Recent content by cluelock

Brilliant! I can do that where on that long way you are mixed into the sound -- this is poetry. when my stage tone veers slightly thin, but with some texture. -- this is definitely true with cymbals!! ! Mm so if I'm juicing the amp to get more gain to hear those highs, what's "just enough"...

Yes a combo, and it has a wedge feature, which I do take advantage of. I've seen visiting bassists put it up on a stool, but that is an insane amount of potential energy over a small support base. I'll keep my eyes peeled for a platform -- I have an on-stage guitar amp stand... maybe that would...

Maybe this is a question for the Live Sound category but I'll start here. I play at a jazz jam and with an ensemble at a music school in town -- in both scenarios I am the (electric) bass player kind of by default rather than choice. I am not a trained or especially skilled bassist. The house...

No amount of time is too short for valuable practicing. My advice would be to play a tune (roots, half notes, walking, melody -- however) from memory/ear (not reading). If you have more time, play it in a different key (again, not by reading).

Hey all, I've become the default bass player at a jam that I host, as well as the bass player in a couple groups that I teach, so it's time to acknowledge it: I play bass. (Yes, I play bass like a guitar player -- I target the 3rd maybe a little too much, and I have to force myself to play in a...