Recent content by emilythemartian

It is! I’d highly recommend it. Especially if you like existential themes and wah wah guitar

If it were me I’d mime to a recording and put all my time and effort into the visual aspect of the show

I just bought a bass from Ishibashi. It was exactly as described and arrived quickly. Would recommend! My approach when buying an instrument where I can’t play it first, is to only buy things that are good enough deals. It needs to be cheap enough to sell easily if I don’t like how it feels to...

I relate to this a lot! One of my favourite bass lines starting out was Chameleon by Herbie Hancock. I used to try and recreate it on bass guitar using pedals but it was never the same as the record. One day I got my hands on an ARP Odessy and it made me go ooohhhhh

I’ve experienced musical burnout too! I found it was useful to take a break. For me, it all comes rushing back after a little break.

Kinda alternative pop music? I tend to collaborate from my home studio with other people in their homes. The people I play with tend to do a little bit of everything like bedroom producer/songwriter/singer/multi instrumentalist kinda of thing. That means I find myself playing a little bit of a...

That’s a great point! I find a similar thing with bass guitar tones too, and almost every instrument.

RIP!

I don’t have the bass collecting GAS that some people round these parts have. But the more music I make the more different avenues for GAS open up! Evolving my palette of sounds is important to me. For example I’ve recently picked up a flute and a clarinet which I’m learning to play better and...

I’m a longtime bass guitar player. I incorporated keyboard bass into my recordings about 20 years ago and have ended up having much more success with that. I’ve toured the world playing key bass instead of bass guitar, even though bass guitar is my original love. Something just clicked with...

Do you have any clips or audio of your friend playing? Would love to hear their funky fingerstylings

So many great recommendation here! Keep them coming! I’d love to hear some more finger funk style playing. Hofner basses seem to be overwhelmingly used by pick players I’ve noticed.

I’m getting a much better idea of what makes the Hofner so controversial. It sounds like most bass players want full scale basses with wider string spacing. Some people also resent the association with Paul McCartney. That all makes a lot of sense. It’s funny because the things that some...

Loving these perspective! Keep em coming! Personally I love those Hofner 500/1 basses these days. I like how easy they are to play, how they encourage me to play more softly, I love the range of tones you can get, I love the build quality on the German models and I love how light they are. I...

The Hofner violin bass seems to be the most divisive and controversial out of all the most popular types of bass guitars. Why is that? I used to think they looked funny. Small and goofy, oddly shaped. Why do you hate them so much? Would you consider owning a Hofner? Or maybe you love them? I’m...