Recent content by Jacobiss

  1. J

    tone question

    So I just recorded on my p bass for the first time, and now I finally understand why you need the p. I fell in love with the tone I got from the d.I. and so on, so ni asked my producer what my eq was like and he said he didn't change anything yet, and I let it go. My question in how can I get...
  2. J

    how do i get solos?

    Fair point
  3. J

    how do i get solos?

    I normally don't solo as a guitar though, its the same concept as victor wooten and the fleck tones take, where its a guy in front rocking it hard. by no means does vic sound like a guitar but he does play a solo. Same with flea. Matt freeman. Bootsy. It happens all the time, but I can't seem to...
  4. J

    how do i get solos?

    Boo.
  5. J

    how do i get solos?

    Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate a good break down, but the one I have sets up the next change in the song, so if I don't play the exact same thing the guitar comes in with the same line a phrase later, so I guess its less a break down more a change featuring the d&b.
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    how do i get solos?

    We have a 18 song set list, and we put a emphasis on on improv when we play live, so I'm not looking so much for a number so much as the room in the music to say somthing. and like I said before, I used to be the lead player, so chops aren't the issue.
  7. J

    how do i get solos?

    I started a band with two of my buddies 3 years ago. When we started I was the most techniquly profficient (although the worst at spelling). And as we progressed they got better but I am still considered the "best" but now the guitar player has 9 and I have a two bar break down that needs to be...