Recent content by slipkorn917

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    worn out strings = fret buzzing?

    mostly buzzing on the first few frets, like the first 5 or so, on all strings but especially on the E string.
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    worn out strings = fret buzzing?

    i've had the same strings for the past year or so on my bass, and i've been constantly tuning up and down on them from E to A to B and all that, but recently i've noticed i have a lot of buzzing in my frets. not sure if this is a truss rod problem or a string problem, but i think a string change...
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    String gauge question

    i need some new strings for my 4-string that can easily handle tunings like drop B, standard B, and drop A (most importantly) but i have no idea what gauge to get. i currently use .045 hybrid slinky strings by ernie ball. thanks in advance
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    Danelectro FAB Metal ?

    my boss metal zone recently crapped out on me so i'm looking for a relatively cheap alternative. i'm thinking the danelectro fab metal because it's only $15 and i've heard some guitar demos of it which sound alright, but i have no idea what it sounds like with a bass. anyone try this pedal with...
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    Song Covers you like

    korn's cover of kidnap the sandy claws from nightmare before christmas is pretty cool, also i love type o negative's cover of neil young's cinnamon girl.
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    Bass Picks for Punk Rock music?

    i use pretty basic medium-sized picks and i get a good sound out of it for any style.
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    The "I Started on Guitar" Club

    When I was younger and just getting into music, mainly pop punk stuff, around the age of 7/8 I admired the sound of the bass guitar and looked up to Paul Thomas and Mark Hoppus. Around when I was 12 in later 2008 is when I first picked up the guitar seriously, since my dad had one and I...
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    suggestions?

    check out some basslines by dedbass on youtube, he has some really cool stuff and he has some of them tabbed out. youtube.com/dedbass hope i helped
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    What kind of distortion do you use?

    i used to use a boss metal zone (yeah yeah i know very funny :P) until it crapped out on me. currently thinking about picking up one of those cheap $15 danelectro fab pedals or might wait til i can get the digitech death metal pedal.
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    Best non jazz/funk bass players.

    not sure if they've already been said, but roger patterson of atheist and steve digiorgio of death/dark hall. both of them are technical death metal bassists.
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    quick question about my strings..

    i have a 4 string and i've used drop A tuning many times before, but now the strings are way too loose and floppy and slap against the fretboard and rarely ring out a sound (except for the annoying sound that the string makes smacking the fretboard). according to my tuner it's in tune and...
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    could anyone suggest me bands like this?

    i'm looking for instrumental jazz fusion bands similar to dark hall and weather report. does anyone have any good suggestions? thanks in advance.
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    album art shows up in windows media player but not on mp3 player ?

    i just copy and paste the folders from the music folder onto the mp3 player's.
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    album art shows up in windows media player but not on mp3 player ?

    i have a sony walkman mp3 player , and on my windows media player the albums i have show the album art when i put them on my mp3 player not all of the albums have the artwork being shown . what can i do to fix this ?
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    could anyone recommend me any bands like this ?

    hello , could anyone recommend me any death metal bands that focus a lot on bass and have lots of bass arpeggios & solos and all that kind of stuff ? anything technical death metal , grindcore , or whatever would be great , im just looking mainly for bass-based death metal . thanks in advance .