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This is a dumb question, but here goes... I'm in a situation where the band leader has switched from a monitor to IEM. We use a small mixer, with only two monitor outputs. The drummer and I each have our own monitor, but they are inexpensive, small "hotspot"-style ones, with no line outputs. The...

Last night I watched the director's cut version of the 1970 documentary. I hadn't seen it (the original theatrical release) in many years. I'm just a little too young to have been at the festival, but I am certainly a member of the "Woodstock Nation." I even have a tattoo of the famous logo. The...

Last night I was practicing, using my '95 "black label" Fender Jazz Bass. Suddenly, I heard "PING!" A piece of the nut, on the edge, next to the G string, had flown off, and the string was now running along the side of the neck. This was a first for me, and I've been playing for 56 years. It's...

I'm always amazed by the people who say that they tweak a truss rod very, very often -- like every few days -- to keep the neck EXACTLY where they want it. Personally, I get a newly acquired bass professionally set up once, then happily deal with the seasonal fluctuations in the action. As long...

Did anyone else see the fascinating PBS American Masters episode on Janis Ian? She's mostly known for her song "Society's Child", which she wrote and recorded at the age of 14. Because it concerned a love affair which was doomed due to society's racial prejudice, no record label would touch it...

I recently bought a used 2023 Toyota Corolla LE, and would like to find a manual (it came without one). The dealership has been no help. Does anyone know of a place that sells these things? Ebay? Auto junkyard? Hopefully some company that specializes in them? I absolutely DO NOT want to download...

I have used only three brands of flats in 30 years: D'Addario Chromes GHS Precision Flats Labella DTF All in roughly 45-105 gauges. For me, Chromes are the only ones which maintain clarity on the E string notes-- even after 10+ years of use. They have a stiffer feel than the others. Is there any...

I just posted this in the GK club thread, too. Would someone please share a specific setting to achieve THAT sound at very low volume? Like, "acoustic duo playing in the corner of a small restaurant or coffeehouse at dinnertime" volume. One 8 ohm cabinet, passive bass. Possible?

It's a world of war, famine and tribal hatred. But nothing bothers me more than incorrect grammar in song lyrics. To feel better, I like to imagine corrected versions. Like... "I cannot get any... satisfaction..." "You are nothing but a hound dog... you have never caught a rabbit and you are not...

For me, number one would be Billy Cox. I'd love to learn about the creative process between him and Hendrix, as well as his own career as a session musician. After Cox, I would pick: the surviving Meters (Zig, George Porter, Jr. and Leo Nocentelli); Maceo Parker; and Nile Rodgers. Thoughts?

I did a search, but would like some CURRENT ideas. I'd like to find a tiny pedal which can do very mild overdrive-- the kind that just thickens the sound rather than creating any noticeable distortion. Like my beloved Grizzly Bass, but simpler and a lot smaller. I'm thinking of the size of my...

I have a 2002 MIM Fender Jazz Bass that I bought new in 2003. It's had medium gauge Chromes on it since 2004 (three sets in total). They're bright and thumpy and perfect for that Bass. I also have a 2005 MIM Fender Precision Bass which has had medium gauge GHS Precision Flats on it since I...

I'll be in London for few days at the end of February, and I'd like to loiter at some guitar shops, drooling over basses. Any suggestions? I'll be in the Clerkenwell neighborhood, by the way.

I have a humble 1989 Korean Squier Precision II Bass which has my favorite pickup of all time. I'd love to find a commercially available pickup which sounds something like it, so that I could have an additional bass which sounds similar. (Yes, I know all about the myriad factors. :thumbsup: )...

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Paul has always cited Jamerson and Brian Wilson as his two bass influences. I think he means for their composition more than for their execution. I remember reading that Wilson's inversions particularly inspired him. He's always said that he's more or less in awe of "Pet Sounds." As far as I...

My beloved SX P-Bass copy has those specs, and I'm wondering what other basses currently in mass production also have them. No boutique stuff, please.

...I saw Led Zeppelin. They were not good.

I've lived within a 200 mile radius of New York City my whole life, and here are my impressions... :woot: Massachusetts drivers: They pretend to be spaced out. They will "forget" to signal, or "stumble" onto a main road or rotary without appearing to look first. There is a method to this...

It's time for me to replace my very old Dell laptop, and I'm considering getting a Chromebook to save money. For storage, I'll probably get an external harddrive, or maybe use lots of flash drives. But my question is: will the processing speed be sufficient for handling WAV files without...

