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  1. B

    Middle Finger Plucking Issues

    Hi! I'm hoping someone here can help me with an issue I'm having with plucking: When playing fingerstyle, my middle finger tends to drive the string (particularly the A string into the upper frets making a clicking sound, which I hear over the note I am actually trying to play. It is very...
  2. C

    Crack in the middle of the neck

    So I just noticed a (pretty) long thin crack on the back of my bass’ neck. It’s got me pretty freaked out, but I figure with the changing weather (Northern Canada here) the wood dilated. It’s not wide enough to feel when playing but it catches on your nail if you were to pass it over the crack I...
  3. H

    Four Finger Technique

    How do you do it? T>I>M>R, T>R>M>I, or some other way?
    • HBxSAUCE
    • Thread
    • bass fast finger four four finger index middle string technique thumb
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Technique [BG]
  4. R

    Double Bass Pinky "collapsing" at middle knuckle- any exercises to help keep an arch?

    Today, I noticed that my left pinky is collapsing (not quite locking, like one would do a knee, but flattening out) when I stop the string with it. It isn't anything I've noticed before, so there may be some laziness creeping in. The middle knuckle isn't bent as much as it should be. It's never...
  5. LeeNunn

    Submission Stuck In The Middle With You

    Catchy tune. I transcribed a version I already had, but when I went to get a youtube video, I noticed the versions weren't the same. The youtube version is more interesting. Is there really more than one version of this? And what a weird tune to include in Reservoir Dogs. My favorite...
  6. beaglesandbass

    Injured middle finger on fretting hand - gig tonight.

    Not sure exactly what I did, but I had a gradual onset of pain and swelling in my left middle finger starting Thursday night. Of course, I have a gig tonight. I can't come anywhere close to making a fist, and I don't know how effective I'll be at playing. I told the band that I need to keep...
  7. Hounddog409

    Request Stuck In The Middle by Jeff Healey

    Any help here? I cannot even find chord chart for this version of the classic Stealer's Wheel tune. And the songs on youtube are hard for me to pick up bass..... Chord charts, tabs, what have will be much appreciated
  8. Rum Ham

    Bathroom Emergency in the Middle of a set?

    Just wanted to know if anyone else has had to make a number 2, emergency style, while playing? I know I ain't the only one. It hit about 2 bars into the second song. I started sweating and squeezing my you bum cheeks tight, praying to make it til the end of the song at least. Didn't happen...
  9. Middle Atlantic D3

    For sale Middle Atlantic D3

    Purchased a year ago from Sweetwater and it never made it out of the box! My loss is your gain. This is a factory sealed Middle Atlantic D3 Rack Drawer and 3 space foam inserts, all factory sealed! Lists everywhere for $178, save yourself a few bucks and give your rack the storage space it needs!
    $150.00
  10. A

    For Sale Middle Atlantic D3

    Purchased a year ago from Sweetwater and it never made it out of the box! My loss is your gain. This is a factory sealed Middle Atlantic D3 Rack Drawer and 3 space foam inserts, all factory sealed! Lists everywhere for $178, save yourself a few bucks and give your rack the storage space it needs!
  11. Oren Hudson

    NAD (Leo's Middle Child) 1975 Music Man Model 65

    I've had the cab for a couple of years and finally found the matching head. The cab is upgraded to a JBL K140 and is pristine. The head is in pristine shape as well with 65 watts RMS and 2 channel head with 4 or 8 ohm switch. A match made in heaven with sweet sweet sounds. Enjoy!
  12. M

    Errant Middle Finger

    Good evening everybody, hope you're well. Just a quick question for anyone who may be able to help. I've been running flying-finger drills for the last couple of weeks to try and minimise the amount of movement in the fretting hand as I move across the strings. Now, and although there is a lot...
  13. D Bopp

    Thanks to drunk ADULT FEMALE, my Genz-Benz cab died in middle of gig last night.

    We were playing a popular song last night and a few YOUNG ADULT FEMALES got up on the side of the stage and were dancing. During the chorus, I waived one of them over to sing the backing vocals with me on my mic. ADULT FEMALE comes over to sing, and ends up stepping on my pedals (Boss Bass EQ...
  14. patrickj

    preamp + boost? + poweramp advice

    I'm completely rethinking my rig. Bear with me. [at it's simplest...] I run a pedal preamp (BDI21) into a power amp (nuke3000). With just those two components the volume is fairly low, so I add in a rack compressor (Output knob adds up to +15dB). Volume issues are gone, no clipping anywhere...
  15. D

    Damaged my middle finger

    I am almost 58, somewhat new to bass, played guitar with a pick for years. I am diabetic with some nerve damage. I have given up on playing bass without a pick......attempting to play without a pick has done nothing but cause problems with my thumb and now my middle finger. I won't go into...
  16. JOME77

