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thanks. your a big help

I was watching the Chapelle Show on my netflix. The episode had Wyclef as the musical guest. Duplessis was playing this gorgeous acoustic bass, appearance and tone. Do any of you guys know what model this is? It is at the end of Season 2 Episode 9.

Does any manufacture make a tenor (ADGC) or deeper (BEAD) bass for under $1000. I can find Warwicks and Foderas with those tunings. I know you can change the basses, but does anyone make them "stock."

i don't know about brands or gauges, but i prefer a steel roundwound for slapping and a flatwound for everything else.

I change them when they feel weird on my fingers. I like the old string sound, and i hate the new string sound. On average every 6-8 months. It's usually when I do a setup.

A variety of Flatwounds, Roundwounds (nickel and steel) and if their is room some tapewound nylons or some acoustic strings

no order Victor Wooten Paul Chambers Jaco Pastorious John Paul Jones Paul McCartney

hahaha. I was never good with lyrics. it looks like a bitch. I cant find any decent tabs for it

Victor wooten says (paraphrasing here) that amps are for tone and the bass is for comfort and playability. Easy for him to say he has a fodera. Though I think he made a good point

does anyone know the melody to more love? It's the third track on a show of hands. The part the people sing to ("love, love love love")

you could play every note in concordance with the kick. If its mixed right (the soundman will take care of that) your notes will have a lot more power to it. Otherwise they could be buried and unnoticable. Some times I only play certain notes with the kick, like the perfect 5th or minor 7th. it...

+1 on the head stock, reminds me of a cello or upright.

My teacher should me this album. My first thought is why dont many people talk about this one like they do Word of Mouth and his weather report stuff. Jaco has some good licks on this recording and Bireli is definatley a good guitar player. Any thoughts?

some die hard punk fans will say they are pop punk, and not the true punk. I agree with you

Well, you are 15, you may grow out of it. I wanted a boatload of basses at that age too. you will start to realize what you like to play, and how you want to sound. I have giged with over 50 basses (vast majority I borrowed) and found what I like.