so I'm backing having a bass that for me at least,is how a bass should feel. I'm loving the cherry finish over mahogany; it's the same as my first ever electric guitar - a '76 reissue Gibson Explorer - so that was an unexpected bit of nostalgia!
the neck is perfect, and I can see why many bassists wouldn't like the tight string spacing of these 5-string Cruise basses. But I approach the bass the way I approach fingerstyle/classical guitar. It just feels better to have guitar-like string spacing.
big shout out to bcsride for hooking me up with this fine instrument!!
the other acquisition is a Turkish baglama. One recent insomniated night, I remembered a conversation I had in college with someone involved with the newly founded Boston Microtonal Society. He explained what they were doing and lost me within half a sentence. I started youtubing and yeah, I still don't get the theory but I figured the baglama would be the perfect way for a guitarist to start trying to dabble with microtones. It sounds bitchin', with the exotic string buzz and all /emoticons/default_smile.png
a pretty good Black Friday, for someone stuck working from home. Not that I'd want to brave the throngs of people at the mall anyways.
