Would this setup work ok for bass?
Question:I have a gig coming up where I will be playing bass. Only thing is that I don't have a bass amp. I do have a 4X10 bass cabinet. Answer:With bass, your biggest concerns are always going to be if you have speakers capable of sounding good with a bass guitar, and survive being played thro ...
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Question:I know this isn't recommended, But if I string a guitar with bass string and set the intonation etc. will the scale difference totally screw my notes? sorry for vaguenessAnswer: Ditto the other post and also the scale length of a guitar isn't going to be long enough for a good bass sou ...
tagged: Bass Guitar Sale- Can anyone tell me about the Warwick Fortress bass guitar? Is it good one and what is the best price I can pay for one?
Question: Can anyone tell me about the Warwick Fortress bass guitar? Is it good one and what is the best price I can pay for one? Answer: I have one and it is a nice bass. Lots of sounds packed in a beautiful package, plus the big upper horn makes for great balance. A little hi-fi'ish but a gre ...
tagged: Warwick Bass Guitar- Does anyone in the group have an good (easy) riffs for me to learn so I can sound cool and not get frustrated?
Question: I am getting a new bass and just getting started playing. I was thinking of getting some black sabbath tabs to play.... Does anyone in the group have an good (easy) riffs for me to learn so I can sound cool and not get frustrated? I play Smoke on the Water (the beginning) on my guitar ...
tagged: Bass Guitar Riffs- Does anyone know of a decent on-line forum that reviews various basses on the market; ie. consumer/user reviews?
Question:Does anyone know of a decent on-line forum that reviews various basses on the market; ie. consumer/user reviews? Answer: have not purchased the standard Urge bass. I have a signature version.-Is the price that much better? The std version has a straight maple neck, a regular set of pic ...
tagged: Bass Guitar Reviews- I am looking for a used Kramer 5150 Eddie Van Halen guitar, please help?
Question:I am looking for a used Kramer 5150 Eddie Van Halen guitar which was sold in the mid to late eighties. It has the trademarkstriping on it and if anyone is selling one or knows of anyone who is selling oneAnswer:You'd be better off making your own from parts (or a basket case) and spray ...
tagged: Van Halen Guitar- is does the D122 do a decent job at recording bass guitar?
Question:I currently own an Audio Technica Pro-25 which I use for recording kick drums and bass guitars. It isa though, awful for kick drums. I was thinking of replacing it with the AKG D112 but I can only afford this if I sell my Pro-25. I find the Pro-25 does an alright job at the bass guitar ...
tagged: Bass Guitar Pro- please help me Tom Anderson Guitar opinions ?
Question: I made the mistake of playing a Tom Anderson Drop Top a few weeks ago and now my Strat just doesn't seem the same. Does anyone have an opinion of these guitars besides the fact that they are expensive as hell? (That's the one my wife pointed out.) Answer:Tom Anderson are one of the fi ...
tagged: Tom Anderson Guitar- Who is the current own Tobias Brand?
Question:I would like to know the history of Tobias Bass Guitar. I known that Micheal Tobias is the founder of Tobias. After that he sold the company to Gibson and Gibson sold to MusicYo. Anyone known about the exactly information, please kindly let me know Who is the current own Tobias Brand A ...
tagged: Tobias Bass Guitars- why kick ass guitar players are not kick ass bass players
Question:Maybe I am an arrogant son of a bitch, but a lot of guitar players seem to think that they can play bass. Though a guitar is similar to a bass (it has strings and pickups) they are both 'approached' differently. This is why kick ass guitar players are not kick ass bass players....and v ...
tagged: Bass Guitar Player- Anyone own a Taylor AB-1 or AB-2 bass?
Question:Anyone own a Taylor AB-1 or AB-2 bass? I'm about to buy an AB-2 all Imbuia model. Any thoughts? I already own an Ovation Celebrity Deluxe Bass and sold a Tacoma Thunderchief because it didn't have the sound I was looking for. Answer:If you *must* own an acoustic bass guitar, the Taylor ...
tagged: Taylor Bass Guitar- Does anybody know of a book that explains the bass guitar basics for guitar players?
Question: have finally found a reasonable priced second-hand bass, a Yamaha 5-string, last weekend. Now I am looking for a good learning book to teach myself. I have been struggling with the guitar for quite some time, so I thing I know where I am supposed to put my fingers (-: And I don't need ...
tagged: Bass Guitar Players- anyone know about price of new Silvertone guitar?
Question:Recently on television, I saw Melissa Ethridge playing what looked to be a new Silvertone guitar. It was a lime green color that I don't believe was part of the Danelectro palate. Then a couple of days later on television, I saw the bass player of another band (I don't recall which) pl ...
tagged: Silvertone Bass Guitar- Is it possible to use a guitar (humbucker type) pickup with a bass?
Question:Is it possible to use a guitar (humbucker type) pickup with a bass? Or would this sound terrible? Answer:You'd probably get very uneven string response. Guitar pickups are designed to have 6 strings above them and have a magnetic field with equal strength at those 6 locations. If you s ...
tagged: Bass Guitar Pickup- Has anyone ever mounted active or passive bass guitar pickups on their upright?
Question:Has anyone ever mounted active or passive bass guitar pickups on their upright? If so - how did you do it? What was the outcome as far as sound. I was watching HardRock Live the other night and they showed Lee Rocker's (from The Stray Cats) bass, and it had Bartollini J style pickups o ...
tagged: Bass Guitar Pickups- I saw a Schecter Hellcat Bass,Any opinions about those too?
Question: was looking into brand name copies companies. I see a lot of Jay Turser stuff area music stores. They have a Warwick Corvette and a Music Man Sting Ray copy. I did not have the chance to try one but what are your opinions, warnings, etc. Answer:
tagged: Schecter Bass Guitar- Are there any recurring problems with Schecter or this particular bass that I should keep an eye open for?
Question:I purchased a Schecter CV-4 4-stringer a couple weeks ago and I am very pleased with it. However, I am beginning to have second thoughts regarding this bass, seeing that I have not heard much of the Schecter company and some posts are leading me to believe its not such a great investme ...
tagged: Schecter Bass Guitars- I have notice some bass players use picks and others don't. Why?
Question:I am a beginner trying to learn to play the bass. I have notice some bass players use picks and others don't. Why? I have small hands and maybe a pick would help me. What does everyone think. Answer: There's lots of excellent bass players with small hands. As long as you can wriggle yo ...
tagged: Bass Guitar Picks- Can a bass amp be over-driven by a bass guitar though?
Question:Can a bass amp be over-driven by a bass guitar though? The guitar is a Samick copy of a Precision Bass ?? Answer:I had a similar problem with a Hartke amp. What I discovered was that it was simply getting to hot. Our practice area was reaching near 90 degrees and the amp was crammed in ...
tagged: Samick Bass Guitar- is there a difference between guitar pedals and bass pedals ?
Question:Can I use and guitar pedal for my bass guitar, or is there a difference ???? If there is... what kind of difference ??? Answer:Usually, a guitar pedal will be voiced for guitar and a bass pedal will be voiced for bass. In other words, the tone of the pedal is optimized for the instrume ...
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