Recent content by jacromusic

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    P bass, P bass, P bass or...P bass?

    I was lucky to get a vintage P-Bass (1978) in 1999 - heavy as hell - Ash body, natural finish - it sounds great with Boomers on it. It is my main ax for any blues/rock/country type gigs I do these days. Before that I used (and still have) a Yamaha P-Bass fretless, Alder body, weighs about 8lbs...
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    What does the word "acoustic" mean nowadays?

    I insist that it still means acoustic instruments - even if they are plugged in. I have a bass fiddle and an acoustic bass guitar (also a GT Micro Bass) any of which I think would qualify. I agree, the proverbial nose under the tent was letting the bass player play a solid body when all the...
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    Singing over complicated basslines

    Singing and playing bass is something I do quite a lot of these days, but it took many years (like 30) to get to where it comes easily. There is still one of my songs that has both a tricky bass line and vocal line that is hard to pull off.
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    Is there any point trying to figure this out note for note???

    I'm pretty sure he's going up a half step to the flat 6 then chromatically on up to 1. He does the same thing again at 2:06.
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    Double Bass Polytone Mini-Brute III

    I got one in the late 90's and it was my main rig until recently for both upright acoustic and electric, but I do agree with some of the other posters that there is a shortage of head room, however using an external speaker helps a lot. I recently got a Carvin MB15 that is, feature-wise and...