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I'll start by being blunt: the modes of the major scale have been something in music that have just confused me regardless of how much research I do on the subject. I understand how they relate to the major scale and that they all provide different tonal centers for soloing. What I do not...

Yes, I searched; and yes, I looked through Bongo's website. It was just a lot of information to sift through. What are the best options for a multi-band compressor in a stomp box? Any that anyone would recommend? I know of a couple rack mount ones that I like but I really don't want to...

So I was curious with all these threads about mini rigs of doom and people's go-to rigs being 1x15s or 1x12s how everyone's getting away with such a small rig. So, humor me: -How often do you have PA support? -Where do you typically play (small club, medium club, bar, outdoors, etc.) -How...

I put a set of Sunbeam Mediums on my Sterling about 4 weeks ago. I practice generally 2 hours every other day and have jazz band rehearsal once a week for 3 hours. After these 4 weeks my strings are deader than I've ever had a set sound. They're as stiff and lifeless as they come. Since...

So I was perusing MF this morning and checked the effects section and lo and behold, the VT bass pedal is there again. I called and I confirmed several times that the model available is the new version that includes the speaker sim defeat button and it does. They price matched and I snagged it...

Let me explain further...I currently use DR Sunbeams on my Sterling. They're nice and meaty in the mid range with nice cushy lows, but don't have the high end brightness I'm looking for. Suggest some strings that are very bright that still have a nice meaty center? I've used Super Slinkies...

I've read several posts now that talk about the new GK cabs as being "woofy". Can someone expand on this? Is it a construction problem or just another one of those "it sounds this way to my ears versus yours" cases? Specifically, I've read about this being an issue with the 2x10s and 2x12s.

Yes, did a search. Didn't find anything useful related to my question. I'm considering buying one of these two, but don't know whether I'd like to shell out the extra $$$ for the Character Series (programmable VT Bass). I like the tones you can get out of the Bass Drive Deluxe, but I'm just...

I really dig the distortion in Invalid Link Removed, but haven't gotten a reply on what kind of OD he's using on his tone. I know it's the clean mixed with the OD but I rarely ever use OD (although now I'm going to GAS after whatever suggestions you guys come up with...:help:). If we can't...

Alright, I officially can't stand this any longer. Whenever I just have the bass sitting there it hisses. Adding treble makes it hiss even louder. And it drives me insane with my loops. Do I need to take this bass to a professional to have it shielded properly or can I do it myself without...

Divertiment K. 136, Movement 1: Allegro - Mozart Long story short: school performance assignment, but part of it is written and I have to identify the parts of sonata form in it (exposition, development, recapitulation) as well as a bunch of other miscellaneous things in the sheet music...

I did some searching, found very little useful information, so I figured I'd ask a couple questions of my own. I'm deciding between two 500w amps, as listed in the title: Eden WTX500 and GK MB500. I play a Musicman Sterling HH and a Squire jazz bass loaded with 1/4 lb pickups. I've been...

I do cover videos (and now some originals) for my YouTube channel, but I've noticed that I can never really hear myself on my recordings with the songs playing in the background. Is there a trick to having myself heard? Here's why I'm stuck: -I can't turn the volume up on the track with...

Here's my situation: Currently I'm playing in a jazz ensemble at my university. We have a 150w combo that sounds pretty eh, but it keeps up just fine with the ensemble. I plan on buying my own rig so I can bring that to practice and also join a band outside of the school. I'm looking for...

I've done several recordings of myself on YouTube and when I was watching one I did today, I figured out why I have almost no speed to my slap technique. When I pluck the strings, I'm anchoring my hand against the fretboard or the body of the bass and pushing against it to pluck. That's a...

So I live alone in an apartment and it gets lonely here because most of my friends live a good walk away and I've got no girlfriend at the moment. I've decided that getting a pet is a good idea to help liven things up around here. Furthermore, I'm a cat guy, and have decided I'm getting a...

