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Silicone String Bass

Question:
>Does anyone know about a small electric bass with silicone bass strings that is >supposed to sound like an acoustic bass? >Roman
Mine is original Guild Ashbory serial number 61 photos ofit are at www.kenrobertson.net

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Does anyone know about a small electric bass with silicone bass strings that is supposed [...]

Setup Question (Strings)

Question:
Damn, I thought I was the only one who did that. Kirk
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Trevor, > After attaching the ball end of the string on the bass, I take the loose end > of the string in my left hand. >   [...]

Going both ways…

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Like some others here I play both guitar and bass. There are many posts here about ignorant guitar players. And for the most part I agree. Many guitar players don’t know the first thing about percussion and harmony. But most bass players understand the chord progressions and scales that [...]

Tenor and Piccolo Basses

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I can’t seem to find any info on these.  I know Victor Wooten plays a Fodera tenor and I have read that Elrick makes some, but they are not on the web site.  Any info you can tell me about them would be greatly appreciated: How are they strung?  Who makes them? [...]

Upright Bass Limitations…or Possibilities?

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Recently, in an effort to immerse myself in the Ray Brown ethos, I purchased an upright bass and have been taking some lessons on form and stance. Generally, it seems like the instrument is quite mechanically difficult to play (relative to the electric — heck the neck hits the body [...]

Tuning

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I am learning some of my favorite bands songs. On alot of them, it says that the guitar should have a drop d tuning. What does that mean and how would I tune my guitar like this? Thanks.

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> It means that your low E needs to be dropped a half step to [...]

electric bass in modern classical music?

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>You wouldn’t have a recording of Failing would you?  It’s impossible to >track down…..
Is it on State of the Bass? (pleading total ignorance of R. Black): <http://db3.gemm.com/c/search.pl?sid=362304227&key=72788&field=ARTIST+… ITLE&wild=state+of+the+bass> –Tom Paterson

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Bang on a Can Live vol. 1    CRI 1992 http://www.bangonacan.org/store/recordingsbang.html Robert Black State of the [...]

Small hands on Bass Guitar

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Twang said: > Pbass body.. J bass neck.. one of if not the first modifications to basses > that is still very popular. > First time I ever saw that was the Fendermen of Mule Skinner Blues fame.. > (if I remember right).. at the Surf Ballroom. > Twang! > [...]

Eagles Concert

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sounds like a great show!

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They are a really talented group vocally, their ability to harmonize is great.     Brian
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I just got back from seeing the Eagles in Greensboro, NC.  Our seats were > off to stage right, somewhere in [...]

a tale worth telling… (semi-long)

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writes: >Dirty little secret: I made it through 12 years of keyboard and still >have trouble reading the staffs. I have to sit there and work it out >and memorize it. I can’t sight-read. It’s just how my brain works.
I can’t sight-read either, but I didn’t take lessons for as [...]