Recent content by RichardT2112

Not gonna lie, I don't even know what the scale length is on my Cort A6.

Look, if you have dozens or even hundreds of applicants to sift through then sure, ask for a recent demo, photos and gear list but the unfortunate fact is in person auditions are the only real way to get a feel for how well someone may or may not fit in. It's a compromise because, lets face it...

Let's ask one simple question here. How may of you would tolerate a bandmate's significant other/BF/GF interrupting a show? I'm guessing few if any. Now how does being a bar owner get this guy a pass? While he may be paying for the gig it's still an incredible distraction from what you've...

Didn't Gilmour and Waters bury the hatchet some time ago? I'd heard they made up and collectively decided not to make any more Pink Floyd albums. (The endless River being the exception since it was a tribute to Richard Wright.)

Try this. Touch the tip of your thumb to the tip of your fore finger. Now push them into each other til the fore finger collapses. How much force did you have to exert? Now reduce that til the first joint doesn't collapse. Reduced it til you don't have an indentation in either thumb or...

One thing not mentioned yet is the slight possibility that your technique may be the culprit. Make sure you're not "pulling" the string towards your palm as you get closer to the nut. I know it sounds weird but it is possible to do just that when your fretting hand gets farther from your...

I think the only bass anyone could play that wouldn't qualify them as a "real bass player" would be the Whamola. Just don't tell that to Les Claypool :smug:

I can trump every one of you with just 2 words. GLENN. FRICKER. Looks like Spectrum beat me to it by just a few minutes. In that case, Shut up and practice yer bass!

Absolutely none, I'll play a bass I'm interested while unplugged to check for any unusual noises. You know, thuds, vibrations or trolls living in the neck pocket.

Oh man that brings back memories. Looks just like my very first bass, except it's red. (Mine was black) I think it was about $119+ tax at the time and I may have played it for all of 6 or 8 months before I traded it and a few other things for a Fender Mustang bass.

You can either trade up incrementally, one amp at a time til you're satisfied with the quality/volume of your rig or you can wait a bit longer and just get a rig that will do the job and not need to be replaced next week. Either way will take a while but the latter will save you from a lot of...

While you may know your scales that alone may be limiting you. Let me try to explain. By thinking in terms of the 7 notes that make up most scales one tends to think of music in more linear terms and as a result they miss out on the larger picture. A chord progression is just that. CHORDS...

Hey now I just put brand new batteries in mine so it works really good thank you very much. :cool:

I'm thinking there's an issue here with the guitar. Like others have stated during the first track your guitarist is pushing the beat pretty hard and as a result anything you do will sound too busy. Rather, he should be dragging, or pulling the beat ever so slightly. That way it won't sound...

I'm not really sure what my "dream rig" consists of. For the longest time I wanted a Mesa 400 because every time I heard one it made me stop and marvel at it's tone and overall volume. I managed to find one that had been to hell and back paired with a Peavey 4x10 but due to the age and it's...