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Recently Posted Messages

  1. Mike Hokkanen (27052)
    Miscellaneous Forum · 2 Hits · 5/23/2013 10:26 PM
    A question I am a little embarrassed to ask. Does anybody else here play with a hearing aid? After 63 (I think that's right) years I finally got one to use. I might add that at $2,200 it cost as much as both of my basses. I haven't played with ...(more)
  2. Mike Hokkanen (27052)
    Miscellaneous Forum · 1 Hits · 5/23/2013 10:22 PM
    You mean it is all about the money Mo?
  3. Mike Hokkanen (27052)
    Miscellaneous Forum · 1 Hits · 5/23/2013 10:21 PM
    Very high. A two finger picker - no pick. But it is a Hoffy so it is light, light, light.....
  4. Mike Hokkanen (27052)
    Miscellaneous Forum · 1 Hits · 5/23/2013 10:19 PM
    Only 6000 people in my county. Largest town has 600. NO fast food to speak of. One traffic light. Weekly newspaper. (Is Nixon still President?) Sidewalks taken in after 3 in the afternoon for those that have one. School K through 12 is about 640...(more)
  5. Paul Warren (15298)
    Open Forum · 1 Hits · 5/23/2013 4:45 PM
    Welcome back!
  6. William Gecan (1186)
    Open Forum · 4 Hits · 5/23/2013 4:20 PM
    Hello
  7. Bill Espriella (3)
    For Sale/WTB Forum · 4 Hits · 5/22/2013 6:45 PM
    Help me! I am trying to locate my Bass guitar from back in the 70's. I loaned it out to so many people that I lost track of it somewhere along the way. This guitar is not valuable and in not really a very good Bass guitar. I want it back just fo...(more)
  8. Stelios Giouhas (6)
    Equipment Forum · 14 Hits · 5/21/2013 9:04 AM
    Its propably so light 'cause its a newer model mine is a magnum1or 2(equalizer).I have it for the past 20 years and only one time icheat on her with a warwick.its probably the best bass ever!!!!!it still amazes me there is no way to sound bad or...(more)
  9. Luis Dávila (149)
    Open Forum · 1 Hits · 5/21/2013 1:50 AM
    thanks dave
  10. Robert Shandro (16)
    Equipment Forum · 5 Hits · 5/20/2013 8:21 PM
    One more thing... Check out http://www.jammit.com/. You can isolate or remove an instrument from the mix & jam with the original multi-tracks. A great idea. The app is free, but you purchase the music you want. The music catalogue is a bi...(more)
  11. Robert Shandro (16)
    Equipment Forum · 4 Hits · 5/20/2013 8:13 PM
    I use Transcribe from www.seventhstring.com. It runs on Mac, Linux or PC. You can adjust the EQ to isolate bass frequencies, but depending on what the music is, the bass can be buried in mud. To bring the bassline out of the mud, adjust the key...(more)
  12. Dave Magaro (21062)
    Open Forum · 10 Hits · 5/20/2013 7:47 PM
    A lesson should teach something. The more information you give the better the lesson. I kind of misunderstood lessons on this site when I first joined. I basically put up bass lines with little explanation. Take this lesson for example: <a href...(more)
  13. Greg Rhodus (7834)
    Equipment Forum · 3 Hits · 5/20/2013 4:47 PM
    Recently bought a Genz Benz Shuttle 6.2 and LOVE it...currently using an Avatar 115 with it but lookign to get some lighter cabs...really wanting one of the Genz Benz NX2-212 cabs...
  14. Luis Dávila (149)
    Open Forum · 10 Hits · 5/20/2013 12:09 AM
    what are some tips you could give me to improve ? I am always willing to learn and to share that is what the community is about
  15. Brad Mock (16379)
    Miscellaneous Forum · 3 Hits · 5/19/2013 10:40 AM
    Going to the final day of V8 Supercars in America at the Circuit of the Americas. The first 2 days were very nice and today promises more of the same. The down side is it is hot and windy, over 90 degrees expected and was 95 yesterday with gus...(more)
  16. Morten Sickel (11923)
    Artists Forum · 1 Hits · 5/19/2013 2:14 AM
    Don't know much about them- a band from the deep forests north in Sweden. http://hellsinglandunderground.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD4uQ1wEYPc&amp;list=UUUiidgBo7fHeWpTWljuXN-w&amp;index=2
  17. Roger Gumbs (30426)
    Open Forum · 2 Hits · 5/18/2013 6:57 PM
    I hate typing on touch screens.....ugh
  18. Roger Gumbs (30426)
    Open Forum · 3 Hits · 5/18/2013 6:56 PM
    Owns...damed iPad.
  19. Roger Gumbs (30426)
    Open Forum · 3 Hits · 5/18/2013 6:56 PM
    Very nice. I have a close friend that ones a completely restored late 60's TR3.
  20. Roger Gumbs (30426)
    Artists Forum · 3 Hits · 5/18/2013 6:54 PM
    He has one fantastic beard...good song too. Who are they?
