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Price drop! :)

I find it funny how much people will do to their basses to be able to see when the simplest solution will actually help you become a better musician and entertainer. I have nothing against people that need to look at their instrument while they play on stage, but I've found that the majority of...

Yeah, I still play electric bass. So I'm still... somewhat happy. haha

As per the ad, I'm happy to sell anywhere, as long as you take care of shipping with a third party. Shipping an upright is not easy, and I'm not looking to get into that. :)

I got this Upton Brescian Hybrid double bass custom built in 2019. It's been absolutely incredible, but I was involved in an accident and my days of playing upright are unfortunately over. The bass has never had a ding on it and has been kept in a humidity controlled home. It's a gorgeous...

You don't need to do a double blind test. And anyone who says there's no definitive answer is lying to you. This isn't something esoteric that has to be taken on faith. This is just physics. The sound comes from the metal string vibrating above a magnet. In an acoustic instrument, sure, the...

Heyo, Well, it's NBD here!!! And I figure since this is bit of a boutique bass, I'd give a review of the bass and my experience getting it. Getting the Bass Well I wanted a bass with with the whale horn, something that looked very different and interesting, and, most importantly, had a great...

37. I have a few basses. P-bass is my fave and gets used 98% of the time. It's just my sound & the sound of the music I love.

Honestly, people harp a lot on SBL's stuff. Yes his marketing is annoying as all get out. But, the stuff there is generally high quality. Specifically talking about the accelerator: the information is all available for free online. But are you doing it? If you're looking at this accelerator...

The Final Update Ok, so what happened to this thread? In continuing to always seek new ways to improve, learn better, adapt what I'm doing to be more efficient, I stopped updating this blog. Keeping track of everything with how much I practiced, and breaking everything down on here was fun...

Log Date: Thursday, Oct 29, 2020 Fretboard - Technique & Dexterity Arpeggios - 60 Pure Modal Diatonic Modal AA AD DA DD AAD ADA DAD DDA Modal Variations - 10 Broken Sets - 30 3rds AA AD DD DA ADA AAD DAD DDA Theory - Genre Studies Bassology pentatonic bassline construction - 30 vi...

Log Date: Tuesday, Oct 27, 2020 Fretboard - Technique & Dexterity Dexterity / Warmup - 15 Permutations Set 1 / 1 string @ 80bpm/16ths Arpeggios - 40 Pure Modal Diatonic Modal AA AD DA DD AAD ADA DAD DDA Modal Variations - 10 Broken Sets - 20 3rds AA AD DD DA ADA AAD DAD DDA Theory...

Log Date: Tuesday, Oct 20 - Sunday, Oct 25, 2020 Notes & Comments: Looking for a new job, and helping my parents renovate their basement, and getting back into photography have really gotten in the way of tons of bass practice. However, I'm managing to practice an hour to an hour and a half a...

Log Date: Monday, Oct 19, 2020 Fretboard Movable Arpeggio Geometry - 30 ii V I CMS @ Key root 1st finger B string w/ BIAB @ 70bpm Technique & Dexterity Dexterity / Warmup - 15 Permutations Set 1 / 1 string @ 80bpm/16ths Arpeggios - 60 Diatonic Modal AA AD DA DD AAD ADA DAD DDA @ 70...

Log Date: Thursday, Oct 8, 2020 Fretboard Movable Arpeggio Geometry - 60 ii V I CMS @ Key root 1st finger B string w/ BIAB @ 75bpm Technique & Dexterity Dexterity / Warmup - 15 Permutations Set 3 / 1 string @ 80bpm/16ths Arpeggios - 45 Diatonic Modal AA AD DA DD AAD ADA DAD DDA @ 70...