Recent content by The Factory

You know, I think you're right. Not sure what I was thinking letting something temporary like scheduling and travel times affect something far more permanent but it just seems daunting. It's really frustrating living in West Texas, if you want ANYTHING you have to either travel far away or find...

I assume that's probably in Albuquerque as I know there are at least two string shops there. Another pretty far drive. Oh it would, I'm sure given that Austin is a place that actually supports the arts in this part of the country they probably have plenty of double basses. Problem is that's a...

I'm looking into purchasing a double bass for school, I'll be majoring in music and I want to play double bass. When it comes to buying instruments I know what you typically need to look for and how you need to approach it but there is a problem in this circumstance; there isn't a double bass...

Dream Theater is evidence to me that technical proficiency does not equal good music. In my opinion they are no more musical than a police siren. Many people I know find them so exciting and interesting but I honestly couldn't be more bored, it doesn't sound heartfelt, it just sounds like a wash...

Don't be discouraged from examining alternate right hand techniques. Great players are ones that stand out from the crowd and strive to be unique and different, if you want to be yourself then do what you want to do. Try a new technique on for awhile, you may find yourself loving it, you may...

While I was disappointed somewhat with a lack of many components that made Watchmen so amazing the overall product still held many of the philosophical and moral conundrums associated with super heroes and saving the world that made the graphic novel one of the greatest ever written. Standing...

My preference is to have the bass up high, every time I think it is at an acceptable height I raise it just a little more and find myself liking it even more than the previous height.

Best thread I've ever found on the subject: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3860469 I continuously find myself referring to it for sweeping advice.

For solo playing what do you recommend? While I don't recall having ever said technicality and speed were analogous a cleanly executed speedy intricate passage is, at least by my definition of the word, technical. Now, I'll agree that varying degrees of technicality can be found at any...

Well, you are correct for the most part, I just wanted to know if there was an even better way, I suppose you could say a way to out-Sheehan Sheehan.

This is what fascinates me about the bass both as an instrument and a community, there are so many different ways to attack the instrument. I'm attempting to furnish and refine a lead style much in the vein of Billy Sheehan. As demonstrated here: I'm sure that's been shown a thousand...

Sweet, looks like I'm off to musician's friend to get me a big muff.

True, many people get along just fine with two fingers, but for me faster is always better, and one can't go into a discussion about speed without a discussion about efficiency. While you can play quite speedily with two fingers, an addition of more fingers added would mean that the work is...

I really dig fuzz 2 if only for the first tone, nice smooth bassy fuzz, subtle and elegant yet very present.

I've been lurking on this forum for ages and I've searched high and low for a discussion pertaining to my question, so if this has been discussed before I'm sorry. I've been playing for about a year now, not long ago I found myself playing with a guitarist and drummer far more technical than I...