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A big thunderous amp that you can feel in your chest is cool and all but not many people get to use things past 80 dBA let alone 100, so playing through headphones when practicing is a lot nicer for your neighbors and your hearing health as you can get to the point where stuff is perceptable without causing lasting damage or an eviction notice.
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Bill Posters posted:
A few weeks ago I had the day off so I borrowed an SLM from work and wanted to see how loud was "loud" 120dBA later I thought "yeah this is starting to be where my earplugs can't help, this rules"
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Mar 12, 2021 01:56
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but with the caveat that it's okay to annoy the neighbours every now and then.
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The Trooper is my go too fun bass riff
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Mar 16, 2021 23:47
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I smell poo poo, time to post
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Apr 2, 2021 05:17
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Action and string height is all about what you personally enjoy as a player, there's no real wrong answer, except for "so low that you get fret buzz all the time" or "So high that you literally can't fret a note without breaking something" but even that may be used artistically. If you are comfortable with the way it's set up and can play without it bothering you or impeding in your ability, then keep it as is. For an egregious comedy example, J Mascis from Dinosaur Jr. has string height that can best be described as "telephone line" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m52-IFMXI60&t=350s
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Apr 4, 2021 15:40
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You should be wearing earplugs at shows no matter what. Even cheap ones from home depot. Do it. Otherwise you're giving my coworkers money by having to be fit for a hearing aid at the ripe old age of 35
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Apr 21, 2021 20:40
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just fuckin do it
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Apr 25, 2021 18:23
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ok i think I got something. somehow the master came out really quiet. https://soundcloud.com/lfranco321/fmaj-backing-track Pretty much just followed the kick and snare then just stuck to the root, 5th, and 3rd. Bass ties the drums and the melody together so that's how I write bass lines. Something I heard a long time ago is that if the kick drum is ever hits without you hitting along with it, then you hosed up.
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Apr 25, 2021 20:49
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I could barely hear the kick drum on the mix.
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Apr 25, 2021 22:41
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This guy rules https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohMSAssmrCU
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Apr 29, 2021 01:04
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mango sentinel posted:No I mean does anyone sell a jazz bass that comes stock with a P profile neck? IIRC the mark hoppus bass has a j body but a p neck. But apparently has P pickups  https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/JBassMHSFG--fender-mark-hoppus-jazz-bass-surf-green-transparent
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May 17, 2021 22:54
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Jyrraeth posted:What's your go to thing to play if you feel dramatically unmotivated but just need to push through doing 15 minutes of practise? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orbr-_aGeW8
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May 25, 2021 01:28
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Personally I'd get a little preamp pedal thing like a bass butler and a standalone power amp. Then run that into a 4x12. Really just a way to get the pedals and amp to fit on the same pedalboard to make it easier to travel with.
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Jun 19, 2021 14:50
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I use a squier classic vibe with some seymour duncan quarter pounders on it. With some TLC, it feels just as good as the american ones and sounds just as good.
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Jul 6, 2021 23:13
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Scarf posted:
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Oct 15, 2021 20:52
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landgrabber posted:i suck dick at bass and i'd like to shred pussy at bass instead. what should i be focusing on aside from usual "finding songs i like and learning them on bass" The bass is there to tie the drums and guitar together. If the drummer is hitting the kick and you're not playing then you hosed up. Aside from that it's all personal style in how much melodic information to include, but you need to have that rhythmic information
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Nov 14, 2021 21:37
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landgrabber posted:where's a good place to start with rhythm theory, i need to know that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1j1_aeK6WA
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Nov 14, 2021 22:03
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Jonny 290 posted:im so mad how in the world did you not immediately change the strings when you first got it?
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AFewBricksShy posted:No polytune? That's what the clip on is for. Why not a boss gt1 ?
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Jun 13, 2022 18:20
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I'm surprised you didn't switch to a sansamp years ago
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Jun 19, 2022 09:13
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Play ska
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Scarf posted:Looks like Fender is expanding the Aerodyne line. MIJ, no more P/J though... oh yes, now this is something for a ska band if i've ever seen it
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I have the five string version of that with the natural finish. It's very solid out of the box but sounds like a million bucks once you change the pickups.
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Jan 5, 2023 14:02
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One cheap thing to try when you have GAS is to rearrange the furniture and amp placement in your practice area. You're likely just habituated to the current tone and moving stuff around will make a difference
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Apr 24, 2023 15:26
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Laserface posted:Anyone got advice on oversized/laaaaarge cases/gig bags? Why do you care if people think you play a BC Rich?
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May 29, 2023 17:24
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I like bare wood cabinets / heads so go for it. A friend of mine did that to an old jcm800 he got at a pawn shop and the wood has this lovely aged yellow look to it now.
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Aug 15, 2023 16:02
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Laserface posted:This is entirely a me-problem but its pissing me off enough to post in the hopes that someone else relates or has any tips. Take the scale chart and write it down on a piece of paper in left hand form. Regular lined paper works fine, just have to draw in the frets. The act of transposing it and writing it down will help cement the shape in memory
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Sep 5, 2023 10:44
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Laserface posted:That'll do! I was a dork in high school so my notebook doodles were all the scales on guitar necks. They were from the monster book of scales and modes but that material is taught as the CAGED method now. The act of writing down each thing over and over again helped cement the shapes in my head. Now I'm not telling you to be like Bart Simpson and punish yourself by being forced to write them down over and over, but if you're bored in a meeting or are killing time at work then it might help to memorize the shape by drawing them from memory a bunch of times
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Technically yes but you're probably not getting close to it, so play what sounds good to you The example I'm thinking of is the Mick Gordon Doom compressor that takes everything from -200 to 0 dB and makes it 0 dB for the noisiest signal possible.
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