Recent content by musicman1119

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    Who is your stage presence hero?

    #1 Phil Lynott, #2 Benjamin Orr, #3 John Deacon...all three are cool as cucumbers...
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    post a bass line/tone that just make you turn it off

    YES!!! I'm so glad someone else hears what I do, I love Billy as a bass player and a person, but his tone is horrible...
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    All members (lurkers included) are required to vote here. Please read:

    Music is my passion...whether I'm getting paid or not I will continue to play...
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    Questions for those who alternate between 4 and 5 stringers

    When I made the jump to 5 strings I played it exclusively, to learn how to use it properly and since when I play 4 string basses all of my basses have a thumb rest just above the E string where the back pick-up is, I used the B string as my thumb rest in the learning process. Once I got the hang...
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    A Bassline That Never Fails You

    Anything by James Jamerson....
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    Lee Sklar fan club

    Leland is THE MAN!!!
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    Eden Amps

    I love mine, I had heard how much some people loved them, so I took a chance and bought one off e-bay, an Eden WT-300, it's an older model, but in great condition, I plugged it up to my Sonic 410 and Avatar 115 cab's and with the EQ set flat, I was in love with it. After owning it about 4 months...
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    peaking a hell of alot?!

    I agree w/ tdub0199, my tone I practice alone w/ is different from when I play with my band, also the room you're playing in dictates what your EQ setting needs to be. Eden WT300,SONIC 410,AVATAR 115
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    Most Underrated Bassists

    Oh yeah, I forgot the late T-Bone Wolk, very tasty lines for Hall and Oates.
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    Most Underrated Bassists

    I've always thought that Bruce Thomas for Elvis Costello and the Attractions was pretty crafty at the lines he wrote. I still think John Paul Jones is one of the most under-rated musicians of all time. Carol Kaye is often overlooked as well, probably one of the most recorded bassist ever. Oh...