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I normally play in structured jazz environments - gigging/rehearsing/studying with real book material and some originals. A couple weeks ago, I...

I know that many of you have heard of the rare condition where people hear music as colors, defined as :Synesthesia a perceptual phenomenon in...

Hey guys, I've been trying to decipher this explanation of JP's scale patterns/digital pattern approach to soloing, but I find it to be rather...

My songwriter buddy is often using a Minor7 flat 5 chord leading to a major. Commonly it'll be Bm7b5 to E Major or C#m7b5 to F# I've got a few...

Hi all, One of the cones in my TE 2103x started farting recently. Couldn't see any damage on the face, but upon removing the driver, it's clear...

I'm going to sound like a noob but I'm still fresh (after years) to EQ in a DAW (with parametric settings) compared to a "set" (can't remember the...

Hey guys, I made a video on you can use groupings as a cool effect, if you have make fill ins. Instead of playing notes, use the rhythmic effect...

Hello Justin Stumbled upon your video and it peaked my interest. [MEDIA] At around 4:00 you are playing those low nasty riffs I really enjoy the...

I play in a band which's style can be described as kind of old school hard rock or heavy metal. I'm trying to improve my playing and increase my...

[MEDIA] This is nice. I also like that he adores my three favorite Meshell Ndegeocello CDs.

I've been thinking about ramps lately, mostly because I do play pretty hard, not thrashing the strings, but I do have to raise the strings up a...

I know how I do it but am curious how everyone else approaches this? By ear training/play by ear I mean you are able to hear a song and play it...

I have always be interested in how power chords are used on bass but I want to get a better understanding of how to use them to make music

I'll try and make this as brief as possible. Band was started with the intention of recording an album and playing some local shows. Originally...

I had to stop playing because of an instruments injury and a following 'bigger than life' flu that I luckily survived. I never had such a long...

So I am a classically trained upright bassist whom picked up electric bass playing out of necessity and lust for more gigs. I knew a good bit of...

I've always bought basses online, but now there's a bass I really like in a local store that sells it for 100$ more than online chains, and I'd...

Hi all back on Berlioz Fantastique...Often, we are asked by our conductor to make sure we (the section) count so we don't get it wrong. But when...

Per earlier thread: “Glass Fretboard – installation and intonation questions”… In order to execute the "bend" (heat and clamp) to straighten the...

I started learning to play guitar a few years ago, and I keep bouncing back and forth between studying Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eddie Van Halen. I...

I've got some odds n ends lying about and want to make a couple of basses of them ... a couple of standard Fender type bodies and a couple of...

Hi all - could use some suggestions from players with more experience than me in working through etude material, be it Js Bach or other. I've...

Hey All, I am still blown away by a local Blues Jam Night's approach. So, I've come across a new Blues night which I am keen to play at. I look...

I'll preface this with a few things. This is a band that plays originals. The parts are open to interpretation from the individual members. 99%...

I'm curious about people's thoughts on some of the bass lines in Blues Traveler. Their song But Anyway came up in an online playlist, and that...