Recent content by JDtheBassPlayer

Ibanez for tone and everything else, the epiphone is probably cheaper and probably huge neck dive, but those things can be modded. I would still go for the Ibanez

I play lots of metal I can sweep ,tap and all that good metal **** :) I recently got into funk and slap

The know it all guitarist HE uses the typical and best gear, a 1970 (what ever year) Les Paul with a Marshall JCM 800, is a classic metal head, is a great player and all but when you play something or suggest something that's not really his taste he tells you you're wrong the guy in your...

You know when Gene spits blood, that's Nikki's blood. Gene all the way KISS ARMY 2009

Each and every day my hatred towards rap/pop grows. Kids my age (or just people in general) are just ignorant sometimes they've stereotyped metalheads, like me, saying we're "talent-less" "emo/goth" "all of it is screamo" etc... first off there are metal bands that do lack talent and there are...

Man is that a great story, crazy! The only drummer I know is kind of pathetic (at lying) so I want to from a band with him and my other friend who plays guitar (most amazing guitarist I've ever met) so we're all talking about forming the band, at this point he knew someone else who could play...

There was Orange right? Because Mat amps started I think in the 40's and Orange had amps built by them. Which is what Jimmy Page had a small Orange Mat amp

It's my third year in my schools orchestra and I have never seen or heard of these "glasses" could you take a picture that might help :) I don't know usually my director tells the bass section to look up at a certain measure during class, all I do is write "look up" in my music

Oh have I got the band for you their called Vaginal penetration of an amelus with a musty carrot... ok just kidding now I know you said no devil worshiping which isn't exactly black metal (sense that's supposed to be Pagan) but there is death metal even though some of those bands aren't really...

Not sure if you meant small in watts or in general. Anyways DAR makes a small amp called the TUZZIA it has these HUGE tubes not sure about the watts though. Orange, Electric, and Mat amps (all of which are almost the same brand) orange has the ones like Tiny Terror (I personally wouldn't get one...

ya I have action problems a lot. some things that will help are 1. it could be the bridge try adjusting that (if it's one of those kinds with poles or with saddles that will rise) 2. angling the neck (there are a few ways to do this the one I do is just take the neck off and put a pick in the...

KISS-Love gun Bass cover - YouTube me covering "Love Gun" Amazing Cello player - YouTube this video isn't of me (it's my best friend) and yes he's playing a cello, but we're in the same orchestra (in which I play bass) and he's AMAZING!

that's me on vacation in 2011 That's me with some random guy at La Grange Fest 2011 (ZZTop with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jamey Johnson, and Corey Taylor) at the Backyard in Austin, Tx

ya I have been using vibrato for 2 years now

So at school I have to play part of the song les toreadors for a chair test and I want to sound good (of coarse) it all started when I had to play a song with my bass ensemble and the judge said we could use more vibrato (I thought my tone was very unconfident sounding that day) I used to only...