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Hey there. I'm new to this board. Been stalking/roaming around as a reader for a while. My band has two guitarists. One has zero issues and does...
I'm stuck and trying to improve my speed. Any tips are appreciated. Right now I can play 16th notes at ~140 BPM with a pick, ~100 BPM with two...
Hey, so I decided to upgrade from combo amps, and I bought myself my first head a few days ago! Which is a Peavey tour 700 (700 watts at 4 ohms,...
i am playing in a blues band.. i am trying to decide on another bass for use with the band. So i am asking about some input from others on the...
Playing a festival in a few weeks. Offered back line is either Eden wt800 with eden 410 Or SVT Bass Amp So, i expect everyone will say pick the...
Like a bunch of other folks here, I was a pretty decent bass guitarist for years prior to moving to upright. Other than dabbling with it on...
Can't find a good tutorial on this - picking or fingering. Was recently requested to play triplets, as in Run for the hills by Iron Maiden, which...
It was just some talk show/boring poopie. But I just never had this happen to me before. I was practicing at a different location than I normally...
Okay long story short, my wife and I are building out our home studio. She has started in on guitar, and piano, and I am still in love with the...
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been getting a headstart on new year's resolution to get my muted sixteenth note double thumbing together. having a fun, challenging, time, but...
Hi all, New user and inexperienced setup/repair guy. I have a Yamaha TRB 1005J which I've had for some time and was looking to upgrade it both...
I mostly play with my fingers, but I figured I should learn to pick too. I have a problem with mostly only being able to do down strokes and...
I'm a newer bassist (guitar convert) and my friend pointed out to me a few nights ago, that I was finger picking wrong. I made the argument, that...
Long story short: Hobby band, played out a couple of times at open mics, still building a setlist, I played bass until I quit because of the...
Introduction Before starting, I'd like to mention that I actually used to play the bass when I was a teenager (like 8 years ago), but I was way...
Hello, I'm really quite enamored with Peter Steele's picking technique during his time with Type O Negative. In every video that I've seen him...
I'll try to explain this as easy as I can. I play with a pick. I've noticed when I start playing I start out going in a up and down motion....then...
So I need help picking out a mic. I need a mic that has a wide cardiod pattern and will work well picking up the entire band. The intended purpose...
My new band was offered a gig recently, and we need to come up with a name soon. Over the past few days I've written down ideas as they came to...
Anyone ever owned one or know much about them. The seller is local and he said it was fine other than the action needed some adjustment. As long...
So I originally learned to play bass with a pick, but have been a primarily fingerstyle player for a couple years now. I know how to get the setup...
Hi guys, I'm using a Darkglass Tone Capsule and just swapped out EMG GZRs for M&V Atlas pickups. It sounds SOOO GOOD. However, when my...
New bass player here. I play fingerstyle and pick. For fingerstyle, I have a a comfortable stance and I don't tense up. When using a pick to play...
Don't know a ton about amps but I'm looking for a good jazz tone something warm any suggestions?
I have 2 of these cabs on hold for me at a great price, but I need more info. I would mainly be using it as a pair with my Genz STM-900 on medium...
Hey guys, this is my first post here. I've been playing bass for 1.5 years. I started out playing with a Yamaha RBX170, but have decided to invest...
Good afternoon! I recently bought an Ibanez AEB10E acoustic bass. Great instrument! However, when mic'd my Fender Rumbler refuses to pick up the A...
Hey all, I'm currently using a Marlboro Sound Works 1200R, and I'm looking for something more, professional I guess? Maybe something that gives me...
I am in need of a new bass amp set up. I currently Have an ampeg ba115 and its just not cutting it. I am looking for a head- cab set up with lots...
A while back i had a pair of tubes fail on me, so I went through amazon and replaced the pair with these.. Amazon.com: Groove Tubes...
It does. I'm putting a new cover band together, we have contacts we can get gigs from but I'd like to be able to at least tell them the name of...
I play pick style near the bridge of the bass, and when i play a song with a good amount of chromatic scales (EX: Anything by punk rock band...
I'm a fairly new bass player(less than 2 years). I have however DJed for 20 years and played guitar (acoustic) all my life. I have just ordered a...
Finally! I understand now how bass players master finger technique. I'ts nothing to do with hours of practice and stubborn resistance to the...
Just pre-ordered mine. It becomes available November 27 2015. I've been waiting for this one. Good reviews from the showings so far. [IMG]...
Hello fellow pick-using bassists! Recently I started listening to Meshuggah more closely and found myself buying almost their entire discography....
