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I'm going to the NYC today to do some busking to make some extra $ to send my new double bass into a shop. I'll be taking this bass alone to the subways. I have a few classical pieces to play, as well as some standards. I was thinking I'd play the melody, a chorus of playing the changes, a few...

Here is a clip of me playing with a pick. Other than the obvious need to simply practice more with a pick. What are weaknesses or strong points in my technique?

Hey everyone, I recently underwent surgery for a hernia and need to watch out with lifting heavy weights. My current rig is a Fender Jazz tuned A#D#G#C# into a GK 1001RB-II head and a EBS CL-410. The GK head has tons of power but since I'm tuned this low I feel that the cab sounds quite...

I've been playing bass for just about 50 years, started out on trumpet in grade and junior high school, semi-learned to read but always could play by ear too well and remembered the simple tunes we had to play too well to have to rely on the music. I started to teach myself how to read for bass...

Hey! I'm going into high school this year and really want to join the jazz band there. I've been playing bass for some time now (about 5 years) but mostly just doing covers of songs and that type of stuff. Only recently have I started learning about music theory and reading music. I'm worried...

For the most part, I am happy with my overall finger plucking technique. I'm a floating thumb player that does well with moving quickly from string to string and I'm great with muting. However, I have been trying for years to increase the tempo that my middle and index fingers can "walk", but...

I've owned three or four Rics (4003) in the past decade or so. Like many, I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with them. LOVE The tone The appearance The necks The way they balance on a strap The mono/stereo option HATE The way the edge/binding cuts into my right forearm Perhaps a...

Anyone tried these? How do they compare to Comply tips? Considerably cheaper than Comply but if they aren't any good...

I just ordered a Duo 17 board from Temple Audio along with the TRS and XLR modules for the side. It seems like there a quite a few Temple owners so does anyone have any tips for getting the modules hooked up? It seems fairly straightforward I just would love some insight.

Hey Guys Just a head's up that I'm posting free bass tips, techiques and lessons every Thurday on my Youtube Channel. The lessons I'm posting are all from my private lesson files and will give you an insight into my unique teaching methodologies. Joe Hubbard Bass Enjoy Joe

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From the sempre forte...Simple enough, trouble is minim = 170.. Regards to all

Loooong story short: 15 years ago I pulled the frets out of the neck and put a whole bunch of epoxy on it... 'cause that would make me sound like Jaco right? :meh::p now I want the frets back in. I don't want to spend money on a neck and I want to be able to build an instrument from scratch one...

So I've browsed many of the threads here and haven't quite found the answer I'm looking for, so I thought maybe I'd ask for some guidance. We're recording an album and I am looking to do things a little differently on the bass tracks than I have in the past. My live setup is my Sterling HS 5...

Hi there TBers, I just want to pass a list of to do things to be the best seller and most trusted on TB. 1. Have a shipping box before you post. Nothing is more annoying then someone wanting payment and it's 4 days until it ships because they are looking for a box. Ship within 2 days with...

So, I recently purchased a very lightly used NSD CR4M and if my recollection is correct, this is my 5th NSD - and near 12 of the EUB's that I've owned. Oh, and I do have an acoustic upright too. My main purpose in having a EUB is to have an upright bass that I will go out with during Colorado...

I've been trying to teach myself some key modulation. So far I've found going into a closer key works e.g. from F to Eb. A stumbling block is I might play in Fmajor then go to a common chord in Ebmajor say Bb, but where do I go from there? I am sort of so used to staying in just one key that...

So yesterday I got a second Heritage SVT rig: Yeah, I know. The new one is bone stock while the old one from 2013 has a Heyboer output transformer spec'd on an original Blue Line transformer. I got the Heyboer after a couple discussions on here and some consultations with Ampeg employees...

Hi... I saw this in one of my -at work- tech journals and thought I'd pass it along. I hope someone finds it helpful. If not, then may one of each pair of your socks go missing. :roflmao: Soldering Tips for Beginners

I have rather slender fingers, yet its hard to get between the strings cleanly enough without the back of my fingernail hitting the lower string and making a very audible clicking noise. Any tips are definitely wanted how to clean this mess up :)

One of the pickup screws has a stripped out head, the screw can't be loosened at all. Does anyone have any tips for getting that screw out so I can replace it? Thanks in advance!

