Recent content by RockNRollAl

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    Picks vs. Speed......

    I've been using DAVA picks for about ten years; first on guitar, now on bass. I like being able to pinch them to "dig in".
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    Best Gig Bag?

    I like the Gator lightweight cases - best of hard case and gig bag; less than 8 pounds. Invalid Link Removed
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    New Band - I Need an Efficient Cab: Build or buy Used?

    And Eden uses Eminence drivers these days, same specs. :D
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    Just saw the trailer for the seemingly "epic" Mandella movie.

    I thought Rusty Stevens played Larry Mondello... :D
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    R.I.P. Billy Jack

    Is this Miley's dad? :hiding:
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    Santa and Jesus were white. They just were.

    My wife talked to Megyn's brother, Obgyn, the other day...
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    Short scale vs long scale

    I get just as much tone and sustain from a 28" scale bass as I do from my 35" scale Roscoe. Even at the 12th fret on a 35" scale, the remaining string length is only 17.5"... :D
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    Is there a time when it IS too late to learn ?

    I didn't pick up bass until I was 52. Piece of cake...
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    Can I hear myself better onstage with a 4x10?

    I used to stack four 2x10 cabs so I could hear myself. It made a five foot stack. :D
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    Current Band Situation

    I don't get it. If someone in my band doesn't get a part of a song, I go ahead and fill it in. Sometimes we end up with arrangements with the bass and guitar parts completely reversed, but it still sounds killer. I take control of the songs with my bass... :D
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    Guitar picks

    I use Dava Control picks. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
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    Flat setting = optimum tone?

    I play through Edens and they are generally flat, accepted as +/- 3dB over the frequency range. Well, Edens tend to have a slight 1 or 2 dB boost in the 100 to 200 Hz range which makes them sound warmer than other amps (and probably a slight dip elsewhere). Other amps will have a different...
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    Help!! I'm stuck in pentatonic mode.

    What? No phrygian black keys? :D
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    Which song gives you goosebumps?

    Go Tell Aunt Rhody.
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    raking

    Raking the lawn! Raking the lawn.... :)