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    Should a Bassist Know Basic Guitar?

    I've not read the entire thread here, because most of the answers are obviously "yes, you should learn guitar...", which I wholeheartedly agree with. But you bring up a great point here about hand-watching and how it can be bad. Watching the hands of a guitar player as a means of learning a...
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    Vintage basses....play them or salt them away?

    I take my 68 P bass on every single tour or show I do, and have for years. I take great pains to care for it, and I almost never let it leave my sight. The guy who sold it to me said that he felt it needed to be played and not sit around in a case. That's why he sold it to me, as he surely...
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    Has the bass world changed to flatwounds?

    Flats with my Höfner, and rounds with my Precision.....naturally. Actually, I too, have asked the folks at guitar center about why they put rounds on their hollow body basses and they give me the same answer. I think it's a very bad idea for them to do so. Just my opinion.....
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    5-string bass....worth it?

    (Pre warning here: I don't agree with this sentiment. However....) Here in the NYC freelance musician scene and the session scene, there is a major stigma attached to the bassist that plays a 5 string. The general sentiment running through this is that the 5 stringers overplay, and that's not...
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    Got a good 'Complisult?'

    A few "compliminsults" here, as I've been collecting these with all my pals over the years. Glad to pass them on, because they're fun. - "good is NOT the word." - "I was thoroughly entertained." - "you're so pro, dude..." - "that was the best I've ever heard you play..." - "I could never do...
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    Becoming a studio musician and teaching.

    I know from personal experience that you don't need to know how to read music in order to be a studio musician. But you are putting yourself in a slight bind if you don't know what would be on that sheet of paper if it were to be put in front of you. First off, there's a common school of...
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    How long until you get callouses on your fingers?

    Calluses are interesting. They are the worst when you need them the most, at the beginning when you're likely to be practicing the most. Only a thing or two to add to what has already been said here: one, is that you might want to check your technique a bit. It's possible that you might be...
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