I did an extensive search throughout all of TalkBass with those exact keywords and came up with almost nothing useful. :confused: How do people go about obtaining special pedal housings? Do you make them yourself? Buy them? I remembered seeing someone with a pedal housing that had a maple...

So I decided to audition for the liturgical group at my college and the email I was sent 15 minutes ago says: I've got no idea what to play. I learn songs in my iTunes by ear... What would you guys play?

So I've got a small chunk of change to spend on a 5 string and I've been GASing for a Cort Curbow 5 just based on looks and a couple of YouTube clips (yes, I know, not the BEST way to shop for a bass...). However, I've come across a couple of issues that people seem to have with this bass...

I went to order a Line 6 POD X3 today and noticed that it's on clearance...aka something's going to replace it soon or it's going to be replaced by an updated new product. I can't find any info on what Line 6 is planning on doing with the POD X3 Live so I can't decide whether to snag one of the...

So I just bought a 6 string bass (ESP D-6, great bass for the money but it's getting upgrades next year) and it currently has medium gauge strings on it (whatever shipped with it by default...can't remember anything but a .105 E string from the description). I like these strings because they're...

So I've searched and read several ways to do tap harmonics. The most common response is that you should fret a note then tap the octave above it to get the harmonic. However, I'm interested in how to do tap harmonics like this guy does in this video: He's obviously not fretting all those...

I recently was looking at modding my Sterling a tad and remembered seeing that it's pretty simple to add a series/parallel push/pull pot. I was curious if I could do this with my Sterling HH or if the whole 2 humbucker deal would interfere with that? I have no experience with electronics so...

Time to restring my Sterling. I'm looking for strings that give me tons of kick on the D and G strings. I've tried nothing but DR High Beams and Slinkys on it. Suggestions? :hyper:

I really dig the sound of that jazz bass. Really, really ballsy, especially if you listen to other videos from Uriah. He says in the comments that it's a Lakland DJ Skyline with EMG pickups. I'd like to take a Squire VM jazz bass and try and get as close to that sound as I can. I looked...

There is only one reason behind this... I am bored. Well, no, that's not true. The reason I'm doing this is because I am making a bass to leave at our summer home so I can not worry about carrying my Sterling back and forth. Bottom line, I'm taking an Ibanez GSR100EX and I want to...

Yes, I did search already. I've been eying up the POD X3 Live for a while now because I'd like to take my recordings up a step in terms of tone (namely, the amp modeling). I also don't have a lot of money to spend on random pedals, so this seemed like a good idea. I've read a bunch of...

I definitely need some help on this one... When you write songs, does the melody come first, then the chord changes? I'm sort of stuck because I have a piece I'm writing for bass (unintentionally in E...) that isn't turning out poorly at all, but all I have is the melody. I've got NO idea...

Brief background: Where I live, every month there is an open mic night where people (and by people I mean dedicated college students with an acoustic guitar and an off-pitch singing voice) are invited to come down and play their instruments for people for show. Nothing competitive, just...

Alright, so here's the deal: I got my Musicman Sterling about 3 weeks ago now. I loved it when I first got it because I didn't have to play so hard when I played slap. However, now I feel like I really have to beat on the open strings to get them to ring correctly when I play slap. Also...

Alright, here's the deal... I've played bass for somewhere around 3 years now. I owned some started set, an old Squire special P and a 25 watt amp that has (literally) fallen apart on me. After 3 years I've finally bought a Musicman Sterling HH (thank God for quality instruments), but...when...

Something is wrong with my fretting hand, and I'm not sure what it is that I'm doing incorrectly. Hopefully someone here can help me figure out why my hand looks so weird when I do octaves. When I play octaves, 3 of my 4 fingers on my left hand almost group together, leaving my pinky...

Hi, I'm new to the forums and new to bass recording (or recording at all, to be honest). In the past, I played tuba, and the recording for that was relatively simple: you hooked up a microphone, put it near the and recorded through the microphone input jack. Easy. This is not so easy and...