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Let's spread some musical misinformation
- Thread starter pklima
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That's the prototype for tinfoil hats.
That's the best metal for light metal.
Like a multi-stage rocket, this example has explosive bolts such that you can jettison the lower portion to reach higher notes when soloing. They are still working on that to ensure it doesn't detonate into your pedal board or feet, though. Occasionally some have ricocheted off the stage and hit the singer in the back of the head, but it's considered a bonus if the singer is unconscious during guitar solos, and often the singer likes being spared having to listen to the solo. If it's a rowdy crowd it can also be used to defend the stage.
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Metal players are anemic and therefore require the obvious, Iron Tablets.
If your bass is too heavy, try lighter strings.
High string tension is often a result of environment: Undue player stress, band/social drama, deconstructive jazz and aggro metal styles can all contribute to high string tension.
Your instrument is an extension of you; helping to create a peaceable, relaxed, confident environment for your musical context is likely to reduce string tension and promote proper intonation.
Your instrument is an extension of you; helping to create a peaceable, relaxed, confident environment for your musical context is likely to reduce string tension and promote proper intonation.
Stress cracks in the finish of your bass guitar isn’t caused by temperature differentials. It caused by the player experiencing stress in their life.
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That's right, @StereoPlayer , your internal well-being as a musician can directly transfer to your instrument's physical condition. Consider the stress that Pete Townsend must have been coping with, for example, to have had instruments literally fall apart or explode in his hands?
As musicians who perform in front of live audiences, it's important to consider the kind of energy we transfer to our instruments, and even to other people, when we perform.
In my new book, "String Tension, and the Connected Universe", I present a simple and very accessible program...
I have all of @Count Bassie ’s books and tapes. He was on Dr. Phil once.
Bass boats are built from unwanted and discarded bass guitars.
You can also change musical genres to help, e.g. changing from heavy metal to light jazz. Playing soft rock will ruin your instrument, though, by turning all the maple and alder to pine or basswood.
Fret buzz is what happens when you drop your head or cab during load in. You're so worried that parts may have been knocked loose that you fret about the possibility of them buzzing while you play.
