Recent content by Vociferous

Practicing the modes was critical for me to be able to detect where I am in relation to the root note. Sometimes, though, I still need to see it on paper, because of substitutions and inferences.

The only thing that I can suggest is that rather than buying an expensive custom seat, buy a bunch of throw-pillows at Goodwill. I have at least six of them on my Serta desk chair, that, while not a recliner, does tilt.

If you are not a "Huge Yngwie Malmsteen Fan", then watch this:

I had a black one in 1979-80. It was not expensive, about $150.00 without a case. It had a pretty nice feel and seemed pretty solid. Maybe Japanese?

You want a portable stereo with audio out? The SONY CFD-G500 is a good choice.

Joey Molland played guitar all his life. He co-wrote a lot of the Badfinger tunes, and kept the band going after Pete Ham had died. I'll remember him most for his melodic motifs that were neither lead nor rythym, strictly-speaking. A friendly, good guy.

"Sell"? What do you mean by "sell"?

The story being told by the singer is what most people pay attention to the most, either live or in a recording. There are two types of musicians; those with nothing to say and those with something to say. Some musicians are unable to write decent lyrics. Those are the ones focused solely on the...

I have never used a "jam-along jack" before, but am searching for a cassette/cd portable player that has this audio line out to plug into my bass amp, which has Aux in. I have looked around at "boom-boxes", but have found no Panasonics with this feature. Any leads on where to look?

1994 transparent blue Washburn XB-400 I had modified with Bartolini soap-bars and Bartolini NTBT preamp. So the same setup as the American-made XB-900. Hipshot de-tuner. Work done by Jim Mouradian of Cambridge, Mass.

This may be the first time I've seen Lee with a 24-fret bass.

I've found that a weak fretting (non-dominant) hand that causes this. Hand-strengthening exercises help, as do lighter-guage strings, which I don't have to wrestle to the ground as much.

That's interesting, because the axe that really sounds like a freight train when I open up and play fast is my G&L SB-1

I totally agree. Rock n' Roll came here to shake things up, and so did my bass tone. It's a percussive thing that I think helps the music, even though the overtones might be noticeable in some instances. I'll bet there is even a way to alter/record the rattly part of the sound to get the...