Recent content by Wallybass1

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    Why do you play fours?

    I played 5's for a while and wanted to move to a 6. I thought about how most every incredible bass line that I want to play was composed on a four. I got my old 4 out (Tune Bass Maniac) and killed it for a weekend. The next band practice I tried it out and found out that I rarely needed a low...
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    Right bass for the band?

    I thought that Edie Brickell said that Philosophy was the talk on a cereal box.
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    Re-evaluating my amplification situation

    I used to haul two Ampeg 410's with a 300 watt amp. Now I am running the opposite direction. If the board is any good I have a monitor mix sent to a set of in-ears instead. If FOH is good, the sound guy is always happy that I am running direct with a smaller rig. These days I'm using a GK...
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    Right bass for the band?

    Record your band (cheap boom box, your phone with Garage Band-just try something). If you can hear yourself and like the way it mixes, you have already won. Congratulations! Ben Kenny plays with flats and sounds huge. I have been big on having the right tool for the job for a while. I can...