Darren Michaels
@darrentoplaybass
Disturber of bass strings. Consumer of qualia. Professional appreciator. www.youtube.com/@darrenmichaels
Blue Dream hasn't been my daily driver for a good bit now, but it's still humbly rolling down the road when I can steal away enough time for a quick spin.
I snagged some coolio straps from Souldier. Now, if only these super fancy Irish acoustic basses could just find their way to my door I can carry on with my rock-n-roll fantasy. 🙂
Available Emerald Balor 6. It's on their website under the available Balor 5s. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Older USA-made Tobias basses keep sneaking into my collection. Michael Tobias is a genius. Also, sorry my bench is dirty. #bassguitar #tobias
Got the tractor out. Time to plow the back forty. Learning some covers today and smacking the dust off some learned long ago. #pbass #nordstrandpickups #bassplayer
The sky says change is coming. #altocumulus #underneathfishbellyskies #clouds #asabovesobelow
Check out the spalting on this piece of hackberry I got at Atlanta Wood Foundation. I also grabbed some nice pieces of walnut and poplar. All of this wood is sourced locally in Atlanta from salvaged urban trees. #woodworking #atlantawoodworking #atlanta #woodwork #walnut #hackberry #poplar
I'll be slinging my goods at this holiday market at Refuge Coffee in Clarkston, GA next Saturday. Offerings include small wood works and beeswax candles.
Made a wee pumpkin candle. Tis beeswax. #candlemaking #beeswax #beeswaxcandles #candle
One of the titans of bass is gone. Would we have six string bass without him? Thanks for the gift, Mr. Jackson. The undiscovered country just got way bassier.
I started making beeswax candles again! #candles #beeswaxcandles #tapers #tealights #beeswax
Bootleg Wookiee is my new favorite band name. The look of surprised, slightly crosseyed fear will win the Internet.
This is my view for a couple of hours each day. It's no wonder that I'm a little...off. #shed
Emerald Balor 6 update. Ben received this message from Emerald. All Balor 6s will have hatched from the molds by end of this week/start of next. Next stage is prep. Almost there.
A few of us with Balor 6 basses on order just received the automated production email from Emerald Guitars. Our basses have now entered the molding phase. Further production updates will follow in two to three weeks. These are molded in batches. More emails go out soon. We are almost there, so...
I'm at the Emerald USA opening in Florida. I think I'm the only bassist here.
I'll be swinging down to Stuart, Florida this Saturday for the grand opening of the USA Emerald Guitars Store. No performances for me, but I'll have my Emerald Balor along for the ride for those who might want to check it out.
Few basses still for sale, a USA made Tobias Killer B6 and a rare-ish Goodfellow GB4. They're listed on FB Marketplace and Reverb. I'm open to trades: bass guitar stuff (even acoustic and fretless), Bb sousaphone/tuba, woodworking machinery, or even older/cheaper EVs like a Nissan Leaf. Let's talk
While there was a pretty healthy wait for these Double Stops for the Hipshot Xtenders, it was a cakewalk compared to the queue for hardware in 2020-2021. Big shout out to Hipshot for still providing gear beyond the bass status quo. Also, much gratitude for Best Bass Gear for selling these.
I was wondering why the seed was disappearing so quickly. Shameless. #raccoon
Dude, why don't you go to live shows in Atlanta that much? My view at this show. #makevenuessuckless
My G string isn't getting tight enough. I might have to lube up my nut. Wait, that sounds pretty foul. Don't report me to Zuck. In my search for a set of phosphor bronze strings that can handle altered tuning stuff, I stumbled across these folks from Argentina.
I've been really into acoustic bass guitar lately, but I gotta say this Jerzy Drozd is pretty choice.
Lookie there! My YouTube channel just went over 200 subscribers. Thanks to everyone who took the time to hit the subscribe button. I've got the warm and fuzzies. It only took me 18 years to get this far! I started before subscribing was a thing. :) www.youtube.com/@darrenmicha...