Fearless F112 Deposit sent!

Okay, well I've gone and done it! Dropped the deposit for the Fearless F112 cab tonight and it should be finished in approximately 6 weeks! Went with the basic black model because, well as you know black goes with everything!! "Everything" meaning rock, metal, blues, funk. gospel, etc. I can see this setup (once complete with the proper amp/head), coupled with the Markbass CMD 151P combo satisfactorily fulfilling all my gigging needs unless my situation changes drastically!

Amplifier upgrade.

Here's something I may need to address before adding another bass. There are a couple of amplifier set ups that I'd like to have in order to satisfy any possible gigging scenarios.

1. MarkBass CMD 151P Jeff Berlin Signature Combo.

I really admire Jeff as a musician and bassist. He's very outspoken when it comes to formal training to be the best musician you can be. He founded the Player's School of Music in Clearwater Florida and I hope to be able to attend one day. If nothing else, I'd like to attend their One Week Intensive session. At 300 watts, this should be able to handle most situations that come along. Here's a great demo by the man himself.

2. Greenboy Audio fEARless f112

My dream cab! These are not mass produced cabinets. They're not churned out by the hundreds daily at some factory in a foreign country. They're made-to-order and use the highest quality parts and materials available; 12-millimeter, 9-ply Baltic birch plywood for the enclosure, a 12" Eminence Kappalite LF woofer, a 5" FaitalPro midrange driver and a variety of finished, covers and grills. Here's a video demonstration by Ed Friedland.

To drive this incredible enclosure I'd like to get a MarkBass Little Mark 800 head (800 watts in a 6.31 pound package), and just for some variety, a BBE BMAX preamp coupled with a Carvin HD3000 power amp.

Back home and sounding great!

I got my Lakland Skyline 55-60 back from Tom Shepard tonight. Finally, all the mods are done, the guitar is back together, I strung it up with a fresh set of Dunlop nickel strings (45 ~ 130), and got to play it tonight for the first time in months. It sounds terrific! I couldn't be happier with the way she turned out. The EMG J5s really made a difference. Great tone, clarity and definition; everything it was lacking before. I highly recommend them to anyone looking to make an upgrade.

Fender Road Worn series basses

Another bass that has caught my eye recently is the Fender Road Worn 60's Jazz. These are import models but everything I've read online (including high praises from Mr. Ed Friedland) has been positive. Maybe soon!

Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Cologne

Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Cologne

Here is a great-smelling cologne that wont break the bank!

More EMG goodness coming!

My next project will be modding my ESP LTD fretless with a nice set of EMG 40DC humbuckers and a BQS three band EQ.

Time for a facelift!

Modification time! Ordered a set of EMG J5s and got them installed into my Lakland Skyline 55-60. The stock electronics sounded lifeless! I wanted to keep it completely passive but had to settle for a hybrid active pups / passive tone control setup. Can't wait to hear how it sounds. Got it out at T. Shepard Guitars letting Tom take a look at the neck and install a battery box.