Hi, folks. Used to come here a lot under "Subsonic 6 String", and first time back in years. Anyways... Just picked up a new amp today. Bought a Mark Bass TTE 800 Randy Jackson Sig head and a matching Mark Bass 4x10 cab (800W RMS, ported top and bottom, and attenuated horn). I play a...

Not sure that this is in quite the right forum. Not sure that it is not. Anyways... I just started playing in a trio - guitar, bass, drums. We play a variety of stuff from the 50 up to the present. Pop, rock, country, funk, disco, you name it. The guitar player is also the vocalist. He's good...

I'd like to put together a pedal board which would hold 2 pedals... the surface would be no bigger than 6" x 8"... and I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions for a suitable case. All of the commercial ones I've seen and even tool cases (from Home Depot, etc.) and briefcases (from office supply...

With the exception of build #3 I have always built bolt on's with Fender style headstocks. I didn't want to experiment on a customers bass but It is time to build myself a fretted 5 so I want to try a neck through with a tilted headstock. I started going through U-Tube videos this morning. Are...

Just changed the strings on my Fender CB100-CE Acoustic/Electric Bass Guitar from Roundwounds to LaBella Tapewounds. Really love the look and feel of these and they sound great as well. However, I am now getting some fret buzz on all the strings. I know these strings are less tension than the...

So I just picked up an Octavbre mk.2 and I'm finding the tracking to be very shaky on anything lower than the fifth fret on the A string. I've tried all my basses. Putting it after my compressor helped a bit, but it's still shaky. I tend to play with a heavy hand with medium low action with...

I am talking about the sort of sound effect thing that Will Lee would do on a bass to render an "uh oh" sound to make fun of someone on Letterman? Also - last night I watched a PBS broadcast of a Zydeco band (Tom Rigney and Flambeau) and the bassist was able to render a clear rendition of...

New blog post on using expression pedals. Covers the basics and some tricks you may not be aware of. In particular, when playing bass I use logarithmic curves to make my wah effect have better control over the bass frequencies vs the mids or highs. I also show how expression pedals can glide...

So my hands / fingers have been badly cracked and dry for a month now. It started with one finger on my right hand but now has spread to both hands and most fingers. //* To answer everyone's first question: I do not have the money to see a doctor as my insurance deductible is $4000... *// I...

Hey guys! I 've been playing bass for a few years now. I own a Fender SQ P-Bass but I am in need of another one due to taking it a bit further and started to gig as a bass player (I started as a guitar player). My local store doesn't have many basses so I ended looking at Thomann for some but I...

Ego time... I've been dragging my feet long enough that it's finally time this needs to get done. What the heck do we put into a bio used for marketing? Tips? And I have questions and there's so much gray area: * What constitutes a student of a particular artist? I love Ron Carter's playing...

So The band I'm playing are all extremely experienced musicians. Last night during rehearsal, last minute, they switched a song from F to E. I managed (fairly) but I was thrown off because I've practiced the song in F for a while. Are there any tips for transposing in the fly? *Disclaimer*...

Lets share experiences with what works and what doesn't when it comes to gaining fans and selling music and merch when it comes to social media. Personally I'm wondering how often you post be it multiple times a day or week and what kind of posts do you find do the best? I've found that...

How do you protect your double bass from from things that might move around in your car when you drive to a gig? I have a Chrysler van where the seats fold into the floor, so space isn't tight - in fact it could be an issue because there is room for gear to move around. I'll be taking my 3/4...

Any good tips for storing/transporting/sorting/using all the various XLR and 1/4" cables we all rely on? I'm starting to amass quite a collection, and my OCD is telling me I need to do a better job organizing everything... Pics would be appreciated but not necessary.

Hi guys, a few days ago I acquired myself an SVT II pro and Ampeg 410HLF cab. I've been interested in ampeg for years and after saving hard finally managed to pick up a rig. This is my first tube amp (My old amp which I still have is a Fender v3 Rumble 500, which I got a great sound out of) that...

I'm a complete beginner to bass, and because of the way my fingers rest, it feels much more natural to fret with the pads of my fingers, rather than the tips. I talked to an experienced player the other day, however, and he said I definitely should stop that and move to using my tips. Web...