Recent content by Marc.

my instructor told me that I need to pick a "standard," something upbeat that people would dance to or something. I'm not entirely sure what he meant, so maybe you guys could recommend some? What are some songs that every gigging jazz musician (or musician in general) should know?

So my instructor started me on bowing this past Thursday and lent me one of his old bows until I can get ahold one of my own sometime this week. I bought some Pops rosin and happily made my way out of the store and back to my home. When I got home and opened the rosin to practice, it was...

Hello all, I'm taking my first upright bass lesson this coming Thursday and I need a case and a bow. The person I bought my case from recommended Protec cases but I have tried ordering off their website and have received an error time and again. I also need a bow, so if I can knock the two out...

185cm (6'1") and 77 kg(~168lbs) and I've always been told I look like a bass player because I'm tall and skinny :) trying to pack on some muscle though...

hmm so a Shen SB 80 would be a good choice? I wanted to go with that website because they had a multiple payments option so I didn't have to drop it all right away, but I'll look around for the Shen. Another: I'm a senior in high school and graduating in June. I'd like to go to college and...

I wanted to play jazz and maybe some classical on it. I'll be getting lessons of course. My school's band director recommended me this: Invalid Link Removed Can anyone vouch for this website or maybe brand of bass? I can get the bass, a brazilwood bow, and an oxford case for ~$1400, but I...

It looks really nice, and I've always told myself that if I ever was to get a 6 string it would have to be made by Fender, and well here it is. Anyone played it? Is it pretty nice? Worth $2500?

So I have an SX jazz bass and I love it to death, it looks beautiful and plays great, but while I was playing the little string dampener thing that holds down the D and G strings on the headstock (not sure what it's called) popped off and flew across the room. Upon closer inspection, the hole...

Sorry for the late response. I looked closer and I found out that there WAS another layer of plastic. That's weird. I pulled it off and it looks incredible now, thank you!

That's what I was thinking, but they must made them to make sure that no one can get the second one off, because me and several other people have tried many times. I'll go try again. Thanks for confirming my thought.

I got an SX jazz bass last week and it is amazing, except for a few scratches on the pickguard that also look like little air bubbles (like when someone tries to put a sticker on and they have bubbles all in them). I tried flattening them but it looks even worse. Could I put this pickguard...

I actually had that bookmarked, but I was using the Gary Willis thing posted in this topic earlier instead. I got bass clef wizard on my second try with an average of 1.36 seconds for each answer. I guess I'll just have to keep grinding it in until I finally get it.

Well, I had a really long and sad story to post, but I'll shorten it up as much as possible. I didn't do too hot on the audition. I completely blanked out on reading and he showed me some pretty simple stuff that I was reading pretty well on just an hour before but doing horrible on during...

I just have to learn how to read this, correct? This is what I was doing for a little bit a few months back, but I gave up on it for a while. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] If that's what I have to learn, then I better hop to it. Will learning scales help me? I know the blues and major...