Recent content by Drewski9

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    How To Keep In Time And Relax?

    When in doubt Breathe. In through your nose out through your mouth. 9 times out of 10 this will bring your focus where it belongs.
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    Über-Jay 5er Quilted Maple Funk Machine.

    I am continually astounded, it says a lot about you and your soul. Thanks for the inspiration. Drew
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    best looking puppies

    Bernese mountain dog mix. A natural clown.
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    Learning a lot of music quickly, and for keeps

    I always learn the form first - verse-chorus-verse etc. This sets up a roadmap that is easier to remember and tag with memory-emotional clues.
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    For those who play 4-stringers only

    Overcoming limitations is the beginning of creativity.
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    Quest for Tone

    The quest for tone can become an existentialistic goal that easily overtakes the ultimate goal which is to create something. To achive ultimate tone you have to perform and analize at the same time. On a technical level the variations in rooms, weather, strings etc. remove consistancy, add to...
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    Tuned custom Bass Cab build?

    You are forgetting that other notes are being played. You need full a range balanced cabinet.
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    What Exactly is Muscle Memory

    What I learned from a Hopkido instructor. If you do something once you see it, if you do the same thing 100 times you know it, if you do it 1000 times you will never forget it. This is the process of developing muscle memory. Where you do not have to tell your hand every step of every detail of...
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    New Tool(s) Day!

    Check with an electrician, adding a 220 outlet shouldn't cost too much unless your service box is already maxxed out.
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    Warped body!?

    It is possible that the maple veneer has dried out a little as the ash has absorbed moisture from the glue. I agree with the idea of turning it face down for a while letting the ash dry out. In the past I have straightened warped hardwood boards by setting them in the direct sun on wet pavement...
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    Double Bass Walking lines and tritone subs

    Art Tatum. Solo Piano, Go listen and listen and listen. He sort of invented it. THe answer to your question is "yes, it will work". Does it sound like Crap? you decide. but in theory it works.
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    Musical Classifications

    I appreciate the topic, genres are basically marketing, but you used the word "cacophonic". That in it's self elevates the discussion. :-)
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    Albums that absolutely blew you away

    First Record ever purchased "I want you back" Jackson 5 Still makes me dance, Little did I know it's influence on me as a bassist. Abbey Road - The Beatles it is all there, heavy metal, blues, comic theatre, psychedelic Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd " " Led Zeppelin III - Heard...
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    Rotosound Solo Bass 55

    It doesn't remove the roughness of the 66's but it takes the "edge" off plus it adds about 30% to their life if used daily. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]