Recent content by Evil Funk

When i first joined i was given a song list of around 100 cover songs and told to learn their album versions, be able to play them in any key, be flexible and ready to add chorus's and verse's mid song if necessary. I said no problem, and did that in two months time, which was plenty. I met with...

Not gigging every weekend as per usual, but still working at the hospital. Already bought a new Fender Duff McKagan Deluxe P Bass and a Gibson Les Paul Classic. Got a dimarzio pickup set on the way, new bridge, 2 new cases, straps and strings coming. Looking at a second Mesa 115 cab now. I need...

All my bass heroes/idols/legends have used 4 string basses, so maybe there's some subconscious sense of personal connection. Who knows? In any case, there's no one out there playing a 5 or 6 string bass that i even remotely care about.

Play whatever you like. I found the 6 string easiest to play because the string spacing was so close my speed increased without even trying. Playing cross neck makes difficult runs super easy. And if you haven't been damping your strings and learning to play without neck grabbing than you missed...

Everything in this pic was bought in 2019. The hospital gave me a nice bonus this summer.

Everything in this pic was bought in 2019. The hospital gave me a nice bonus this summer.

I agree. Smarter not Harder is right.

Numbers aren't assigned to notes. They indicated their placement in the scale. If the song is in Amaj... then a 1 = the first/root note of the A major scale; the A. A 2 indicates playing the second note of the A major scale and so on. Hence, you don't need to know the notes ahead of time. You...

I have been eating bacon at every meal for 30+ years. Absolutely nothing wrong with it. Not a single physical problem.

Exactly. I'm actually surprised people are using notes in their charts for anything other than the key. Nashville Number System aka the Number System is the probably the most efficient way to chart songs (aside from one's own cheat-sheet/shorthand). for example, this is all i need to know to...

yeah you're doing a great job of it so far...

also... he could just man up and say: "no problem at all dude, but could you just check with me first next time?"

singer and drummer did the wrong thing. no doubt. it's simple manners and courtesy, and if they are adults, they should know that. that being said... unlike what appears to be many people here on the TB forums, i happen to like and get along with my bandmates, i consider them friends. So, i...

I'd tell them to cowboy up and take the gig that THEY requested. I think ALL of us here know that if you're going to play out live regularly, you must develop patience, adaptability and have thick skin or you won't last long doing this type of thing we call gigging. As it is, i'm surprised to...