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Let's spread some musical misinformation
- Thread starter pklima
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Just like roundwound strings get dull with age, flats actually get brighter with use.
Contrary to the marketing lies Rotosound will tell you, Entwistle got his legendary bright tone by using James Jamerson's old strings. You see, over time Jamerson's LaBella flats would get too bright for Motown, so he'd send his used sets over to The Ox.
Contrary to the marketing lies Rotosound will tell you, Entwistle got his legendary bright tone by using James Jamerson's old strings. You see, over time Jamerson's LaBella flats would get too bright for Motown, so he'd send his used sets over to The Ox.
"12 Bar Blues" was invented in a red-light disctrict of New Orleans that had 12 bars all featuring local performers who wanted each other to know how they felt when they woke up that morning. It gained popularity because the 12 bars were all that could fit on one side of early gramophone records.
Did you know that the guitar was originally designed to have 5 strings? That's right, one string for each finger.
Since D'addario hadn't started making strings at that point, the stings were prone to breaking, so a 6th string was added to be used as a spare.
That's why there are 2 E strings on the guitar!
And Remember... You read it on the internet, so it must be true.
Since D'addario hadn't started making strings at that point, the stings were prone to breaking, so a 6th string was added to be used as a spare.
That's why there are 2 E strings on the guitar!
And Remember... You read it on the internet, so it must be true.
Disco was first performed in the court of Louis 14th. in France by a band of travelling gypsies invited in to perform music that royalty was unaccustomed to hearing....
The term "Get Down" was introduced on the same night when friendly bands of gypsies thought their brethren had been captured and opened fire on the doormen and sentries with longbows......
The term "Get Down" was introduced on the same night when friendly bands of gypsies thought their brethren had been captured and opened fire on the doormen and sentries with longbows......
Few people know that Elvis Presley lip-synced every single song he ever performed on stage........his penchant for excessive stage-fright rendered him speechless before he went out under the lights......
He also lyp-synced the non-singing parts such as "thank you.....thank you very much"......
He also lyp-synced the non-singing parts such as "thank you.....thank you very much"......
Paul McCartney never played a single bass note on any studio-produced Beatle's album......
Everything you hear is Carol Kaye.
Everything you hear is Carol Kaye.
Nikolai Tesla actually built the first super-power bass amp...and also the first electric bass guitar.
The amp was so powerful that it actually changed weather patterns........it was dismantled for fear of a cataclysmic disaster....
The HARP project is actually part of a schematic for an even bigger amp than the first one......designed by Tesla but was proven to be unmarketable to the general public. Certain parts of it were retained and redesigned for use by the military.
If you get within one mile of HARP you can still hear the "amp hum" to this day.
The amp was so powerful that it actually changed weather patterns........it was dismantled for fear of a cataclysmic disaster....
The HARP project is actually part of a schematic for an even bigger amp than the first one......designed by Tesla but was proven to be unmarketable to the general public. Certain parts of it were retained and redesigned for use by the military.
If you get within one mile of HARP you can still hear the "amp hum" to this day.
John Paul Jones, and Jimmy Page were just session "credit names" used by English producers for whoever would lay down a line for minimal pay. The two gentlemen who got the gig weren't Robert Plant's first choices, but another talented kid that played drums found "these ol' blokes who could fit the part." Led Zep was born!
fnord!
another session byliner named Jeff Beck played half the songs on the first lp, but was screwed outta the profits!
fnord!
another session byliner named Jeff Beck played half the songs on the first lp, but was screwed outta the profits!
To ensure new strings last as long as possible tube your bass to CFBE then run a block of cheese up and down the strings. A sharp cheddar will enhance the bright tones while swiss is better for mellow tones. To lock in the treatment alternate between blow drying andicing the strings.
A bent neck can be fixed by short, abrupt blows from a mallet. 3 lb and up are the most effective.
To ensure you cover the full frequency spectrum essential to playing bass a rig should include two of each size of driver from 4" up to 18".
Telling a bass player to turn down is a sign of respect and admiration among guitar players and vocalists. This is the highest form of praise attainable in their culture.
The bass serves no musical purpose in a band setting whatsoever. It was invented in the 40's as a way to get music enthusiasts to buy more equipment and thus generate greater profit for companies like Fender, Gibson, and Standard Oil. Most bass cabinets and amps of the time were identical to guitar equivalents but had up to 4 cinderblocks added to make them seem more sturdy. This explains the size and weight of vintage SVT amps.
Basses with more than 4 strings were a joint venture between string and instrument manufacturers intended to lure unwitting musicians into paying considerably more for replacement strings.
A bent neck can be fixed by short, abrupt blows from a mallet. 3 lb and up are the most effective.
To ensure you cover the full frequency spectrum essential to playing bass a rig should include two of each size of driver from 4" up to 18".
Telling a bass player to turn down is a sign of respect and admiration among guitar players and vocalists. This is the highest form of praise attainable in their culture.
