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Let's spread some musical misinformation
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They say... When you are about to have a baby, you 'Glow'......
Maybe the amps glow because they are pregnant ?
Maybe pregnant amps are how we get preamps.
Boss pedals were originally named "Temp Worker" pedals, but were renamed in an attempt to sell more of them.
Audience having a hard time hearing you? You're not "cutting through the mix"? Usually, it's due to standing right in front of your rig, blocking the speakers. I often advise bass players to lie down flat on the stage, for this reason.
Face down, if you want to emphasize the 500-800 Hz range.
Face up, if your female lead singer is wearing a short skirt.
Initially you had a choice of all black or all white piano keys until a domino company Steinway changed it to its current format.
originally piano keys were green, red, orange yellow and blue, but because TV and camera film at the time was only in Black and White, they figured that no-one would be able to see the colours, so they just made the keys in Black and White
They are pondering a name change to "Gig Worker" which makes more sense.
It's the origin of the term 'blue note' as the blue ones were for playing the blues. The other music genres the greens, the reds, the oranges and the yellows lacked enduring popularity.
The flower girl at my wedding was told to throw flower petals at the people watching the service. But since I am a bass player l had her toss compression pedals.... 4 guests were Hurt...
F#m is the most agricultural of all keys.
Most early Korn songs are written in F#m and harkens back to the early days when the band played county fairs in the mid-west. Originally named Corn in the hopes of attracting farmers to their show. However, after a tour of German agricultural fairs, the band changed their name to Korn.
Many of the songs were transposed into other keys later by Fieldy, who is an under-recognized giant in the field of music theory.
Most early Korn songs are written in F#m and harkens back to the early days when the band played county fairs in the mid-west. Originally named Corn in the hopes of attracting farmers to their show. However, after a tour of German agricultural fairs, the band changed their name to Korn.
Many of the songs were transposed into other keys later by Fieldy, who is an under-recognized giant in the field of music theory.
After five gigs and proportionate sharing out of performance fees based on importance, top air-bassists can afford one of these
