Recent content by JazzBassAce

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    slight neck dive on a Sadowsky: uncommon?

    I'm amazed there isn't more online on this topic! So 9 years on from the last post I thought I'd reply anyway! I find neck dive a real nuisance and can really hamper my playing - can confirm my early 90's NYC Sadowsky has it too - must be due to the chambered body. My main bass is a bolted...
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    Markbass 151HR cab and 104HR

    I've just bought a 2nd hand 151HR STD to go with my Mini CMD 121P. Great sounding cab and really easy to carry after years of ashdowns!
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    Markbass Amps Speakon & 1/4" Jacks

    I've just bought a STD 151 HR to go with my Mini CMD 121P - should I buy a speakon to go with it or will a jack do the job?
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    Can you get an aggressive sound from a Fodera?

    just ask James Genus w/Brecker Brothers and Dennis Chambers ;)
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    The best book for sighting reading

    A classic I always see is the 'Standing in the Shadows of Motown" Book outlining many of James Jamerson's bass lines. Thanks to his innovative approach to playing there is some challenging reading to be had with loads of syncopated 16th note rhythms with plenty of ties to trip up on. Only...
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    Dane Alderson: West Aussie Bass Virtuoso.

    Only just discovered this musical monster through a friend's facebook post. Wow. It's so nice to see a bass player with a musical voice as advanced as Dane's. He has truly developed his own sound. IMO his abilities are above any other contemporary bass player (except probably Hadrien) and it's...