How do people like Jimmy Smith, Larry Goldings & Joey Defrancesco get their left hand bass to cut through so well?
Question: I'm a rather average jazz organist who plays an English C3 with 145 & 122RV. I've been using a custom pedal sustain unit for three or four years now although I am starting to notice the mer...
- Do you ever play reverse-handed guitar?
Question: My friend left me his left-handed guitar for some maintenance and set-up. I play right handed but was just curious to try to play reverse-handed. Now I've kinda stolen his guitar as I found...
- I've been told that not playing a bass left-handed is why I'm not as good as I could be. Is this true?
Question: Any lefties out there who play a right-handed bass? Answer: I'm also a leftie playing a right handed bass. And I don't even understand why some lefties play left-handed basses. What the h...
- How hard is it to learn bass left handed if you learned to play right handed guitar?
Question: Just started learnin guitar, and find myself also wanting to learn bass at a later date. There's this sweet vintage bass near by, but its left handed...hmmm How hard is it to learn bass lef...
- should I buy a right handed guitar ?
Question: I'm just starting to play but I am left handed should I buy a right handed guitar (I leart it right) or better a left handed Answer: It's up to you, really, but if you're more comfortable...
- Just wandering, as any else though about relearning the guitar left handed?
Question: Just wandering, as any else though about relearning the guitar left handed? (well if you are left handed then relearning right handed). I found learing the guitar a very rewarding experianc...
- 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 ...
- 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------...
- 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, ...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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 t...
- 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 o...
- 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 Iban...
- 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 instrum...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 bas...
- 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...
- 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 th...