Search results for query: *

  1. Richard Miller

    Is a drum machine really necessary to learn bass?

    I have the SR 16 with powered Mackie's and love it!
  2. Richard Miller

    Is a drum machine really necessary to learn bass?

    Metronome practice is good for reinforcing your timing. A drum machine serves the same purpose, you just have a wider variety of things to play to. Makes it less boring. Even a cheap machine will probably have a good selection of patterns to choose from and you can change tempo on the fly. Is...
  3. Richard Miller

    Is 40 degrees F too cold to leave a bass in a car trunk?

    It's my understanding it's not so much the temperature as it is rapid change in temperature. Regardless, the more you subject an insturmemnt to variable conditions, the greater the chance of something unfortunate happening. As for the insturment itself, there are too many variables to say what...
  4. Richard Miller

    Stage attire redux

    I prefer something conservative like this .
  5. Richard Miller

    How crazy is it to have 5 basses and not gig??

    Sanity is overrated....
  6. Richard Miller

    How much can you really improve as an adult (30 and up)

    Barring disease or "mis-adventure", the human brain is capable of evolving and learning new things it's entire life. What's important is to keep tasking it. I'm 62 and almost every time I pick up one of my basses for more than a few minutes, I play or do something I've never done before. There...
  7. Richard Miller

    What’s the cheapest bass you’ve been/are amazed with?

    My Squire Precision in my profile pic $350 from China!
  8. Richard Miller

    Stage Wardrobe

    How about some of this
  9. Richard Miller

    Are higher priced Fenders really worth it?

    I guess it would depend on how you define "worth". I have a number of less than $1000.00 basses that I love playing. If I had buckets of money to dispose of, I might spring for an elite type bass, but if you're happy with what you have, what more do you need. BTW, one of my most recent...
  10. Richard Miller

    Other band mates recording your parts?

    I think it would depend on how much creative input he contributed. If the bass part was stylistically distinct and had hooks that he wrote, I would be upset to have someone else step in and play them on the finished product without prior consent or attribution. I had a situation like that happen...
  11. Richard Miller

    Top 5 "Bucket List" basses

    German made Hofner, Gibson Thunderbird, 50's era Fender Precision.
  12. Richard Miller

    Bass Setup - Who Does Their Own?

    Dave's World of Fun Stuff on You Tube. Tons of videos for bass and guitar setup.
  13. Richard Miller

    Stage attire 2019

    I favor something casual/conservative. Kinda like this.
  14. Richard Miller

    Church is Stressing Me Out.....

    Stress is often a choice. Relax, and do the best you can with the time they gave you. If it was not enough time to prepare, that's not on you. Focus on the fundamentals first, and work on the "fidldey bits" as time allows.
  15. Richard Miller

    Uncool to try and poach someone's gig, right?

    I see no harm in very respectfully introducing yourself and telling them (including the bass player) you're available if ever needed. They may even know someone else trying to put something together. But actively sugesting to them they replace their current BP, not cool. They can arrive at that...
  16. Richard Miller

    Poll: How do you blend your pickups?

    My main bass, a Jazz, equal neck and bridge, using tone control and changeing finger position to vary tone.
  17. Richard Miller

    What is the longest...

    '78 Fender Jazz. Natural, black pickgauard, maple neck, abalone block inlays. Photo isn't mine, but exactly like it, minus the bridge and PU covers (which I did keep for posterity).
  18. Richard Miller

    Does a 4-string bass become obsolete after picking up a 5-string?

    I have a 5 string, but mostly stick with my four strings. When I can do as much with 4 strings as Jaco, maybe then I'll spend more time with the 5 string.
  19. Richard Miller

    New Kay K162 Electric Pro Bass Reissue

    Just received my Kay K162 from MF. Really like the retro look and the case is kickin'. Unfortunately, as I was getting ready to check it out for the first time, even before I removed it from the case, I heard a clunking sound. After removal from the case, I rotated it to check it out and heard...
  20. Richard Miller

    I Need Opinions

    I know it sounds kinda lame, but how about no pickgaurd?