  21. Morten Sickel (11923)
    Artists Forum · 6 Hits · 5/18/2013 4:23 PM
    I think this is one of the cooles bass players I've ever seen - just a pity that as always, the guitar players are in focus most of the time... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x98tOZLsGo
  22. Ed LeFave (30170)
    Open Forum · 6 Hits · 5/17/2013 9:21 PM
    Welcome to AB :) Peace Ed
  23. Paul Warren (15298)
    Equipment Forum · 4 Hits · 5/17/2013 6:29 PM
    That program was sold to PGMusic of Band in a Box fame. They call it their Audio Chord Wizard. It is much better now with the refinements PGM have added. You'll still get the odd Bbm9sus13/F though. Especially with guys like Keith Richards and ...(more)
  24. Paul Warren (15298)
    Open Forum · 3 Hits · 5/17/2013 6:24 PM
    <i>Not sure I will ever learn all there</i> I've been trying for nearly 30 years of and on and can still barely play. It's only my refusal to give up that keeps me at it. Well that and I occasionally hit a few notes right. hahaha
  25. Alfred Whitehead (4566)
    Open Forum · 3 Hits · 5/17/2013 8:49 AM
    That looks great, ya don't see many four wheeled Triumphs these days.
  26. Morten Sickel (11923)
    Open Forum · 3 Hits · 5/17/2013 2:12 AM
    Welcome, Ralph! Yeah, you're right. being able to play music together with children (and surely grandchildren) is one of the really great things! (Greeting from another former baritone player ;-) ) M.
  27. Ralph Hernden (68)
    Open Forum · 5 Hits · 5/16/2013 6:35 PM
    of stardom here either :) The WWW has some very useful information and AB looks to be a good one. USN for me, only 2 years though. Been through several motorcycles now a 78 Triumph Spitfire (finished project). <img src="http://ab.etonals.co...(more)
  28. Ralph Hernden (68)
    Open Forum · 2 Hits · 5/16/2013 6:22 PM
    Not sure I will ever learn all there is but trying should keep me out of trouble. Working on string muting right now and finding a seated position that will let me use the entire fret board.
  29. Garry Cantrell (4187)
    Equipment Forum · 6 Hits · 5/16/2013 12:16 PM
    There used to be a program called "Digital Music Mentor" that would actually transcribe various lines from a song. I had access to it for a couple of months long ago. It was faaaaar from perfect, but as I recall, it could be a starting point. ...(more)
  30. Alfred Whitehead (4566)
    Open Forum · 1 Hits · 5/16/2013 8:25 AM
    Welcome Ralph to the AB site When I found this site a number of years back I was an absolute beginner bass player. Now several years and a couple of basses later I still can't play a darned thing BUT....there are some truly nice folks on this si...(more)
  31. Paul Warren (15298)
    Open Forum · 1 Hits · 5/15/2013 6:52 PM
    Welcome to AB Ralph. There's lots of great stuff here to help you learn. Hope you enjoy it.
  32. Ralph Hernden (68)
    Open Forum · 27 Hits · 5/15/2013 2:22 PM
    and hello. Newbie here, just starting new "hobby". Played trumpet and baritone in junior high back in the 60's but don't really remember much about it. The tabs for guitar should help some but am going to try to recall notation as well. Now just...(more)
  33. Dave Magaro (21062)
    Equipment Forum · 6 Hits · 5/13/2013 7:00 PM
    Unless you recorded it yourself there is just no way to isolate it completely. EQing it will be helpful. You can try making both channels (right &amp; left) mono and then run them together out of phase. That will bring vocals way down since they...(more)
  34. Jim Goble (6)
    Equipment Forum · 3 Hits · 5/13/2013 5:14 PM
    There is a transcribing software out there made by Seventh String called Transcribe! It has a really nice equilizer feature that gets as close as I have seen to isolating the base line. The developer has taken it one step further. When you hi...(more)
  35. Garry Cantrell (4187)
    Equipment Forum · 10 Hits · 5/13/2013 11:05 AM
    There used to be downloadable software called "Best Practice" - I've never tried it, but have heard that it works OK - provided you have decent speakers attached to your computer. I don't know whether it is still available. Another approach ...(more)
  36. Garry Cantrell (4187)
    Artists Forum · 8 Hits · 5/13/2013 10:51 AM
    Nice!!! Thanks for sharing!
  37. Luis Dávila (149)
    Artists Forum · 11 Hits · 5/12/2013 10:47 PM
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPF-R2KuPM0‎
  38. Luis Dávila (149)
    Equipment Forum · 13 Hits · 5/12/2013 10:39 PM
    it would be so much easier if I could do that whit songs in which the bass line does not stands out a lot, in any case thanks in advance for your comments
  39. Matthew Brown (9286)
    Open Forum · 5 Hits · 5/12/2013 5:58 PM
    I've found the upright bass section pretty helpful, and got some good advice there. There are some cranks, as you'd expect in any large online community, but overall, I think that there is value in the site, especially from the moderators in the...(more)
  40. Luis Dávila (149)
    Theory Forum · 5 Hits · 5/12/2013 3:01 PM
    I think that all music should be written over on the theoretical staff even if the instrument cant reach all the lines, its just that when the notes end up on extra lines I find it really confusing
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