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fdeck replied to the thread Pickup for upright bass.Ah, welcome to pickup hell. Next comes string hell, bow hell, rosin hell... ;) Piezo pickups can't be all that bad, though some maybe... -
fdeck replied to the thread Double Bass German bow customization help.I like to put some tubing around the grip of my bow, to open my hand up a bit. Latex tubing turns to goo over time. I've had good luck...
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fdeck reacted to MJ5150's post in the thread What do you say when service/fast food workers call you BOSS? with
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fdeck replied to the thread Weird issue with hearing Radio Stations through amp.This is probably off the mark, but every time I've encountered radio pickup, it has been from a dodgy ground at the input jack, probably...
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fdeck replied to the thread Vulfpeck doesn't rehearse.I've played about 1000 gigs, most of them un-rehearsed. Sure, playing un-rehearsed gigs is kind of a bragging right, and an adventure...
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fdeck replied to the thread Pickup for upright bass.I suggested the mods move this to the upright bass side.
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fdeck replied to the thread How did you pay for your performance degree?.Over the years I've met a number of ex-military musicians. One thing I can say without exception is that they all had killer chops and...
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fdeck reacted to Sam Sherry's post in the thread How did you pay for your performance degree? with Like.
Although I am not a veteran, I always recognize that your service made it possible for me to make a different choice. We might...
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fdeck reacted to Wasnex's post in the thread How did you pay for your performance degree? with Like.
I started on viola in 5th grade. I crossed to double bass at approximately 8th grade and participated in the city's youth orchestra...
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fdeck replied to the thread Happy 117th Birthday Leo Fender.All the better reason to bring my Fender to tomorrow's gig. ;)
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fdeck reacted to bigdaddybass12's post in the thread When Do You Think You Are Overplaying? with Like.
When the singer is singing, play the root add a little between chord changes. Remember it not “lead bass” stick with the bass part.
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fdeck replied to the thread When Do You Think You Are Overplaying?.One singer told me flat out that she always wanted to hear that root. She explained that the other instruments are often playing all...
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fdeck replied to the thread Double Bass Cello as a Mini-Bass / Cello in 4ths.I once saw the Airmen of Note, maybe 30+ years ago. The bassist had a Bass VI. I had no idea what it was at the time, but it was the...
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Designing a (properly designed) speaker cabinet is no different than designing a complex spring-mass resonant system, plenty of math...
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fdeck reacted to altruego's post in the thread Double Bass How to back up a bass when they’re soloing with Like.
I’m relatively new to soloing but am really struggling. And I’m wondering if one of my struggles is how people play when I take a solo...