Recent content by Thomas Corday

I have the BX3000T head.Really like it. It does a great job. I have a question. One band I'm in supplies all the gear and amps. The bass amp is a Peavey TK65. It's old and getting older. The EQ pots have dead spots. Here's the question. Can I use the BX3000T and run it from "Line Out" to "Line...

Scales ... Really good to know. 1st, playing scales is good for warming up and getting stronger and faster. 2nd, will help your sight reading a lot. 3rd, depends on the type of music you want to play. Swing, Jazz, classic rock, you need to know difference between a Major and Minor chord. The...

I think it all in your point of view ... better yet, your point of "ear". You're not standing close in front of your gear when someone else is playing. I was in a blues band hosting open mic jams. I brought an old Peavey TK65. It sounded fine to me on stage, but when I got off stage for other...

For me ... I don't play guitar. Playing even 3 note chords above the 12th fret sound very pretty. For my personal original stuff, I like 7th and 9th chords. The "C" string makes it easier. Add a little phase shifter, sweet

I knew Jaco Pastorius. Not close friends, but we'd talk and have a few drinks together. He always ate fried chicken before a show. He Liked the chicken grease on his fingers.

My first Bass was a Domino (Hollow violin shape, 2 pickups) with 2 different sets of tuners. Got it for 8th grade Christmas. I played it through High school and half way through College. I was playing High School Proms and in local bars when I was 16. The bass was a POS but I could play it. Made...

I have a EKO hollow body fretless. I played in a Buddy Holly cover band and got the bass to sound real close to an upright. Right Hand position makes a difference. Try the Right hand on the neck and try it close to bridge.

For those who read, Besides chords, Playing Classical Music on a 6 string is much easier and more fun. Get a Intermediate Trombone book. Beginner readers, get a Beginning Trombone book. Great for exercises and picking up speed. Plus, It's not the same as the 100s of Bass Books.