Recent content by steelie_dude

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    First ever gig tonight

    The first gig is always scary... try to stay as relaxed as possible when playing. pay attention to what the other guys are doing and keep your ears on high alert. and most of all have a great time... I'm sure you'll do fine and have a good gig
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    Double Bass Airborne Basses?

    My question is about basses on planes. I see these websites with some DB's from other countries/states that I'd love to own when my savings are ready but I'm worried that if i bought something from overseas and had it shipped to me that there would be a high risk of it being damaged in transit...
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    Double Bass Excess Rosin on Bow

    a bit off the thread i read some violin site on the net awhile ago that using an old wine cork (real cork not that plastic stuff they use these days) is good for getting rosin off strings. I tried it and the rosin came off with ease and left little to no rosin on my strings
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    Best musical advice you ever got

    "every new piece of information you learn... take it through all 12 keys and finger positions till it becomes second nature," "practice with a metronome"
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    Ska bands?

    Katchafire are a good reggae band from new zealand with nice horn lines if your after horn lines. they also through in some kinda old school ska and some dub too
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    MOM AND POP MUSIC STORE DUMMY'S

    I understand how one might get annoyed at a salesman not knowing what a real book is in a music shop. but this isn't the sales persons fault its managements. i don't know how this mom and pops shop works but here in australia most music shops have a dedicated section to sheet music staffed with...