Recent content by AshokanKid

Music playing = I'm movin'! Does not matter if it is a Rock Concert or an Opera. Watched a video of me playing (Paul McCartney) bass on a small off-Broadway cabaret gig where we did 4 Beatles songs. I never stopped moving, haha, though at the time, while playing, sure did not realize...

Interesting thread. My wife is an awesome, talented, classically trained flutist / singer who has done film work, performed with the Budapest Symphony, New York Philharmonic, stints at Carnegie Hall & even did 4 gigs with Ray Davies of The Kinks. Just LOVE me some Girl Power! Few days ago I...

Wanted to chime in here with some recent experience. JUST picked up a pretty cool Yamaha RBX-250 bass in very nice condition, BUT, it needed a REALLY serious neck tweaking. Seems like mine is a 1994 (either that or '84, which I doubt, but don't know how to tell) and the truss rod has probably...

This is a perfect example of what a Fun Jam can be, especially for any who may seem or feel intimidated by the concept of free flowing non-scripted music. Here is an exercise to try out with friends or strangers; All get together with your instruments. Pick one person to go first. That...

Now THAT is some truly FUN jammin' there! Holy SMOKES. This is the kind of stuff that I go out HOPING to see & hear (& happily pay for too). I have a VERY HARD working pro musician buddy who never takes set breaks, saying that breaks are for wussies (not his exact term, but you can...

What FUN~!

Man oh MAN want a most INTERESTING thread!!! I'm new to TalkBass here (OMG, what a resource) and new to playing bass (2 years now), though have been an electric guitar player since the late '60's, off and on (more off than on). Spent a LOT more time as an audio tech / soundman / recording...

Flame me, but this is how I felt listening to Pink Floyd back in the day ('69, '70, '71,) when all of my friends raved & gushed over them. Funeral dirges had as much interest for me (Flame ON). King Crimson? Different story ENTIRELY...

THIS~! "The other really important ingredient of a jam session is knowing when to not play. Sometimes only a couple players are playing and it sounds perfect like that." WAY too many times there are players who are not FEELING the music and simply go off on their own private little...

This really hit home for me, AND is a huge part of the reason why I am NOW exploring playing BASS~! (So-called "jam sessions" where there are 10 guitarists waiting in line to show off their ummm.... "creative" chops, on a "song" that someone ELSE wrote!) I started playing (electric) guitar in...

LOTS of great advice here (and some clams about taking drugs, etc... just don't do it). THIS quote here made me stop before reading the rest of the posts and say that HERE is The Real Deal. My GF / wife is a classically trained flutist & singer who also TEACHES a class called Cracking...

Hey there ah; Well, it is less a dream than a hobby interest and I already own a 40 channel Soundcraft GB8, a Crest GTX 36 X 8, as well as a (lesser known) DDA 32 channel Q Series. All of which are actually too large for the small space(s) that I have to work with. Not to mention that I am...

Stumbled here while looking for "home made bass amp case", or something similar. Just recently found & snagged a sweet Trace Elliot GP7SM 250 head. As is typical, as soon as I get new gear home, I have to open it up, give it a good look over, cleaning and do any repairs necessary. This head...

Just over one year later & I'm going to add to this MOST interesting & informative thread. First, for those who may whine & cry about "reviving an ancient thread" (not sure why some lose their minds & consider this such a big deal in Their World?), speaker cabinet design is as old as the...