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    Writing bass lines from demos

    oh .. by the way ... my question originally stemmed from freaking our over an upcoming session (that was busy busy electronic) .. the session happened over the weekend and the guy was totally cool .. worked the stuff out, he had some ideas and we used a lot of stuff that I came up with THERE on...
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    Writing bass lines from demos

    really great that you're taking the time, justin. i really appreciate it
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    Bassist on SNL?

    there is a guy named Rob Jost who has subbed a couple of times recently, too.
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    Writing bass lines from demos

    its good to hear. i've had the luxury of playing in bands with people who are relatively established producers. films, other artists' work was coming and the relationship was so established already, it was the same working relationship and the time and care was there. i'm starting to get...
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    string material in relation to tension

    Thanks, greenboy. The published D'addario charts are a great tool, no doubt. the problem is that they don't make a pure nickel string. i'm kind of finding that there are probably more variables that contribute to the overall feel of a strings. I'll just have to keep on trying them out.
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    string material in relation to tension

    obsessively researching strings, www and first-hand, for a couple of new basses. Typically, I'm finding that tensions for strings of the same gauge go (low to high): steel, nickel-steel, flatwound stainless, halfround (unsure of the material). any Idea where a pure nickel string fits in...
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    Writing bass lines from demos

    Hey Justin -- more questions on the writing world do you find that most producers have patience to work-on-it-as-you-go when it comes time to record? I realize that time is money and there is a certain expectation of a player to just come in and kill it but, I guess, i'm wondering if you've...