Recent content by Whit Browne

Just to provide some clarity about Berklee Ensemble ratings... there are no "9's" that I can ever remember in my 40 years of teaching in the Berklee Bass Dept. We've had some students with "8's", which may or may not include the previous mentioned wonderful bass players that spent some time at...

Berklee Bass Dept probably has the most extensive electric bass program. Totally diverse program and bass faculty. Whatever you are looking for musically, you can bassically find it at Berklee. Come on over.

Thanks corinpills for your kind words and trip down memory lane. Hope all is well with you. Whit Browne

Hi Funk$tar, You mentioned that you have no experience playing in a band. I think that should be on your priority list. (1) get a good bass teacher, learn the neck, all your scales and arpeggios, learn and work on your sight reading skills (2) listen to a lot of different styles of music. Try...

Bass Luthiers in the Boston Area: (listed alphabetically) Boston Bass Works, Michael Hartery, 978-500-8848 Mark Carlsen, The Set Up Shop, 978-851-4499 Jed Kriegel, 617-470-8371 Volker Nahrmann, 978-667-0206

D. Mo usually plays Fender P basses. He has played on the Albee Bass that you are asking about.

What kind of rosin are you using? I have found Carlsson Swedish Bass gives me more bite on the string. Today Pop's rosin isn't as good as it was in the early to mid '70's. They changed the formula and the rosin doesn't have the bite/grab that the "old" Pop's had. Also, most importantly is the...

See my post under "Strings for Plywood Bass". Good luck.

I suggest using Obligatos as a good all around string. They work well on plywood basses and carved basses. And they work well arco and jazz pizz. Of course the set up of your instrument is the key to ease of playability. The curvature of the fingerboard, as well as the amount of scoop in the...

Whit Browne has some suggestions. Well, my esteemed Berklee Bass Brothers have just about listed everything, some wonderful tips to better ourselves on the Bass. Here are a few things that I would like to add: (1) ASSESSMENT: The first thing I do when meeting a new student , is to assess the...

Here's what I use for that "vintage" sound. GHS Precision Flats . Gauge .55 .70.90 1.05. Had them on my '73 Fender Jazz for 14 years now. I follow the Joe Osborn approach, if they sound good don't change 'em. They are really good for playing Jazz, Motown, and any old school bugaloo .