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Decemberists at the 9:30 Club, DC

Friday night, we went to see the Decemberists at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. They are back on tour, promoting their new album, Picaresque. It was a fantastic show, but don't take my word for it: You can listen for yourself on NPR's All Songs Considered. It was broadcast live during the show, and they now have it on their page for your listening pleasure. For a most riveting performance, check out "The Mariner's Revenge," which was the final piece, apropos to the evening's ending.

Friday, May 6: The Decemberists live at the 9:30 Club DC.

John Myung Signature 6-string

Recently, I've been getting back into music, playing bass guitar and taking it all the way through music theory this time. I personally own a Yamaha BB405 5-string (like the one at the link, only with a black body) and it plays nicely. For the longest time, the nut was broken at the B string, but last year I repaired it and began playing again.

The intended purpose of this post, however, is to point out the new Yamaha John Myung (of Dream Theater) Signature series 6-string RBXJM2 recently introduced. Unfortunately, I haven't seen it being sold anywhere yet. My guess is that it will be around $1K, as most signature models run. I have played the non-signature 5 and 4-string RBX models, and they are very similar in action and sound to the BB404/5.

Snippet about this series.