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This might be taboo here, but I played bass this weekend without using a bass. ;-) So this weekend one of the other guys in my band and I did a duo gig in a little bar. Usually for our duo gigs I bring a guitar and a bass and trade off depending on the song, but I bought a guitar synth...

Times that stick out for me in last 20+ years or so: Not so good: 1. Gig for graduation party of two highschools in remote rural field: Somehow fight gets started, turns into giant swarming hell fight with hundreds of kids. Police show up and break up fights. One good natured cop goes...

First, a little explanation as to what I am referring to: A contra guitar is a guitar that is strung and tuned a whole octave below a standard guitar. Some people call this a "contrabass guitar" but that is confusing as "contra" already means "lower", so contrabass would mean "lower than...

Anybody here use synth bass pedals? I am referring to either the types with built-in synth (Moog Taurus style) or MIDI style. I just got a set of old Hillwood bass pedals (simpler Taurus copy) about a month ago and I have been gradually working them into my music. I am wondering how you...

I have played electric bass for over 20 years. A few years ago I started getting the itch to have an upright but I did not want to plunk down a lot of money on something I wasn't even sure I would enjoy. One day I was walking around in a flea market and saw a brand new Cremona upright bass and...

This is my first post on here, howdy! I have been playing electric bass for 18 years. I have always wanted a cheap upright to screw around with, I found a new cremona (I know...I can already hear the comments) a while back and it is filling that purpose. The problem is that I noticed recently...