Recent content by mixmastermike

I suppose I should have mentioned that he small town I live is in Alaska. Still on the road system but still a few hours from a instrument shop. I look forward to the challenge, and I believe it will help me tremendously in my weaker areas, like reading, by making me slow down again. Thanks for...

Hey guys, I have been playing the electric for about 4 years and have been finally getting into playing some jazz which has sparked an interest in the upright. Problem being is that I have no idea what direction to go as far as equipment goes specifically the bass itself. I am not a professional...

Having people to play with is the tough part where I live. I'm sure it is for a lot of us, with that said is the band in a box program a passable substitute for live situations?

I have thought a lot about picking up band in a box but there are lots of versions to choose from and I get a little nervous about pulling the financial trigger. Anybody have album/artist suggestions to begin my collection?

Is anybody aware of a collection of jazz standards, instead of buying a bunch of albums?

Fantastic idea, honestly i never thought about what it would take for me to be happy where i was at. Weird. But i'm not sure how to go about changing up songs without losing the song you know. Any listening ideas would be appreciated. There isnt any money at stake so that is a non issue.

Thanks a bunch everybody. I am 29 years old and been at this bass thing for about 2.5 years. I've been playing church groups (they are very forgiving) and spending a lot of time in the woodshed by myself. I am obviously not an actively gigging musician and the opportunity to play with others...

I've been playing in a folky sort of band for about 6 months and it has really hit me lately that i really don't care for the music. Not to mention it is kinda boring to play (root five). I have learned a bunch about serving the song and my timing has improved a lot but i am just not jived about...

Merry Christmas everybody!! Randy glad to hear you are doing better it's refreshing to see that the lord heals broken bodies as well as broken hearts. Keep thanks in our hearts today for we celebrate the birth of a child that knew his fate and with true courage he suffered at the hands of the...

Hey thanks for the 'little' number! It's cool to be able to talk Jesus and music at the same time. As far as the fill thing goes I really try to only use them at a point in the song where there is a change in dynamics. Chorus to verse, verse to bridge etc... I also like to get on the same page...

Does anybody play the actual bass lines to p&w songs? Unless there is a signature lick I tend to make up my own. It seems to go over pretty well, but that could be because this worship team hasn't had a bassist in a long time so they're just happy to have one. Been playing p&w for about a year...

I guess I don't really know what I should expect a preamp to for me. More sensitive pickups possibly for subtle things at low volumes like dead notes and such. It would be nice to hear what others use and why. I'm gonna be in the market for a new bass here before too long and just testing the...

I'm playing an 01 mim jazz passive and I feel I get a pretty nice tone out of it but I have an instructor that keeps trying to talk me into "upgrading" to an active bass. I'm pretty ignorant to all this electronics stuff as far as basses go ( I'm an electrician at my real job) so guess I'm just...

Going into worship tomorrow with a somber heart one of the original members of the church also the founder of the worship team passed away Friday night quite unexpectedly. He left a wife and a couple of kids and an empty sax stand it'll be a rough one. We're gonna be playing a bunch of his...

How does a guy go about getting a number???