Recent content by macdeezy

I have been looking over this thread for a couple of days and I feel like I'm finally ready to share my technique which has been working successfully for the past few months. First consideration: Does the venue have a PA? If yes, i always have my own boom stand and vocal mic (I've switched...

You can loosen up form-driven music by keeping the form completely but not marking the sections of a tune. It's a balancing act -- if the whole band goes to this side then the form may get lost completely. But what really strikes my interest is improvised music...either completely improvised...

Start shedding those ii v's

Does anybody out here know of any Ray Brown solos specifically on rhythm changes? I am looking for something to transcribe. -Mac

I'm interested in the piece too...the form is interesting and it's just down right a good piece... If no one else does I just might start transcribing it.

start shedding hard, yo!

UNR

Pierce, I have the same bass as you...#767 but made in 1965. It's really a great instrument...I just had some repair work done on it... The glue holding the neck on dried up and the neck consequently popped out of the box. When my local luthier took it off completely he found there was...

thanks you guys! i dont know enough about electronics to do this myself. i asked some bassists around town and i was recommended an amp guy that sounds legit. I don't know if I'm ready to look for a new amp just yet :/

My SWR working man's 12 stopped working in the middle of a gig last week! It squealed and popped and wouldn't turn back on. :( I'm not sure what the problem is but maybe you folks can help me out. Some background: I have been playing on this amp for 10 yrs+ and it has always been...

<piggy backing on all bassists mentioned above. but also, learn bebop heads!

I think the worst anyone can mess up is NOT SHOWING UP...right?

pass it off to the drummer :)

If im playing something faster than 240 i pass the solo onto the drummer. upright bass was not designed to play fast! but we have to anyway, right?

read any piece of music you can, bass or treble clef. sight singing with solfege. read every day and you will get better.