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I was the "no instrument chick singer" in a band. One night a bandmate said to me with frustration: "You've got nothing in your hands, LEARN TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT!" I tried keyboard...but I couldn't dance stuck behind them. I tried rhythm guitar....but bar chords hurt my left wrist...

Hi There Big Bud. I'm happy to offer a few suggestions to minimize your back strain. I am a gigging bass player on weekends and a practicing doctor of chiropractic during the week, so this is right up my alley. First, diet and loose any tummy fat (if you have some). Second, strengthen...

I voted "no"....because to date, looks have not been a consideration....of course, I've not bought an "Orange" amp! My first two were just rack mount units: -a Fender tube, -then a GK solid state (after I dropped and busted the Fender) I put them both in black SKB cases. My third and...

*************** I have also heard number charts referred to as "Nashville" charts. When I learn a tune, I chart it with the number system....then I can easily play it in every key to determine which key sounds best for my vocal. When I talk in numbers, our keyboard player follows...

Greetings Buchananbass, I'm a chick bassist too. There's not many of us working the casino/party/club circuit, welcome to our exclusive club! I find the exorbitant attention my gender brings to our show to be rather pleasurable, don't you? I wouldn't trade it for anything. :) Tisabelle

************* ...but there IS a silver lining to every dark cloud... Here it is: you won't have to buy a gym membership to lift weights and stay in shape! :) Tisabelle

I bring one 4-string and one 5-string. I could finish the night on either bass if one of 'em broke. :) Tisabelle

Marty Bell painted both of my basses, one in 1995 and the other this year. He does spectacular work. Tell him Tisa with the white Birdsong bass sent you. Marty Bell E-mail Address(es): [email protected] Business Information: Phone: 760.805.7024 Web Page...

I took bass lessons from Carol Kaye in the 1990's. Our lessons were 90 minutes long, and half was typically spent listening to Carol tell me stories of her glory days. She is SUCH a rock music icon that I happily allow her to lay claim to the naming of the electric bass whether she...

Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered". I'll sing lead vocal on it too, and the verses are syncopated with the bass line so it's a bit more challenging than my typical oldies R&B or rock tune. It's coming along nicely though....just taking some work. :) Tisabelle

I took bass lessons from CAROL KAYE! ....and for those of you younger bassists who don't recognize her name, Carol Kaye was the Los Angeles session bass player who is on literally thousands of 1960's and 1970's records, movie soundtracks, and television show theme songs. :) Tisabelle

2 basses, both in hard cases. I feel they remain safer in hard shell cases than if they rode to gigs in padded bags. For example, last Friday on the drive home from my gig I was going 50 mph when a deer appeared in my headlights....thank God for anti-lock brakes, I came to a stop 6 feet...

When I get a new bass, I go online and search for the fanciest comfortable strap I can find....pay whatever it takes....and yes, they match my basses. Both of my basses are painted white with white faux mother-of-pearl pickguards....and I play in a casino show band (requirement: look...

***************** CLARIFICATION: ....I didn't mean to suggest that the PERSON playing left-hand bass on a keyboard synthesizer must die....heavens no....but I wish the concept of putting a real bass guitarist (or a real drummer) out of work would die. :) Tisabelle

I own the only painted Birdsong bass ever made. 5-string, 31" scale, double string-through-body. Magnificent instrument! :) Tisabelle