Recent content by pengyou40

I recommend Leonard Cohen and Johnny Cash off the top of my head.

Depending on your abilities and how intensely you practice, you're looking at anywhere from 3-6 months to play that song decently. It's a pretty fast tempo and has a lot of slapping and popping.

Yes, Vicarious is in D minor and the E is tuned down to D.

I love the Rotosound swing roundwound strings for their growly and zingy sound. IMHO, Ernie Ball stainless steel roundwounds stay bright and zingy even longer than the Rotos.

and...always, always, a l w a y s ( did I mention always? ) use either a metronome, drum machine or computer program like Band in a Box to keep time. Practicing without something to keep you guys in time is pointless. Also, whenever possible, record yourselves and sit down together to...

Is the guy who will play drums the only one with no experience with his instrument? If I understood your post correctly, you said you're new at bass but are practicing frequently. My advice would be to just focus on having fun right now. If the drummer has never tried it before in his life, it...

JimmyM, I read your posts all the time, and I think you're a very experienced and knowledgeable guy. However, I don't see how the OP will be able to even be heard with a 75 watt amp when you consider that he might be playing with: "trumpets, trombones, tenor saxes, possibly a guitarist, a...

Just for the record, the sonic maximizer I used (BBE Sonic Stomp pedal) does NOT boost or cut any frequencies from the signal. Instead, it changes the times that the different frequency ranges are sent. So, the ear perceives the overall sound as clearer, less muddy, more defined, etc.

I tried the BBE Sonic Stomp pedal with my bass rig and was like..."meh, it sounds a little better". Then we tried it with my friend's Marshall guitar combo amp. He bought the pedal off of me that same day he tried it. Makes his amp sound 5X better than before. I think the effect is more...

This is what gets me wondering. I'm thinking of getting a single cab solution. I'm down to either a GB neox 212T (2x12) OR an Avatar 153. I've heard the GB is really loud and punchy, but I want a cab that gives a sound that I can hear myself in the mix without getting muddy. Anyone have...

Nothing Else Matters, 6/8 time. This is an easy song to learn the feel of 6/8 time.

How did you like the neox-212t with the vb-2 ? I have the vb-2, but my cab is a Carvin 115 and the low end just sounds pillowy and boomy...not what I want at all.

Mesa still makes the combo with m6 head (carbine), but the m-pulse combo (venture) was discontinued a couple of years ago.

Yea, it always seems like somewhere between 3 and 6 months that I think about changing mine.

HOT curry powder. The ants will get one taste and they will NOT come back...ever. I've used it twice with infestations (in different apartments) and I never saw even one ant return. So easy.