A Little Help from SEIDS

Yes, I’m doing this album/group of singles all on my own for the most part here in my basement studio (The Racket Shack), but it’s great to have a community […]
Dan-o vs P-Bass

Another installment of “who cares about a bass blog?” So, I’ve been doing a ton of recording lately, working on my album, writing stuff just for fun, writing other stuff […]
New Kentucky Jim Shirts!

New Kentucky Jim Shirts! Get ready to crank up the cool and wear your Kentucky Jim fandom on your chest—literally! The brand-new official band t-shirt is here, and it’s as […]
2 years between posts?

Wow, I am starting to feel like websites are dead. My day job is Website Designer and it took me 2 years to get around to re-designing my site and […]
Why bother with a bass blog?

Seriously? I don’t read blogs anymore. I watch YouTube videos, I read Reddit posts, and I follow Instagram. But I don’t read blogs. So, why bother to write a blog […]
Sounding Good vs Looking Good

I switched my upright from gut strings to steel wrapped nylon to get a more traditional jazz sound and get used to steel under my fingers. I’ve been doing more recording projects with my NSD WAV with steel strings… and now I have the little bass that can cover everything from electric to upright, I can strap it on or put it on a stand. The sound is everything I want.
Sound Samples

Upright vs NSD WAV vs NSD Omni I have been posting a bit about my NSD Omni Bass and I’ve had lots of questions about how it compares and folks […]
NSD CR4 FRETTED!

New bass day!! Over the Covid lock-down, I took some time to reacquaint myself with my NS Design WAV bass. For those that don’t know, that’s one of those electric, […]
More Strings?! Evah Pirazzi Slap/Golden

Really? Another String Post? Ok, Ok, I have a string problem. As I have posted many times. I am never satisfied. And new strings can be such a radical change… […]
I’ll Just Phone-in My Part!

Wow recording has come such a long way in such a short time! Yup, I sound like an old guy again, the other day my son played me a solid […]