    US: South Middle Georgia Bass GTT

    SORRY, THE GTG HAS BEEN CANCELED. TO MANY FOLKS HAD CONFLICTS THAT WEEKEND.
  17. R

    Double Bass Help! Dry callus on RH middle finger creating annoying click

    I've recently noticed an audible (to me, and probably to a mic as well) "click" coming from my middle finger in pizz playing that is absent from my index and from doubled-finger pizz. The only thing that's changed over the last few weeks has been me raising the string height at the bridge and...
  18. Dimarzio DP146 Will Power Middle
    Closed

    For sale Dimarzio DP146 Will Power Middle

    Dimarzio DP146, new unopened. Free shipping to 48 conus.
    $60.00
  19. Ler

    No longer available Dimarzio DP146 Will Power Middle

    Dimarzio DP146, new unopened. Free shipping to 48 conus.
  20. njones89

    In the middle of writing a song, need advice how to go forward.

    I am writing a song that is inspired instrumentally by Stairway to Heaven (chord progression) and 3 Libras (key signature of D major). It started with a bassline in my head, and I just worked out a guitar part. I have a couple different lyrics I wrote recently and I'm trying to formulate a...
  21. Nohrellas

    middle strings not playable past the 20th fret

    This is a weird issue I've never encountered before. I lowered the action on my Sandberg recently and now the 3 middle strings are flat against the frets past the 20th fret or so. Neck relief is set (roughly credit card thick) and as far as I know that shouldn't have a huge impact anyway since...
  22. Anglerfish

    Middle position.

    Hi everyone. I am not familiar with how bass electronics work and have a nooby question. Wanted to google it first but don't know what exactly to search. So decided to ask people. My bass has two passive pickups and a 3-way pickup switch. Neck pickup has deep tone, bridge is bright, but in the...
  23. 48thStreetCustom

    Let's Talk Middle Eights (Bridges)

    I've been writing a bunch of popish songs lately and have been breaking down the forms of great songwriters. I realized crafting a great "middle eight" or bridge can really make a good song great. When I say "bridge" or "middle eight" (as the Beatles called it), I mean a different set of...
  24. J

    Always alternating fingers and starting with middle finger???

    I just started playing bass the other day and I cannot find a clear answer to these questions. I am trying to learn some songs and it just feels natural to start a lot of them with my middle finger. Is the wrong? Should it always be index-middle-index-middle when using 2 fingers? Second...
  25. miles'tone

    Dimarzio Will Power Middle good for fretless P?

    Has anyone used the Will Power for fretless at all? Thoughts? I like the idea of it but I'm not sure if it will be a good match. I know the Model P is recommended for fretless, but I have the chance to swap for a Will Power (if I'm quick :)).
  26. mtto

    Double Bass Best string for middle school basses

    What is the best string for middle school (owned by the school) basses in a public school?
    • mtto
    • Thread
    • middle school strings
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Strings [DB]
  27. gimmeagig

    Two stage D-Tuner not holding middle position

    I have a Hipshot D Tuner with the two stage lever on my P Bass. Lowest note is C, the middle one is D. This middle position wouldn't hold. The slightest touch would make it slip out of position down to the C. I called Hipshot and the only solution they had was to change the brand of...
  28. Joebone

    Middle "C" When Black Holes Collide

    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/12/science/ligo-gravitational-waves-black-holes-einstein.html?&hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news Big day in science; gravitational waves detected, confirming Einstein on gravity as...
  29. Nighthound

    Index & thumb vs index & middle finger for plucking technique.

    I play 7 and 8 string guitar and I use my index and thumb for my right hand and adapted that style when I started playing bass. What are my disadvantages by using my thumb and index to pluck instead of using my index and middle finger? Am I loosing speed? I find I can do the disco octave...
  30. Orion Kerensky

    Deformed middle finger advice

    So I have a middle finger that was chopped off as a kid on my plucking hand. The corrective surgery has created a nail that looks like a snail shell over the top of my finger tip. Naturally, this doesn't work well for plucking, as it tends to chip at the string like a pick and sounds...
  31. bopeuph

    Double Bass Apparently two of my middle school students couldn't get the Pop's out of the cup.

    Solution? Nuke it!
  32. C

    Hating the middle ground mess

    I'm looking for that impossible ground of 75w to 150w 10's 12's and 15". I play with a lot of nuances, and fear the response time of a 15".the obvious is to grab a 12" speak with at least 75w, and a tweeeter for my touch stuff. Can 2x10's throw enough air to feel the thump in a small club? I'm a...
  33. Ibanez SR500

    Ibanez SR500

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