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I take back what i said about voodoo in a song title...i played tonight w/ a group opening up for Astral Project...this killer jazz quintet from new orleans...and they had a song called Voodoo Bop... a guy i was in a band with when i was like 16 wrote a song called Suicidal Skater...the chorus...

And furthermore, i don't think there is such a thing as a bad Steely Dan song.

i think that any song title with the word voodoo in it is a crappy song title...

i want to upgrade all my cables...i'm thinking either Monster Cable or George L...anybody got a preference?

when victor wooten came into town a few years ago, he set his metronome so it sounded on the first beat of the first measure of every four...that was it....and kept perfect time the whole time he played....

anything you want to play fast you should be able to play slow...it's all about developing muscle memory...even with things i can play fast, if i'm warming up i start playing slow....i play very slow chromatic scales using every fret on the bass...(i try to pluck with the same r/h finger i'm...

rotosound strings for bass suck...they don't make them like they used to

mmmmmmmmmm I use D'Addario EXL 165's on my electric bass... not way too heavy but not the lightest gauge they make either...and for my upright i use D'Addario Helicore flatwounds....i forget what gauge though!

i have a 61 P bass and there's nothing i can really do to it to change the sound....it is what it is, and it's a WONDERFUL sound....all it needs is an amp that gives a good punch even in low volume situations....but the tone is fine... i've been shedding that tone for ten years...now all i...

Some of the italian basses can range up to $50,000...i'm serious i've seen the prices myself!! even bass bows can range up to $2000....the semi professional ones you can pick up for a couple hundred...me? i gots a Glasser fiberglass French bow that goes for about 35 bucks hee hee... as far as...

James. I jerked off in your parents' bathroom. And in your apartment bathroom. Who's laughing NOW?!

yeah i think old fender's and ricks have the most distinct and recognizable tones....i think even that the rick is muddier than the old p basses...which is a sound i really like...now i have old Yes bass lines in my head lol.... with the new basses, i also think it has to do with the way people...

This may sound like an unfair generalization, but has anyone noticed how like 80% of new basses all sound the same? It's almost like a dead dry tone that only seems to come to life when slapped...kinda like a woman!! *kidding* :) I guess it's just personal taste, but i can usually hear if...

Well since most basses are recorded/miked thru PA direct anyhow, most any bass amp will have a DI out...I have a Gallien-Kreuger 400RB and the DI on it takes a quarter inch cable...i used to use an Ampeg SVT-III and that had both a quarter inch jack and an XLR jack which gave me a better...

hmmm...offer to buy him a new jack and then convince your roommate to replace it either for free or for a bass lesson...if the problem persists, get the drummer to do it. because, even if it still doesn't work, you can at least blame the drummer....

did i say 2Brut? i meant Brut lol

Wellllllllll what is it? hehehe If it's an alcohol-based product, it should be okay....alcohol is the best thing to use to take grime & grease off of your fretboard and strings because it evaporates quickly....don't use an oil-based product cuz it'll cause buildup...and only use alcohol on the...

well it would wear off on its own eventually, but try taking a clean damp cloth and rubbing a veeeeeeeeeeeery small part of the area very lightly in a circular motion...act as if you're using your finger to scratch it off but have the cloth wrapped around your finger if u know what i mean... i...

one mistake that a lot of bassists (or whoever) make is popping the blister...you need to let the blister stay there so that a callous can form...the bit about using all of your fingers is a really good idea, so long as everything you do is consistent... and if you really feel the need to pop...

There's a small mic made by Crown that you put inside the F hole of the bass...also what a lot of older bassists do is strap a mic to the body of the bass so the head of it sits right at the bridge...it would be much better for an upright bass to have its own amp but if you do use a pa, make...