To most bassists, the piccolo and tenor basses are nothing more than regular basses that are strung and tuned differently. While there are luthiers that make some shorter scale custom piccolo basses, most players simply purchase a set of piccolo bass strings (which are meant to be tuned an octave higher than a standard 4 string bass) and put them on a standard bass with a nut made specifically for piccolo strings.

Several bass aficionados have taken a stab at notating the various synthesized bass riffs used throughout the show. A big giddy-up goes out to the following people, without whom this project could not have acheived its current level of completeness; Scott J.

Absolutely! Bass tones will vary dramatically when driving through a 4-10 cabinet as opposed to a 2-15. Keep in mind that the Cabbone is designed to work with 100 Watt amplifiers. Using a more powerful amp at high volumes could cause the relays to arc. To make sure you do not damage the Cabbone or your amps, make sure you do not drive more than 100 Watts through the Cabbone.

The standard bass guitar has four strings (E,A,D,G). You can also get 5 or 6 string bass guitars. The 5-string bass guitar adds a low B string and the 6-string bass guitar adds a higher C string as well as the low B string.

Yes. Since a bass guitar has no acoustic resonator, the instrument needs to be amplified electronically. This is done by a 'Bass' Amplifier.

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You can, with some modifications. The upper harmony instruction and sung vocal parts are all in alto range and sometimes will be too high for you. If you are comfortable singing along with those parts an octave lower you can still learn a lot about harmonizing. Doing that you will end up singing all of the harmonies as lower harmonies, that is, harmonies below the melody. If you want to work on upper harmonies these CDs will not work for you since the melodies are all in alto range.

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A bass trumpet is really in the trombone range. It needs a mouthpiece of trombone size. There are two shank sizes on trombone mouthpieces, standard and large. We assume that the standard shank would fit a bass trumpet and a cup size somewhere between Vincent Bach 6 to 12 depending on the player. The bass trumpet is usually played by a trombonist.

Yes--The main difference between the versions is the range of the songs. On the Alto/Bass version of Volume Two, Susan gives oral voice instruction and sings all the songs and style examples since she is an alto. Basses will sing along with her an octave lower. She also gives oral voice instruction and sings the style examples for the Baritone/Soprano version, but the actual songs are in keys that suit baritones and sopranos and are sung by baritone Perry White.

As you may have seen in the Bookstore, many, many books have been written on the subject of musical instrument construction. Most of them are very good; a few are excellent. Here are seven that are continually recommended by MIMForum members. The first four are outstanding reference works. The last three, for mandolin, banjo, and woodwinds, are not as comprehensive but are the best available and will give you a good place to start.

Uhhh... we wish. But Mike can't read tabs and Joshy is far busier writing new songs with the rest of the band. Aww man! Psychostick is doing the songwritin' thang right now. So far, it's been described as, "dumber and heavier than any of our other crap. Hey, get out of here! *slams door*" The lyrics can be found in two places. Obviously, when you purchase a CD, you get the lyrics. Secondly, if you go download our music, you should be able to find the lyrics to those particular songs as well.

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No, as long as nothing is being damaged, whatever gets you your tone is okay. Be careful, though, with combo amps, as the speaker is more easily damaged by the low notes on a bass at high volumes. How do I add a tube to a Marshall? That steel seems too thick to do a lot of filing, and I can't get a reduced-shank 3/4" drill bit. This is why Greenlee makes chassis punches. Drill a pilot hole of 1/8" or so, then successively drill it out to 1/2".

Absolutely! Just think, you have no bad habits. By taking lessons you will be mentored by an experienced player that can guide you in developing proper technique.

The bass guitar is the primary bass instrument in most of the ensembles of popular Western culture, Jazz, Rock, Country etc. The bass guitar has also found its way into other, more classically oriented ensembles as well as non-Western ensembles. A standard bass guitar is fretted, steel lines along the neck of the instrument. These frets guide the pitch with accuracy.

Some people start learning instruments when they're five years old and some people start when they're in their 50s. So, the best time to learn is now. Remember that you will need to be dedicated and make time to practice. It's the same for anything you really want to learn. Our youngest student at the moment is 12 and the oldest is 52.

That is a matter of taste but if you learn bass it is less complicated than guitar. Also, it would be easier for you to join a band as more people are interested in learning guitar than bass.

In the beginning, in the first draught, Gea played the electric guitar. Then I chose to make her play the bass because I believe it's an instrument which reflects her character better. Usually, the bass player isn't at the front of the stage, like the singer or guitarist who are naturally more exhibitionistic. The bass player stays in the background but often holds the whole group together rhythmically.