Had my eyes on these shiny blink blink pickups from Dimarzio since a year-ish ago when they first announced the new signature models for Billy Sheehan and Les Claypool .    very catchy but never get to seen them in local store ..       until a week ago, I finally pulled the trigger when Dimarzio.com was celebrating Larry Dimarzio's bday and had the sales site wide...   oh well .. .  new toy day .. 

Having the REDDI as my goto tube DI for years, and had always been curious about that famous Noble tube preamp that many players swear about.  I’m lucky enough to borrow one from my bass friend Terry who lives not too far away and kind enough to lend me his for a test drive.   

For the fun of it, I’ve included my Bergantino B|Amp with the BFT drive on into the

It’s no news that Coppolo basses are obsessive to myself and many other player / collectors in the world.  Here comes something less popular. The Alleva Coppolo 81009, the Old Fashioned Electric bass 5, the OG telecaster style precision bass, in 5 string form. 

 Here comes the 2nd project with my WKBB doing some more cover during the lockdown .  We are lucky to team up with many great musicians all over the places on this doing what we love .  Please check out and support our

Another personal bass of mine. My 2nd kbp5, a Classic Supreme in Plum Crazy finish.  and this will most likely be with me for the next short while . 

CBS sold the right to the Fender brand in 1984 and that was the end of the era, Fender later became Fender Musical Instruments Corp (FMIC). And soon after the Custom Shop was formed in 1987 starting with 2 master builders to start their high-end boutique product line and had great success til these days.

Here's a long overdue song on electric bass that's dedicated to my wife Rosa

It was written backed in 2014, and I've finally had a chance to have it recorded.  Hopefully that day can always be remembered.

Another fun instrument that I got to play with lately.  

A Fender Precision Bass from 1983' !