Bass Messages by John Rovnan

1. Re: Steve Harris and his right hand... · John Rovnan (376)
   Artists Forum · 20 Hits · 10/1/2003 2:56 PM
   I've heard almost all of Bruce's stuff, The Chemical Wedding and Accident of Bir...(more)
2. Re: Steve Harris and his right hand... · John Rovnan (376)
   Artists Forum · 22 Hits · 9/26/2003 9:36 AM
   Considering Maiden is basically his vision and he wrote the vast majority of the...(more)
3. Re: chronic pain in forearm of fretting hand · John Rovnan (376)
   Instructional Forum · 33 Hits · 9/26/2003 9:29 AM
   I have developed both cubital tunnel synbdrome and epicondylitis (tennis elbow)....(more)
4. Re: Most Underrated Band · John Rovnan (376)
   Artists Forum · 13 Hits · 8/19/2003 12:17 PM
   Great band.
5. Re: Best Metal Genre · John Rovnan (376)
   Miscellaneous Forum · 26 Hits · 6/26/2003 11:47 AM
   All metal has good and bad bands. Maiden is my favorite ever. I like Anthrax...(more)
6. Re: can i start with a 5-string bass? · John Rovnan (376)
   Instructional Forum · 19 Hits · 6/26/2003 11:39 AM
   Absolutely, there is no logical argument against it.
7. Re: THE ULTIMATE FRICKING HEAVY METAL BAND OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! · John Rovnan (376)
   Artists Forum · 18 Hits · 3/19/2003 9:11 AM
   Yeah, you can tell that from a picture. Since Vai and Satriani can't afford any...(more)
8. Re: Open Hammer Pluck (Wooten) · John Rovnan (376)
   Instructional Forum · 36 Hits · 3/19/2003 9:03 AM
   If you hit the string with enough force immediately behind the fret, it will rin...(more)
9. Re: Muting... · John Rovnan (376)
   Instructional Forum · 29 Hits · 3/14/2003 3:08 PM
   Here's Dave LaRue's technique, he's the bass player for Steve Morse and the Dixi...(more)
10. Re: Ziggy Marley a Sellout? · John Rovnan (376)
    Miscellaneous Forum · 54 Hits · 3/14/2003 12:17 PM
    The ONLY way you can be a sellout is if you compromise your convictions for mone...(more)
11. Re: Best New fretless bass under $1500 · John Rovnan (376)
    Equipment Forum · 17 Hits · 3/14/2003 12:13 PM
    Carvins are great, for under $1500 you can get just about any options you want, ...(more)
12. Re: EQ tweaking · John Rovnan (376)
    Equipment Forum · 19 Hits · 3/14/2003 12:09 PM
    Bump up your EQ around 200 Hz. It may not sound just like you want it to by its...(more)
13. Re: i need to know how i should audition... · John Rovnan (376)
    Instructional Forum · 16 Hits · 3/14/2003 11:59 AM
    Here's the deal: know your role! If the labels are coming to see her, you need ...(more)
14. Re: i need to know how i should audition... · John Rovnan (376)
    Instructional Forum · 10 Hits · 3/14/2003 11:56 AM
    Not at all, and playing different styles of music increases your musical vocabul...(more)
15. Re: Any heavy metal common progression? · John Rovnan (376)
    Theory Forum · 14 Hits · 12/11/2002 2:09 PM
    Look at 90% of Maiden songs and they have a I-VI-VII-I progression. Steve uses ...(more)
16. Re: Iced Earth bassist · John Rovnan (376)
    Artists Forum · 32 Hits · 11/11/2002 12:59 PM
    The Steve DiGiorgio thing turned out terrible, and there are two points of view ...(more)
17. Re: 6 string bass · John Rovnan (376)
    Instructional Forum · 21 Hits · 8/16/2002 1:45 PM
    If you want to get into some stuff, pick a chord and figure out tapping patterns...(more)
18. Re: 6 string bass · John Rovnan (376)
    Instructional Forum · 10 Hits · 8/16/2002 11:58 AM
    Tab of what? You can't tab an original composition because there are no note du...(more)
19. Re: SYSTEM OF A DOWN! · John Rovnan (376)
    Instructional Forum · 12 Hits · 8/16/2002 11:54 AM
    100% correct.
20. Re: sustained notes · John Rovnan (376)
    Instructional Forum · 7 Hits · 8/15/2002 1:51 PM
    Here's how I mute. I got this from Dave LaRue, bassist for the Steve Morse Band...(more)