Loud music can cause ear damage, so practicing the bass quietly can be very beneficial for protecting your ears. However, if you are anything like me, you like your music loud (within reason). Whether it is at a concert, listening in the car, or playing it myself, there is something special about loud music. In …
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The bass, perhaps more than any other instrument, runs the risk of getting lost among all the other instruments and vocals within a song. This is especially true in music with lots going on, such as rock, metal, and even jazz-type ensembles. Bass players often spend time searching for that perfect blend of tone to …
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The bass guitar is an important piece of many genres ranging from jazz to metal, classic rock to country. Often, the bass helps to keep the rhythm and flow of the song, along with the drums, and helps to either emphasize what the electric guitars are doing or, in some cases, serve as the driving …
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Like their guitar counterparts, Bass guitars come in numerous styles and price ranges. With a near-endless number of options, many buyers can become overwhelmed at where to begin looking for a bass to purchase. With hundreds of options to choose from, now is one of the best times in the history of bass guitars to …
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The bass is one of my favorite instruments to play. Perhaps it is because I am a drummer at heart, and the bass and drums have a very close relationship in regard to keeping rhythm and time. Some will argue that the bass is easier to learn than the guitar, but that is debatable. Either …
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So you want to learn the bass guitar? Great! The bass guitar is one of the most fun instruments to play and is a foundational instrument in many genres, from funk to metal and almost everything in between. The most common style of bass guitar is the four-string model (although five and six-string basses are …
The bass is one of my favorite instruments to play. It may not get as much recognition as the guitar, but it is the backbone of most genres. Without the bassline, most songs will feel empty. Bass is typically responsible for the low end of the music, with the main frequency ranging somewhere between 40 …
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When some people think of a whammy bar, they imagine deep pitch bends and Jimi Hendrix-esque squeals, but there is also a lot of room for more subtle use, including putting an ethereal shimmer under your rhythm and lead parts. But can bassists benefit from that sound? Can a bass have a whammy bar? Bass …
Guitar players often try to branch out to other instruments, and bass guitar is a really common second or third instrument to pick up. If you’re considering trying that, you might wonder whether you can put guitar strings on a bass. Putting guitar strings on a bass is fraught with problems. The strings are designed …
As a full-time producer, songwriter, and composer I’ve worked on game soundtracks, musical theatre projects, and produced songwriters ranging from folk to pop to psychedelic. But I’m not going to lie to you- beneath it all, I will always be a punk. As a teenager in the mid-00s, skate punk was the first music I …
