Let's spread some musical misinformation

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Roundwounds are so called because they are all round strings for playing sharps, flats, and naturals, and in all styles, apart from TI Jazz Rounds.

 

[Count Bassie]

Music sucks.

Only when you're the never-getting-laid bass player.

 

[Justinvs]

^^Absolutely misinformation.^^

Flats contain ONLY flat notes. If you want the full complement, you must buy an eight stringed bass with brights (only sharp notes) in alternating positions.

An alternative is to put two flats on each peg with the flat part facing each other, thus giving you the best of both flat and round strings.

 

[Jay2U]

Half rounds can be bought as upper half rounds and lower half rounds.

 

[PillO]

Half rounds can be bought as upper half rounds and lower half rounds.

I like the half rounds with the back half round.

 

[kbraker510]

You can’t make a living as a session player.

 

[Count Bassie]

You can’t make a living as a session player.

Hmm. Seems edgy.

 

[PillO]

Most people have their basses tuned in fourths. I tune mine in 7ths. It gives me access to more notes on a string making me a more flexible player.

 

[mrjim123]

I tune mine E-E-E-E, that's right - all 4 strings are tuned to E. I subscribe to the ASWD (Any String Will Do) theory; that keeps it really simple, like playing a one string washtub bass, except that the pickups are better.

 

[PillO]

I tune mine E-E-E-E, that's right - all 4 strings are tuned to E. I subscribe to the ASWD (Any String Will Do) theory; that keeps it really simple, like playing a one string washtub bass, except that the pickups are better.

Works fine until you run into a song in Eb... Try tuning two strings to B that way you can have trouble with songs in Eb and Bb.

 

[Rumbledore]

iphones make great digital pianos that are good as professional

 

[Rumbledore]

Half rounds can be bought as upper half rounds and lower half rounds.

half-rounds are just young rounds... they'll eventually grow-up into full-adult-rounds

 

[Jay2U]

half-rounds are just young rounds... they'll eventually grow-up into full-adult-rounds

Then they end up playing in a certain movie genre.

 

[GBassNorth]

When I was taking lessons we learned the importance of the whole circle of fifths thing to improve our playing ability, but to be quite honest I never made it much past a pint before being totally wasted.

 

[Count Bassie]

When I was taking lessons we learned the importance of the whole circle of fifths thing to improve our playing ability, but to be quite honest I never made it much past a pint before being totally wasted.

Sometimes after-gig we'll sit around and practice the circle of pints. Alwez aftef dhe gij, doh...

 

[Jay2U]

I tried to read musical notation at a very young age. I got startled so badly that I became a bass player.

 

[Count Bassie]

I tried to read musical notation at a very young age. I got startled so badly that I became a bass player.

HO!!!

 

[Rumbledore]

When I was taking lessons we learned the importance of the whole circle of fifths thing to improve our playing ability, but to be quite honest I never made it much past a pint before being totally wasted.

good one

 

[Jay2U]

HO!!!

...is the first word of Santa's script.

 

[GBassNorth]

I tried to read musical notation at a very young age. I got startled so badly that I became a bass player.

I hear ya!
I can do tabs pretty good, but I'd prefer 7up.