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    Best Modern (or Modernized) Christmas Songs

    My girl is all about Christmas music after the pumpkins get smashed. But instead of an onslaught of Burl Ives and Bing Crosby (or whoever else), I'm hoping to find some more modern Christmas songs for this season. Christmas music doesn't have to be all bad/monotonous/boring, what are some of...
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    TIL Shaving your beard doesn't make it grow back faster

    FML. I am the Samson of bass... no longer worthy Before and after [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
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    Band Practice Formats

    I thought it might be fun/informative for folks less experienced playing in/leading a band to share and discuss different practice formats for... well, band practice. The way I have ours set up is that we start out each practice by having everybody address concerns with band related issues. If...
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    Decent (Free?) Band Collaboration Tools

    My situation is this: my band and I are having trouble with remote communications. I thought using a Facebook group to post announcements, practice schedules, etc. would be a good medium to communicate with everybody, but not everybody in the band wants to use Facebook every day. I can...
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    What are your favorite 'Rickyisms'?

    Anybody out there watch Trailer Park Boys? What are some of your favorite Rickyisms (or favorite Ricky moments) Two of my favorites are whenever he uses "awkwardly situation" and when he says his favorite chips are ja-lap-en-oh flavored :D
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    Month sober, feels refreshing

    Haven't been stoned or drunk in almost a month. Haven't been sober this long since I was 19 (going on 6 years). It's amazing how much clarity, determination, and motivation comes back when you aren't stoned stupid or drunk 80% of the time. Feels good to shout that I finally feel alive again...
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    Alright so...

    What is it when one has "the GAS"? When I have "the GAS" it's usually one too many gas station burritos and makes everybody run scared :D It seems like one has the GAS when wanting new gear, the best guess I came up with is "Gear Acquisition Syndrome"
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    Would like opinion/expertise on Schecter Diamond Series

    I found the following bass on Craigslist [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] It looks nice enough (personally would prefer a 5 string but I don't write much that requires it), but I'm still waiting on his response as to which Schecter Diamond it is. I'm still going to test it out before buying...
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    Advice on Firing a Band Member Peacefully

    Alright, so here's the the thing: I'm in a band with a long time friend (guitar) and his friend (drums). He brought us together, and I never would have picked up the bass years ago if it weren't for him. The problem is he sucks. He doesn't have a creative bone in his body, and he doesn't mesh...
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    Tablature Software

    I was wondering if anyone out there uses software to write out their tabs. I've always used PowerTab, but it hasn't been updated in forever and I've always found it to be a bit clunky. There are others out there I want to try, but before I futz around and install a bunch new software, are there...
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    How to make an Electric Guitar 101 (don't try this at home!)

    this came up on my facebook feed today, first 30 seconds made me laugh too hard in my cube https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TwIvUbOhcKE
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    Hand-strengthening excercises

    Are there any good hand exercises that can help me to build my fretting-hand strength while I sit at my desk at work? I have a problem with endurance, my fretting hand frequently cramps up during technical songs where my hand moves around/stretches a lot. It's getting better the more I play, but...
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    What's happening?

    What's up everyone, already got some advice on here but figured I'd just give a shout out anyways. This seems like a good community centered around bass guitar and I look forward to being a new member of the community. I'm neither green nor a master of bass, so I look forward to helping folks...
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    GK vs Acoustic - Which amp/cab/head should I buy?

    Hey guys, this is my first time posting on these forums, you guys had some great posts when I was comparing the BP355 and the Zoom B3, so I'm hoping someone can help me pick an amp that I'm looking to buy today. My practice amp is on the verge of going, so I've been shopping around for a few...