Let's spread some musical misinformation

[GBassNorth]

A little known fact:
The Epiphone company, which worked closely with Les Paul on the invention of the cone of silence got its name from its first successful product. The product, a very special type of phone was so off the wall it was considered an "epic" achievement in its day. The Epic Phone company was born and later shortened their name to Epiphone. Here's a picture of a couple of early users of the original Epic Phone product (marketed as a Shoe Phone)...

 

[FretNoMore]

Correct. They even made a lightweight combo for practice and smaller venues...

That is just wrong in so many ways ...

... now back to misinformation.

 

[Jay2U]

The guitar player in my band installed a custom on/off mute switch on one of his guitars, it was wired directly into the output jack. Between songs he was always in the jack off mode.

The exeption to the rule, as most guitar players are in jack off mode during their solos. Oops, this isn't misinformation.

 

[kenneffdupriest]

My G&L neck was hand crafted by George Fullerton and the electronics were done by Leo Fender himself

 

[GBassNorth]

My G&L neck was hand crafted by George Fullerton and the electronics were done by Leo Fender himself

The G&L bass was the first 34" long scale bass. Up until it came out everything else was about 30". In fact G&L stands for "Good and Long".

Fender did toy around with a long scale design where the neck would telescope from the normal 30" length to a long scale 34" neck. It was called the Tele (as in telescoping) bass but never really took off due to obvious technical difficulties with strings and frets. Fender quickly cast that idea aside and went with a fixed 34" neck length. The resulting bass was called the Telecaster bass as a tribute to the Telescoping bass design that was cast aside.

 

[pklima]

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[GBassNorth]

Always leave your noise gate pedal locked when not using it, otherwise your sound might escape.

 

[GBassNorth]

The other day I was at the local guitar store with my wife looking at bass pedals. I asked my wife which one sounded best to her, a Way Huge Swollen Pickle or a Big Muff. She looked kind of puzzled and responded, "personally I'd go for the way huge swollen pickle but you'd probably get more use out of a big muff". I'm not sure she understood the question.

 

[jetgraphics]

Playing in tune, on tempo, and in key is a sign of mediocrity.

 

[Jay2U]

The P-bass is the one and only original long scale bass. All other long scale basses are copies. This has been confirmed by Steve Harris, who measured the fret positions of a variety of basses. He reported that the frets are in the exact same positions as on a his P-bass, so they have to be copies.

 

[zontar]

I own one of the basses played by Jack Bruce when he was in Cream--although I have replaced the neck, the body, the electronics, the hardware & the strings...

 

[GBassNorth]

Many bass players have never taken the time to learn proper string fretting techniques. But with patience and practice anyone can become an accomplished bass player utilizing hammer on and offs, taping, bending and other left hand string techniques to add real dimension to their tone.

Lets focus briefly on proper string bending technique. While holding your bass in the natural playing position and using standard tuning you'll note that the string nearest the lower bout is the G string and the string nearest the upper bout is the E string. String bending allows the player to alter the fretted note on the board from its natural sound to as much as a whole note difference without having to move to a different fret. Where most bass players fall short is their understanding of just how useful this technique is.

Take the third fret on the A string for example. In standard tuning, fretting this position will yield a C note. But fretting the string in that position and then pushing (or "bending") it up towards the E string side of the neck will also bring the note up to a C sharp. Many bass players know and use this technique. However, a much less used technique is to instead, pull the string down towards the G string side of the neck. By pulling down on the string (vs pushing up on it) you will actually lower the note from a C to a B.

So there you have it. Remember push up on the string to take the note up to the next half step or pull down on the string to drop the note down to the last half step. Practice this and amaze your friends and band mates!

 

[Deleted member 264575]

So there you have it. Remember push up on the string to take the note up to the next half step or pull down on the string to drop the note down to the last half step. Practice this and amaze your friends and band mates!

This works. People that use drop D tuners are pussies. Using light gauge strings and the proper amount of force, I got a low C from my E string once.
Honest.

 

[Don Kasper]

(While playing a "Boner" bass) - Is it true that if you have a gig that lasts 4 hours or more, you should immediately call your Luthier?

 

[zontar]

A well maintained P-Bass is all you need to prepare a 7 course meal for 8.

 

[Jay2U]

I own one of the basses played by Jack Bruce when he was in Cream--although I have replaced the neck, the body, the electronics, the hardware & the strings...

Did you also replace the mojo?

 

[Jay2U]

Found on the interwebs: Prototype of the 2016 heavily relic'd StingRay.

 

[zontar]

Did you also replace the mojo?

It replaced itself.

 

[Manichga]

A key signature is just a suggestion.

 

[GBassNorth]

Actually, most people don't know that F sharp is the heaviest of all the key signatures. It weighs 6 pounds.
See for yourself...