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I plunked down $50 for a PC program called "Multilateral Ear Trainer." I like it. There's a demo version that's at byear.com. It's very thorough and flexible - I've spent days just doing major seconds and have now started on minor seconds. It builds you up an interval at a time - major seconds...

I wrote one once I'm really proud of. But as for someone else's work, maybe "I Was Made to Love Her."

I think there's a bit of good old fashioned humblebragging going on here. "One of the best, most creative lines in Motown history, and that's saying something? Easy for me, 'cause I'm that damn good. YMMV." This is kinda like a video game forum, where someone asks a simple question like "how...

It took entirely too long (second page!) for someone to mention "Rapper's Delight"/"Good Times" Oh, and I don't like "normie" as much as the video game term "random." "Some random off the street wants me to play bass, so I play 'Rapper's Delight.' "

Discouragement is the enemy of progress. I've gotten markedly better, but I still can't nail five straight ascending minor seconds in a five-fret range after hearing them 3-4 times while being played at a horribly slow 30 bpm. If anyone else here has done any semi-formal ear training, is "ear...

I dunno that a sucker would buy it, without some kind of tie to something. If this used to be owned by Claypool, it'd be worth the asking price and maybe more, and a rich sucker might buy it. But as it stands, it's an expensive hunk of wood. Anyone who would approach buying this instrument...

Are Alembics worth their price (new)? I just dialed up a $36,100 six-string.

Remember when some rich tech dude (I think) gave Flea a very collectable 60s Jazz (a stack-knob version, I think) and the first thing Flea did was cover it with stickers? I guess it was his right, but jeez. And now Flea has a signature Jazz, his 256,000th signature bass for 256,000 different...

There are some sharp, successful Deadheads and Phish-heads out there. Bound to be some doctors, surgeons, whatever, who could plunk down $16k on an instrument they'll never play without batting an eye. Plus, as someone said, I'm sure the price is pretty negotiable. I'd still say no working...

Gibson Triumph (Les Paul Recording Bass, kinda). Mahogany body (pretty sure), Walnut top (pretty sure). Year unknown. Strung with Thomastic-Infeld JF-324s. Are there other kinds of strings? :)

You overestimate trust fund hippies and Greatful Dead professionals like doctors and lawyers. They'll just say "wow, man" and keep listening to their Europe '74 box set. Phil Lesh hasn't parted with any instruments as far as I know - they'll go for a pretty penny. This is as close as you can...

So what's the proper price for this bass? Someone mentioned 5K. Higher? It is a pretty damn old body and neck, even if everything else is aftermarket. Let's say for the sake of discussion the neck's OK. Also, I love the "road worn" look on a Fender, but would hate to spend money to have it...

They're fishing for Deadhead doctors, lawyers, stockbrokers, college basketball announcers who are willing to pay more for the history.

I I'm by no means that far along. I was just proud of figuring out that, like 90 percent of the tabs out there, the tab was wrong. Figured that out by ear. Baby steps. I can't hear someone sing a note and tell them what it is, for example. It'll get there. I'm just trying to get my right hand...

Would you try to learn every lick off the bat, or "ease into it"? I played a very easy song by reading a chord chart for it, but the chart was wrong in the second verse, so I corrected it. This made me proud. Then the next song I tried to play had this gonzo sliding, moving lick that made me...