald guitars. It's even nicer than the one I used in the You Tube video and I have used Flatwounds on this one. A beautiful big round tone with no fret noise, and it's loud without plugging in, can't wait to use it on the Daniel … Continue reading Balor 🙂
The DOD Bass setup
For my Bass anorak friends, here's my setup for the Daniel O'Donnell live gig. Sandberg TM (J Bass)and VS (P Bass) California series 5 string Basses. Emerald 5 string acoustic Bass (see video - photo to follow). Yamaha SB200 Upright Bass. Strings by D'addario. Bassics BPA-1 preamp, Tech 21 VT preamp, TC hall of fame reverb, … Continue reading The DOD Bass setup
Slappin’ n’ scraping!
Happiness is a Sandberg California Bass
Unashamed plug for a great instrument!
Rockin’ out with Gilbert in Dublin
Had the pleasure of playing Bass with Gilbert O'Sullivan in St. Patrick's cathedral in Dublin last night, great buzz! https://youtu.be/90ObHDOCiOg https://youtu.be/3SyC8DWfuwI
Opry an Iúir 2015
Wild Atlantic Wayfarer
The photographic adventures of Val Robus aka Magnumlady https://www.youtube.com/embed/r6DLofVRtYI
Thumbability!
Things I probably shouldn’t have done….but did anyway! Pt. 1
You know that feeling when you embark on something that you know is probably going to go horribly wrong but off you go anyway, teeth gritted. This is just such an event. When I was ten and in the Cubs (jnr. scouts for the uninitiated) some likely lad bet me his collection of marbles that I … Continue reading Things I probably shouldn’t have done….but did anyway! Pt. 1