1) "Less" applies to a substance. "Fewer" applies to things which could be counted. "There is less water in this glass." "There are fewer water molecules in this glass." It drives me nuts when people say something like "There are less jazz fans in Iceland." It should be "There are FEWER jazz...

Any fans around here? I specifically don't mean H.P. Lovecraft this time. I'm a big fan, but for this thread, I mean Algernon Blackwood, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert Chambers, Arthur Machen...

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Here's my old man gripe for today... :rage: 🙂 I've had it with the overuse of "iconic." These are iconic: the pyramids; the Statue of Liberty; the Eiffel Tower; Beethoven's 9th Symphony; the Beatles; Elvis; Marilyn Monroe; Duke Ellington; Frank Sinatra; Mickey Mouse; the "2001" monolith...

One of the most common annoyances I've had while playing in bands for over 50 years are the people who kind of jam their way through songs that have structure, without clarifying things by thinking in terms of parts. I'm lucky, because very early on, I was in studios with producers asking, "Show...

This bass has been through a lot. In 2007, I bought the ash body from a seller who was in Tokyo. It's from a 1991 MIJ reissue of a 1962 Jazz Bass. It had been stripped of its white paint. I used Tru-Oil to finish it, and then set about gradually collecting all of the parts. Except for the neck...

I used to be a person who thought it was silly to care about cheap vs. expensive cables. But over the years, I found that I was choosing them according to the occasion. For example, my Monster cable, with extended high end, sounds too harsh and brittle to me when I play live folk-rock...

Yesterday, while I was walking my dog in my urban neighborhood, I noticed that someone had put a practice amp by the curb, for anyone who wanted it. It was one of the little guitar amps that comes with a Squier Strat starter package. I figured I could give it away to one of my guitarist friends...

I've always wondered about this... We commonly marvel at the length of the fingers on Stanley Clarke, Jaco, Ron Carter, and others, and assume that it gives (gave) them a big advantage. I can see the advantage with dexterity... but strength? You also have virtuosic players on the other end of...

After decades of being a bit of a "jazz cat" guy, I confronted a major fear about 15 years ago and started on the long road to singing acceptably in front of people. Now that I'm doing it regularly -- background and lead vocals -- in duo and trio situations, I had this thought: Why would any...

I need a black blazer (suit jacket, but funkier). Brick and mortar stores only, please. Under $50 or so. Slim fit. Old Navy has one on sale right now (regularly $99, on sale for $59), but it's dark blue. I AM NOT GOING ONLINE. SO FORGET THAT! 🙂 I'm looking for something that, say, Bryan Ferry...

In one of my bands, I'm singing Alanis Morrissette's "Hand in My Pocket." To account for my measly vocal range, we're doing it in A instead of G. In A, I have the option of using only open strings. This means that I can literally play the entire song with one hand in my pocket. 😃

For example: I would have liked to be in Ginger Baker's Land Rover when he was giving Eric Clapton a lift and Eric told him that he would join his new band *only* if Jack Bruce was the bass player. I would have liked to be at the Hamburg gig when Ringo sat in with the Beatles for the first...

Can anyone tell me whether they come with "standard" size pots or the smaller ones? I don't mean the value (i.e. 250K)-- I mean the physical dimensions. Thanks!

C D E F G Ab Bb It's like "major aeolian." I heard a recording of a Puerto Rican band playing a tune which used it.

I have a lo-tech method for recording bass tracks to send to people: I take the direct out of a GK MB200 and go into the direct input of a little Zoom digital recorder. It works great. For a project I have this week, I need a gnarlier midrange sound than what the rather scooped, polite MB200...

A singer/songwriter/acoustic guitarist I've been working with would like to start a project with that configuration. He asked me to come up with examples of it. He's mainly interested in ideas to help with switching from rhythm to lead and back, without emptiness happening. He is pretty good...

This would be a NBD post, except that I bought this bass on November 19. "New to TB", I guess! Anyway... These things are for real. I bought it immediately when Guitar Center reduced them to $179. I was down to 10 basses and didn't NEED another. :whistle: But the price got me, as well as the...

You can file this under "Who cares?" if you like. I've always felt that rock fans employ the term when they encounter bass which they can actually *hear*, for once, and which is interesting. Jack Bruce, Chris Squire, Geddy Lee, et al. Of course, it derives from "lead guitar", which solos over...

Recently, I attended a wedding reception where the entertainment was live musicians playing along with tracks. I mean the tracks weren't backing tracks, but original hit versions of classics, and the guys (sax, keyboards, drums) were either doubling their counterparts, or, in the case of the sax...