Recent content by RVAbassman

Jazz bass for prog? Let’s see, Geddy Lee, Greg Lake, John Wetton... yeah, nobody uses a Jazz for prog.

JPJ also played an 8 string... play what works for the song and music you are playing. My cover band plays a lot that require low D, and we don’t fart around between songs so I don’t have time to retune or switch basses. Playing a 5 is just simpler.

I say play what fits the need of your music. I’ve seen Tony Levin with a 3 stringed Music Man, then a 10 string Stick. And he’s about as cool as they come. It’s like pick versus fingers. I’m primarily finger, but some songs I cover need the pick attack, so I use that. I play a 5 primarily...

The Cars first album Side 2 is just killer

I agree with the statement above. The B string shouldn’t stand out as noticeably louder or otherwise different than the E. I’ve been playing in church for close to ten years now, both fretted 5 and fretless 6, and just use the low B when it makes sense for the song. I definitely use it for...