standards

Those interested in learning or teaching walking bass may have come across "The Low Down, vols 1 & 2" by Danny Ziemann (@dkziemann). Since I have...

Hey all my uprighteous brethren. I usually post in the electric bass forums, but I was hoping of you might advise me on this. Could you recommend...

I’ve owned an American Standard for years and have wondered why the American Standards and King Moretones were made with a longer string length...

Hey there, So I've recently started a jazz standards trio with a guitar player and drummer. We're looking at playing some restaurant/coffee shop...

Hi, all. In the back of Mark Levine's "Jazz Theory" he has a repetoire list, including a bunch of tunes he says, "Don't go to NYC without knowing...

I'm looking to install string trees on the necks of two of my builds. Both have J-replacement necks: one is a Moses Graphite and the other is...

A 2017 American Professional series Precision. 1800 Euro = 2200 USD Is this neck-pocket gap within acceptable standards? To me it just looks...

Unless I've been out if the loop, the description of the pickups in the blurbs for the MIM standard p and j as "modern" is relatively recent. IIRC...

Their set list would probably look like this. Autumn Doggies All the Doggies you are Take the Doggie Train Stella by Doggielight On Green Doggie...

I have gig coming up in a Cuban restaurant playing 'Latin jazz'. I know a lot of jazz standards and many latin tunes wrtiten by jazz guys but not...

ive been playing bass for something like 14 years now and I never bothered to learn bass clef or how to read sheet music when playing bass, I did...

How's everyone doing today? I was just playing through one of my all-time favorite songs, "Afro Blue", and got to wondering what were some...

Feeling this massive itch to do this...here is my goal, background and plan Goal I want to open up the local scene to new jazz songs that...

I was reflecting the other day that all of our jazz standards in our set list for my trio and quartet are old standards -- great stuff -- Miles,...

I'm looking at possibly getting a new upright in the coming six months and have been looking into the New Standards. Most of what I've seen...

'Pretty sure I have not posted this workbench here; someone asked if they could get another look at it. Here are couple of vintage American...

Hi, I normally don't play jazz, sometimes swing and walking bass lines, but not really jazz songs. Anyway, I've been asked if I can help the son...

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Just curious -- a lot of us hold 70s Fenders in high regard, even though some were lemons and others gems. The '08 ('12?) -'16 American Standard...

Hey all, Does anyone know of any more modern trios/quartets/etc that are doing some jazz standards? The best thing I came across so far was Hank...

Pretty straight forward here. What are some jazz and funk artists/groups/songs that you feel are essential material for every bass player to...

Crisper snares, smaller, higher-pitched toms, lighter cymbals...

Where do I find bass line transcriptions for Dean Martin, Connie Francis etc.

Hi all, I wanted to learn some jazz standards in a way - that when someone will call a standard during jam session I will be able to make bass...

Could someone please help me find and link me jazz standards recorded in the time signatures 9/8 or 9/4

I'm mainly a guitarist/drummer who plays bass in a couple bands, but rarely practices outside of band practice. Since I play drums and guitar...

At one of the old biker saloons on the local club strip, there's a sign on the stage for the musicians: "NO MUSTANG SALLY -- THE BARTENDER WILL...