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Hearing loss is cumulative, and is affected by both the dB level and the time one is exposed. https://www.marshfieldclinic.org/healthy-living/ask-the-expert/ask-the-expert-hearing-loss I'm an old guy who now has to wear hearing aids because I unknowingly damaged my hearing gradually starting as...

No, I've never missed a gig yet. Wait, today's Friday, right?...

Whether the composer is J.S. Bach, John Williams or Chris Tomlin, the more tools a player has on hand with which to interpret the music, the more consistently expressive that musician will be, regardless of the instrument.

Thanks, GKon and Malcolm. I appreciate the welcome. And I will check out the P&W Club.

The best music is that which packs the most different pitches into the least amount of time. In many cases, "Lead" singer should be pronounced "Leed" and not "Led." Country Polka Metal Cajon Rap is the latest craze in both Bulgaria and Slap Happy, Mississippi. You heard it here first. The...

Howdy! Newbie here, but once spent a lot of time moderating over on the Acoustic Guitar Forum. Lots of friendly, helpful people there, too! I'm nearing retirement in my only career job, that as a music pastor. I have a music education degree, handy since I had to learn a good bit about most...

Used to be a moderator over on the Acoustic Guitar Forum, and whenever anyone wanted to know anything about basses, they were referred here. Rightly so! Friendly, helpful bunch of people over there, too.

Newbie to TB here. Great thread! I've played in a number of pit orchestras, and it's usually lots of fun. Bad things can happen, of course, like suddenly finding yourself without power for your amp, or the person just in front of you in very tight quarters accidentally knocking your music off...

Newbie here on TalkBass, but former long time moderator over on the Acoustic Guitar Forum. I would like to talk with you privately about this Carvin, but it seems I've not yet met the minimum requirements to do so via "Conversations." Is there an easy, rules respecting way of working around...