Recent content by Lakland1008

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    What’s the appeal of heavier gauge strings?

    I like my strings to fight back a bit. I could go to a lighter guage and raise the action but I also like the feeling of bigger guages. I do find that 45-100 has a very even tone from string to string but every time I try it I can't seem to get used to the 80 and 100 as far as feel and flexibility.
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    Songs with varied subdivisions - bass phrasing

    Hey talkbass, what are some songs you recommend learning where the bassist is using a wide variety of subdivisions in each phrase. Looking at blues, funk, and rock but open to any genre. I've been doing lots of metronome work around this lately and want to put together a list of songs where I...
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    Virtual Audition Latency (music school)

    Hey all, I have a virtual audition for music school coming up and I'll be auditioning on electric bass. It will be over zoom and I will be playing along to backing tracks, all of which are playing from my end of the call. I've been doing some practice runs with friends and family and I'm...
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    Fender American Standard Precision vs Squier CV 60s Precision (Can you tell the difference?)

    I prefer the 1st one. the lower mids sound more dense. Not sure which is which.