Versatile amp set-up for guitar/bass - any ideas peoples?
Question: I'm involved in a project where I don't know whether I'll be playing bass or guitar in the long term, I just know that I'll be playing one of them, and I'm looking for a rig that's gonna' be versatile without sounding awful. I've come to the conclusion that a Fender Bassman tube head ...
- Does anyone actually prefer vintage bass guitars and amps to what's out on the market these days?
Question:Does anyone actually prefer vintage bass guitars and amps to what's out on the market these days? Answer:In my opinion,the new Fender Bass guitars are good for the garbage. The Fender re-issues play and sound NOTHING like the originals. They play like trees.The Ken Smith's,Padulla's,To ...
tagged: Vintage Bass Guitars- any good links on slap technique and any video recommendations about using Yamaha BBNH4 bass guitar?
Question:I just picked up a used Yamaha BBNH4 bass guitar. It was the right price for my budget and I liked the sound of it. Answer:Uh, you're not looking hard enough. Ebay... Google... Slap Bass Should give you a lot of results.
tagged: Used Bass Guitar- help and/or suggestions with a bass guitar?
Question:I received the bass that I had bid on and won on ebay today and have a question about tuning it. It is a 5 string bass and I have no idea what to tune the 5th string to. I have a guitar tuner and have tuned the first 4 strings to G D A and E, but I don't know what to do about the 5th s ...
tagged: Tuning A Bass Guitar- I can never get bass guitar to fit well into the mix, help?
Question:I can never get bass guitar to fit well into the mix. I compress it, and adjust volume and EQ and all that stuff, but its always too boomy and just sounds bad. Its an american p-bass into a sansamp bass DI. The actual signal is very good but combined with the drumsAnswer:I read one of ...
tagged: Tune Bass Guitar- was wondering if anyone could help me or give me some tips on how to tune it ?
Question:I recently purchased a bass guitar and was wondering if anyone could help me or give me some tips on how to tune it Answer:First of all, the best way to go is to buy a tuner. If you want to get started before you get your hands on a tuner, try this.
tagged: Tune A Bass Guitar- if you have to include the music, why have tab?
Question:Guitar tab is not a legitimate notation, at least the samples I've seen in various guitar magazines are not. Unlike lute and banjo tab, it lacks a crucial element, the rhythm. I realize that the rhythm can be gotten from the music above, but if you have to include the music, why have t ...
tagged: The Hardest Part Guitar Tab- What musical combos use bass guitar?
Question:I'm a newbie at playing electric bass guitar, and have been browsing this newsgroup for a bit. It sometimes seems as if everybody here plays in rock bands. (When people say they play jazz, they seem almost apologetic sometimes.) I'm wondering what other musical combos are using electri ...
tagged: The Bass Guitar- if anyone had any suggestions for a bass with a short scale.
Question:I am primarily a guitar player who seconds on bass once in a while. I currently have an extemely cheap/extemely cheezy Kent throwdown bass. Answer:That would be a Fender Musicmaster bass, produced 1970-1981, which is indeed short (30 inch) scale. Gibson's EB-0 and EB-3 are also short s ...
tagged: Short Scale Bass Guitar- What's the best way to get a good bass guitar sound when recording on my PC?
Question:What's the best way to get a good bass guitar sound when recording on my PC. So far I've had my best results going direct through my mixer, using a bit of compression, using no effects and having a fairly neutral EQ setting - ie. not overdoing the bass frequencies. Answer:, I had fairl ...
tagged: Recording Bass Guitar- Do all bass guitarists start off with regular guitar?
Question:After not playing an instrument for several years (and back then it was cello, badly), I want to take up an instrument again (especially since I'm in college and half the student body seem to have guitars). I like the sound of bass guitar, and would like to take it up, but people have ...
tagged: Playing Bass Guitar- Why do I play bass like a guitar player?
Question:Let me preface this by saying that I'm a multi-instrumentalist with a pretty good ear and a seemingly natural aptitude for figuring out how to get good tone out of different musical instruments. If they have strings and frets, I can generally figure them out.... Answer:Guitarists rarel ...
tagged: Play Bass Guitar- I was wondering if any of you know of any good online sites with bass lessons so I can start to get a feel of what playing bass is like ?
Question:I'm a guitar player and I recently became interested in learning to play bass. I was looking for a project guitar in a pawn shop the other day and they happened to have a nice looking Ibanez bass out. I fooled around with it for a couple of minutes and that was enough to pique my inter ...
tagged: Online Bass Guitar- What method(s) do you suggest to learn? 1 on 1 with a teacher? pick up a book on guitar lessons? online lessons?
Question: I'm usually lurking/posting on one of the rec.games.(pinball/arcade) groups. Answer:There are all sorts of choices out there, but an LP Studio is okay. You'll get decent resale value out of it. There are all sorts of choices, and all sorts of sounds to go for.
tagged: Online Bass Guitar Lessons- Is the bass another transposing instrument like the guitar?
Question:I have a classical guitar. The lowest string is an E. What are the notes of the strings on the bass compared to that low E on the guitar. Is the bass another transposing instrument like the guitar. Are note played an octave lower than as written? Answer:Bass guitar: tuned 8va lower tha ...
tagged: Notes On A Bass Guitar- What musical combos use bass guitar?
Question:I'm a newbie at playing electric bass guitar, and have been browsing this newsgroup for a bit. It sometimes seems as if everybody here plays in rock bands. (When people say they play jazz, they seem almost apologetic sometimes.) I'm wondering what other musical combos are using electri ...
tagged: Music For Bass Guitar- Does anyone know why all th saxophone instruments,listings are down to nothing?
Question:Does anyone know why all th saxophone listings are down to nothing? There used to be plenty of Mark VI's no more. What's happenning? Answer: have a multipart hypothesis about the supply (and price) of Ebay saxophones and other instruments, based upon informal but regular observation of ...
tagged: Musical Instruments Bass- would Roy McAlister, Hank Mauel, Lance McCollum, Mark Blanchard or Jim Merrill build a guitar for him?
Question:Yeah, but the real question is: would Roy McAlister, Hank Mauel, Lance McCollum, Mark Blanchard or Jim Merrill build a guitar for him? Answer:I can't speak for any of them, obviously, but I suspect most luthiers in the business would make the man a guitar. Regardless of what any of us ...
tagged: Michael Jackson Guitar- Anyone know the bass tab to the bass line repeated over and over in MIchael Jackson's classic Billie Jean ???
Question:Anyone know the bass tab to the bass line repeated over and over in MIchael Jackson's classic Billie Jean ??? Answer:Try this: 1------------------------ 2------------------------ 3------------------------ 4-----3--5--3----------- 5---5----------5--3--5-- 6-3----------------------
tagged: Michael Jackson Bass Tabs- Can anyone offer any suggestions or sources of info on recording clean, clear, tight, and full Bass guitar?
Question:Can anyone offer any suggestions or sources of info on recording clean, clear, tight, and full Bass guitar? (Compression Tips, EQ Tips, other processing?) Answer:The *best* signal chain on earth begins with the player. Then there's the bass. Then there's the amp or DI box. Then there's ...
tagged: Me And My Bass Guitar
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