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How often do you play above 12th fret, and what is the highest fret you fairly frequently play at? Personally I frequently play above the 12th fret, fairly frequently up to the 16th fret, occasionally up to 18th fret, and on rare occasions above that, and all the way up till the last 22nd fret...

This amazing looking and sounding hollow body Dave is playing. This is the link at the portion of the song. The all song is great tho....

I´ve been asked to play with a quartet - me, sax, trp and drums, so neither piano nor guitar. Any advice/hints/records to check out?

One of the three bands I play with, "The Fourclosures", (two of the four players are in real estate), played a gig at our local US Coast Guard facility last Saturday, and since it was an outdoor gig I brought my Ampeg SVT, "The Refrigerator". I love playing through this amp since all the notes...

the ones everyone talks about recently on here thats sloppy, seems unprepared etc. My band doesn't rehearse, setlist is sent out a week or so before the gig. Some of the songs are easy and can be played without much thought, others not so much and we basically end up rehearsing them on stage...

I'm working on some recording, and while I'm not too proficient at bass (I mainly play guitar) I think it would sound best if I'll slap the bass line instead of using a pick which is obviously easier for me. A part of the bass line involves playing at 186bpm two 1/8 slaps on the E string and...

Hey Talkbass, Just asking, does one need a fretless in order to be challenged to play better, or can a person with a fretted be just as challenged and develop to be as skilled as someone with a fretless?

My band has a hard time trying to find easy-ish blues/rock song to play that include guitars, drums, bass, and piano. Any suggestions for a beginners band?

I'm just curious what you guys are gigging with if you play mostly rock covers. Not trying to exclude other genres but I am very curious what those playing similar styles to what I do are playing out with mainly. I gig 5 strings exclusively now, been mainly using Sire P7s and a Maruszczyk Jake...

Let's assume a typical pop/rock band: Drums, Guitar, Keyboard, Bass, and Vocals. The PA is for vocals only. Your mix is going to be based on the acoustic sound of the drums, so it's not a simple matter of turning your amps as loud as they'll go. Assuming it's an indoor gig, how big a crowd can...

What are some ways I can find people to play with? I’m in highschool and don’t really know anyone who plays any instruments. I’ve never jammed with anyone but really want to, I just don’t know how to go about it. Also I am immensely shy, especially when it come to playing music. I have a hard...

Just wondering what the general TB consensus is on more than 5 strings if you don't play chords? And what 6 or more string basses they would recommend . Thanks in advance

Checked this out last weekend, as you'd expect, a lot of guitars and a few basses, but they had a few gems and rare oddballs: Entwhistle's Alembic A couple sweet old Hofner's 51' Tele Bass Tina Weymouth's Steinberger L2 Trujillo's Something or Other Bass Entwhistle's Jazz (one of...

I’ll try and keep this brief. I played electric bass from a young age. My school system didn’t have orchestra (terrible, I know), so I ended up in band. Eventually, I was able to start playing double bass in the wind ensemble, and joined a youth orchestra. I went to music school, but I...

Was listening to this song recently and it struck me that this song has a really good bass part, very melodic, was wondering who played the bass part on this song? thanks

Surprisingly I didn't find this here-so here it is--in what I believe is a deserved thread for it...

I'm in a 3 piece band, playing bass and singing some of the songs,and love doing all the extra fills and such. Much more fun that the 4 and 5 piece bands I was in. But there are quite a few songs where I'd like to be able to play the bass part on the left half of a keyboard, and say strings or...

e.g., a Fender Classic 50s P through a noble preamp? Or a 2nd hand squier affinity through an MXR DI?

Hi, I've recently acquired an old Kay short scale bass, I bought a 25 watt bass amp and have adjusted the action. I'm an experienced classical guitarist, and have found the transition much more to my liking than my Sunn Mustang Stratocaster guitar, the strings are to close together, unlike my...

For me it was Radar Love (Golding Earring)back in my first ever show 1991. You?

...But I had to turn it down cause I already have a gig booked that day. Man, the possibilities though...

Has anyone noticed in Avengers: Infinity War that there is a Rickenbacker bass at the Avengers base when Cap and crew are talking to Rhodey? Don't know who plays it but the evidence is clear: super-heroes play Rickenbackers. Nuff said!

Looks like it's been awhile since this was asked so here we go again. Also: do you play covers or originals? Do you tour or only play local? Depending on where you live, is there such a thing as too many gigs for an original band before you and/or the audience gets burned out on your music?

A few posts in the humor section reminded me of the time we were playng, 1st set I think, and this guy walks in with a guitar case. He waits until the song is over and asks where he could plug in. What? yeah I brought my guitar so I can play with you guys. What? We told him that we don't do...

hello! I am new to bass but am totally committed to fulfilling the most important/underrated musical role in music! :p I'm working on finding a bass to bond with (P, J, or PJ?) so the instrument end will be handled but I bought a $99 Ampeg BA-108 (which is decent for a quieter practice amp, I...

Practice, ensemble playing, whatever...whats your favorite time to play? While Im happy to play at any time, for me morning is the time of day I most like to pick up my bass. Im up at three or so every morning, and usually within the first hour of waking up I've got a bass in my hand. Years...

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What is your experience? I find playing shows to be one my favorite music gigs! Coming from a more symphonic background, I love the opportunity to learn new genres and expanding my bass skills! I have over 25 shows under my belt in a 6 year span! I absolutely love theater and wish I could major...

I'm interested in having one 6 stringer in the collection. I already have a BTB BEADG and a BTB EADGC (with a ramp) and enjoy them both. Any input, pro or con would be appreciated. The multi-scale is the main reason. I've never owned one. BTW does the multi-scale help reduce wrist stress. An...

After perusing around a bit, I found the “lefties who play righty” club; are there any righties who play lefty? On purpose and with conviction? Forgive me if this is threaded elsewhere

This website is best known for their "pay what you want" video game bundles but right now they have a large collection of music instruction ebooks starting at $1 that might be of interest to people here... Humble Book Bundle: Learn to Play Music by Wiley (pay what you want and help charity)

played there a few times with a couple aspiring no-name bands. we knew the late Peter Van Kleef pretty well, he would drop in at the practice pad & rehearsals. i think i still owe him for a jazz bass he gave me. later he said it was a loaner - i'm honestly not sure who was right. have some...

Notice in this picture his thumb isn't positioned at the back of the neck like it's normally supposed to be. Now usually players do is when they're way up on the high notes or last frets of the neck. I'd say right here he's playing around the 12-15 fret. Being a big fan of Stinson I notice that...

What would be the best headphones to play the bass on ? I think the best ones are Beyerdynamic DT770

As I mentioned in the title, when i palm mute and try to pluck strings, my thumb and index finger ache. That also happens with my thumb when i just try to apply pressure on it, it has also got something like a little callus on it, my index finger however doesn't, but when applied pressure to it...

I'm totally blanking on how I would go about playing measures like the on at 75, where I have a quarter notes being slurred on the same note. I was thinking I could play it like a whole note but with slight accents on the downbeats but I'm really not sure. I'm sure I've seen this rhythm before...

I want to learn, ‘Telephone’ by Clubbing In Churches On Bass. But the song uses capo 7. The notes on the guitar without capo are; D String - A#,B A String - F# E String - D, C. What would the notes be with capo 7 on and how would I play this on bass?

...if I'm in a crappy mood, just playing this song a couple of times on my bass puts me in a good mood. What a great tune, IMO :)