Thankful (EP75) by RiffnStein Von AXEWILDER

1. I'M THANKFUL FOR MY FAMILY.
2. I'M THANKFUL FOR MY CREATIVE ENERGIES.
3. I'M THANKFUL FOR ANOTHER DAY.
4. I'M THANKFUL FOR .....MUSIC....AND THE ABILITY TO CREATE..LISTEN, SHARE..WHAT I LOVE ...WITH THOSE WILLING TO LISTEN...THAT WHICH GETS ME THROUGH THIS CRAZY THING CALLED LIFE.
5. I'M THANKFUL FOR THOSE THAT ARE KIND, UNDERSTANDING, RESPECTFUL, ...
6. I'M THANKFUL FOR THE INSPIRATION THAT LIFE, LOVE, FAMILY, MUSIC, DREAMS, NATURS, THE STARS, THE SKIES, THE GRASS, THE SOUNDS, THE GOOD, THE BAD...THE UPS AND DOWNS..OFFER

SO... how did a bass only ep come to be...? Before this ep..I had no bass guitar... I've had a couple over the years..limited time...bought one...it sucked...took it back...used a roomies bass back in the day...

Seeking out an affordable good, decent bass guitar to experiment with instead of midi bassersings...I was fortunate to find one decent old used bass at a pawn shop after looking online and going to about 7 pawn shops..I found a Squire P Bass mini Affinity that usually runs 179 new...
and it was listed used and worn at 175...then dropped recently to 140...which was pretty crazy...since it wasn't the Affinity that runs 229 new...They obviously over priced it...eeek.
I was looking for more like a 60 to 70 ish buck price.
They were able to drop it to 105.. after I tried it through an amp..it felt pretty good..no fret buffing needed to play...action good, old strings...tuners a bit bent...vol treble knobs and jack loose...I tightened jack...some noise...but..well..for the budget and recording purpose..I got it...plus..I sold them two sets of stereo speakers that I had tried on my old Sony that I got used...for about 20 bucks total for both sets..Polk and a Pioneer set. I got 35 cash for them...which thankfully dropped the price down to my budget area. Got home...hadn't played a bass for a couple of years..and haven't played much bass in general...and I just went at it...drummer loops, beats...and just started jamming ..finding the right tones..direct..through my amp...my Mooer..etc... and I decided to just do a raw BASS only EP....for my Thanks Be Given EP 75
Raw Bass Jam Sessionals...that is my Thanksgiving 2020 ep release.
Recording all tracks in a matter of hours spread over few days..as I started on Sat evening after getting back from the Pawn shop..with a 15 day warranty for return..I was hoping it sounded good for recording..and would hold a tune...It holds a tune fine...whew...Need new strings..but hey...after I wiped it down and experimented trying to find decent tones...I was inspired and wasn't thrown off by it dropping out of tune every tune. I was amazed. I think it has acclimated well to the temp here...as it seems to be find after hanging in a store with no case.. Go with what you've got while you can... New pickups..strings a set up would be great..but..not these days... After taking my guitars to 3 different guitar tech fixers...none of them have done a great job..for the money...so I'll wait until I find someone that actually digs my music enough to work with me on set ups and fix ups..instead of those that could give a damn and do shoddy work....

I'm Thankful to have 2 old and worn decently working guitars..my new Jackson..that I hope keeps working so I can keep it past the 45 day return..even with it's limitations....it is nice to have a new low end budget guitar to experiment with that doesn't have the same issues as the other two... and this new bass... Saving some money and putting my Xmas gifts cash towards what I love...to expand my little instrument arsenal in order to keep creating..until my Mac dies..lol...is challenging, rewarding and fun...and keeps me sane through all the craziness going on from a to z.

Rock on.
Enjoy!

Tracklist

1.	THANKFUL JAM I	4:39

2.	THANKFUL JAM II	2:29

3.	THANKFUL JAM III	2:29

4.	THANKFUL JAM IV	4:04

5.	THANKFUL JAM V 10321	1:41

Credits

released November 23, 2020

Drum arrangements, drum loops, drum beats...arrangements by RNW.
Bass by RNW.

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