Recent content by MikeSknabriaf

Don't mess with it, because when you're a famous rock star the guitar techs will be pissed at you.

No I don't. I already have bigger things to worry about, and I'm not even worried about music. I stink at it, so what's to worry about? "I've got a day job. I'm doin' alright."

Ha! Found the Line 6 products being advertised on this site. The Pocketpod is perfect, and only 139 bucks. You can plug an Ipod right into it and jam along. Now I can master all those Dion Warwick songs I've been wanting to play. ;) (I'm only half-joking--I literally listen to Dion Warwick...

Listen to the AC/DC song "Shoot to Thrill. It opens with the kind of feedback you're talking about, and it sounds really cool.

It's not that I don't want to use my computer (using a long cable, headphone cable, etc.) but really like the idea of just sitting with my bass and something small that can fit in my pocket. Sounds lame, but I really like to move to the music. The Ipad and Itouch (plus Iphone) have the...

Yes, I want to walk around practicing songs. That's precisely correct. I don't want to have to sit down just to practice bass. Standing is much better for me. I can't sit and play easily because my legs are constantly moving to the music, bumping the guitar

Some people are hopeless, like the person (me) who wrote this song: We Love Chinese Ladies Verse I Long, black hair and a lovely, lovely smiiiiiiile. I could stay in China quite a whiiiiiiile. Every time I see them I feel hiiiiiigh Chinese ladies make me happy guuuuuyy. (Chorus) We love...

dude, add in bass guitar, punching on the backbeat, and then tap in some xylaphone (sp?) with a quiet, simple melody. Finally, biddy bap some light bongos. Those things will make a huge difference. I hope this doesn't come across as an insult, but you've got a jack johnson thing going with...

All the guys in the poll rip. I'm surprised more people voted for Slash than "all these guys rip." Slash is an insanely good guitar player. Appetite for Destruction, along with Nirvana's Teen Spirit destroyed glam metal near the end of the eighties. Appetite for Destruction was outstanding...

I care a lot about looks. But more important is it staying in tune through thick and thin, sounding great, and easy on the hands so that I'm not fighting it. I actually like solid colors that have no glitter, so vintage is kind of my thing. I also don't like pickguards or anything else that...

I think there is a certain level that a band and/or artist reaches in which there is no better or worse. They reach a level in which their emotions truly are carried out through their music. For me, I've recorded about twenty songs at home, and the truth is that I only enjoy listening to three...

I want to learn to play songs I like that are in my Ipod while playing bass along with them. I've been playing bass for a long time and can learn songs pretty quickly (if they aren't John Entwistle or Geddy Lee, etc.), but I'd love to be able to play along with them in a portable situation. I...

Alright wiseguy. People have only been downloading guitar tabs from the internet for, at most, fifteen years. Wise guy! :)

That's great that you like your voice. Once I had to sing a Christmas song in front of about 900 people. It was a trio and I had a long verse I had to sing. I was super nervous and practiced a lot in the car. I thought, "I can sing this pretty well," and then later when I watched the video...

I can tell you one thing: Christian music is LOOOOONG. I go to church where they play contemporary songs, and I think all the music is written by Rush or something. Don't get me wrong, I love God, but a seven minute song? Once a song hits four minutes it better be epic.