Recent content by MLimtiaco

Hello! One of my students, a middle schooler, is moving from WA state to Greenville SC, so she'll be looking for electric bass lessons. Recommendations welcome - will forward info to her mom for further discussion. Thanks in advance for the help!

That's a good idea. I'm having a devil of a time adjusting to these side dots after learning on an unlined fingerboard at first, then playing an Ibanez with the dots on the fret lines for a few years.

Just arrived on Tuesday - V7 fretless in Lake Placid Blue. And it sounds miraculous.

I’ve been playing one of these for almost three years - a year with the 5-string, and two more with the 4-string - in the rhythm section with a big band. IMO you can get a “close enough” sound to an upright with the highs turned down and tapewound strings. It’s less effective when you want a...

Another vote for "Silly Love Songs" by Paul McCartney... followed closely by "I Want You Back" ... which I still can't quite play!

At work, I've been practicing at least four days a week during lunch for the last several years. I plug the bass (was a Frankenstein Fender fretless, now an Ibanez) into an iPad and headphones, and practice everything from technique to grooves to walking. Much more productive than shooting the...

Started because I thought it would be fun. Got serious because I became fascinated with the sound of a fretless. Pushed forward because I found out there aren’t enough bass players in my neighborhood, about 45 mins. north of Seattle. Now playing 3+ years with a big band, and just started working...