The bass serves no musical purpose in a band setting whatsoever. It was invented in the 40's as a way to get music enthusiasts to buy more equipment and thus generate greater profit for companies like Fender, Gibson, and Standard Oil. Most bass cabinets and amps of the time were identical to guitar equivalents but had up to 4 cinderblocks added to make them seem more sturdy. This explains the size and weight of vintage SVT amps.
Basses with more than 4 strings were a joint venture between string and instrument manufacturers intended to lure unwitting musicians into paying considerably more for replacement strings.
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Anything ever said about this pedal and the associated routing diagram.
Anything ever said about this pedal and the associated routing diagram.
As we all know lengthy cable runs can diminish the presence of the upper portion of the audible frequency spectrum. As this is ESPECIALLY detrimental to bass I have been experimenting with ways to reduce the effect. I started by slowly eliminating different pedals, my effects loop, and my pedal board entirely then experimenting with different cables. I have now progressed to 1 low loss component between my bass and my amp. I have had to adjust my playing somewhat to work around the new setup, and my stage presence is somewhat diminished. But every single Hz of my playing is now accurately reproduced with no coloring or loss. I can really tell it's made a huge difference because now when I play the audience can't stop looking at me. And BONUS, it turns out that buying one of these is considerably cheaper than all of the gear I used previously.
I'm now considering modding my bass and amp to use 1/8" input/output jacks to shorten the cable run from tip to tip.
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Fun Facts
Prior to the advent of tape and digital delays musicians used to run a line from the unused 1/4" "to speaker" output of their amp into the effects loop return. This cable routing would create a cascading delay style effect. The delay interval was controlled using varying lengths of cable. Usually only professional musicians could afford to do this as a 5ms delay required approximately 7,000 feet of cable to achieve. That's why all older style amps use 1/4" outputs instead of speak-on, it was considered a design feature and was a big selling point.
Similarly before the advent of the high wattage amps we know and love today top level musicians would chain together amps to achieve the wattage necessary to power their rigs. By routing the 1/4" "to speaker" output into the input of a second identical amp you could add the wattage just like resistors in series. In order to achieve 1,000 watts a performer would require 5 200 watt amplifiers wired in series.
The standard tuning we all know and love became standard once rock and roll was developed. Musicians soon learned that using EADG tuning they could play ANY song using only open strings. It wasn't until the rise of hip hop music that the B string and associated tuning was added to accommodate for the lower bass notes the artists preferred.
The vintage style coiled instrument cables were actually a huge part of why many famous musicians had such phenomenal playing. The tight coils of the cable extended over a long distance made them into a highly sensitive receiving device not unlike an antenna. In fact these cables became such sensitive receivers that they could actually pick up the subtle changes in electrical output within the players brain. If you look closely artists like Hendrix were only actually playing about 1/3 of the notes heard on their recordings, the rest of the sound is being transmitted from his brain into the cable. That's why their licks were so amazing, we were actually hearing what they THOUGHT it should sound like. Unfortunately due to the proliferation of television, radio, cell phones, and the internet the density of radio interference is now too great and any signal put out by the human brain is drowned out. That's why many modern players just can't measure up to the rock and roll gods of old.
I'm now considering modding my bass and amp to use 1/8" input/output jacks to shorten the cable run from tip to tip.
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Fun Facts
Prior to the advent of tape and digital delays musicians used to run a line from the unused 1/4" "to speaker" output of their amp into the effects loop return. This cable routing would create a cascading delay style effect. The delay interval was controlled using varying lengths of cable. Usually only professional musicians could afford to do this as a 5ms delay required approximately 7,000 feet of cable to achieve. That's why all older style amps use 1/4" outputs instead of speak-on, it was considered a design feature and was a big selling point.
Similarly before the advent of the high wattage amps we know and love today top level musicians would chain together amps to achieve the wattage necessary to power their rigs. By routing the 1/4" "to speaker" output into the input of a second identical amp you could add the wattage just like resistors in series. In order to achieve 1,000 watts a performer would require 5 200 watt amplifiers wired in series.
The standard tuning we all know and love became standard once rock and roll was developed. Musicians soon learned that using EADG tuning they could play ANY song using only open strings. It wasn't until the rise of hip hop music that the B string and associated tuning was added to accommodate for the lower bass notes the artists preferred.
The vintage style coiled instrument cables were actually a huge part of why many famous musicians had such phenomenal playing. The tight coils of the cable extended over a long distance made them into a highly sensitive receiving device not unlike an antenna. In fact these cables became such sensitive receivers that they could actually pick up the subtle changes in electrical output within the players brain. If you look closely artists like Hendrix were only actually playing about 1/3 of the notes heard on their recordings, the rest of the sound is being transmitted from his brain into the cable. That's why their licks were so amazing, we were actually hearing what they THOUGHT it should sound like. Unfortunately due to the proliferation of television, radio, cell phones, and the internet the density of radio interference is now too great and any signal put out by the human brain is drowned out. That's why many modern players just can't measure up to the rock and roll gods of old.
Leo Fender bought his saxophone from Les Paul at one of Les's garage sales........
Both were failed saxophone players initially.....
Both were failed saxophone players initially.....
