Recent content by 4goingon5

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    Playing by ear.

    One of the great underestimations of playing by ear. Nothing worse than playing along until an open low string comes in and you realize you are a half step sharp. That being said, I find a lot of tabs to be horribly incorrect, so I end up fixing the tab AND learning the song by ear at the...
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    Does anyone play in a whole step down, because they like it better, or how they sound

    For a long time, I would play in drop-A# just due to the style of music I was writing. Now, I tend to stick to either Eb or D because there is still that low boom, but the "tight" sound remains.
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    Buying some gear

    The Studio Projects gear alone is around $240, new. If it's all in good condition, go for it.