Recent content by gregmerrill

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    Should I join a NAVY Band?

    So just do me a favor now that you are in. Do all of your school while your in the Navy. If you have a 4 year then go for the 8 ect. Something I wish I would have done. I practiced my butt off and got to be a good player but I wish I would of spent sometime on some school.
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    I need to go on an EDEN rant!

    True story: I bought the eden 800 head a while back I'm not sure what model it was. I just know it was an amp with 800 watts. I was all stoked coming from Guitar Center and going staight to my big band gig in the park. About two songs into the 1st set the trombone player said "Wow your speakers...
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    Bergantino NV412 or NV610 or Schroeder 1215BMF

    I also miss the tweaters that I had when I used by GS Cab
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    Bergantino NV412 or NV610 or Schroeder 1215BMF

    I will be trading in my 412 in for a 610 NV. I guess I am more of a 10 guy. The cab is incredible it is just my preference of wanting 10s. It has a big sound to it. You have to be way out in front of it to really hear what it is doing. I need a more focused sound and less of a omni directional...
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    Cold weather fingers

    It will suck period. Really messes my performance up. Just suck it up and think of better and warmer days ahead. Kind of like playing in a highschool gym, it will suck no matter how you eq your bass.
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    Are there down sides to low action...?

    To me I think it best to get the action as high as you can without messing up your touch. I feel that you get more punch and tone out of our instrument with a higher action. Jamerson had high action and his bass would really punch thru the mix. Miller says he will raise his action throuout his...
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    How do they record Jazz Basses (re: 60 cycle hum)?

    Marcus says he will wait to change the pup blend right before the track starts so the enginer or anyone else listening will not hear any hum. The hum will get lost in the music unless it is a very soft section.
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    Who Thinks Signature Basses Are Lame

    I think when they have the signature on the headstock is very lame. That is why I will never buy the M. Miller Bass. You want the bass to be about you. The Will Lee bass has signature on the back that to me is ok. Sometimes a signature bass will have exactly what your looking for in a bass so it...
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    Muting with left hand only?

    Job for both hands I wish I had 3. Half of playing the bass is muting those damm strings.
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    Thinking in Major Scales

    It is good to understand the relationship you bring up that exist among Modes. You will have to know it for any theory class and some Jazz Instructors teach it that way. It really should be a no brainer that if your playing C Lydian your in the key of G ect. But for me if I’m reading a cord...
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    810 Cabinets? The good the Bad & the Ugly

    Thanks for info i'm looking to buy a new cab