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Corky,

There are several types of strings to which you may be referring.

There are many string choices for double bass. Although most players use steel, flat wounds these days, you can also get ...

Hi Corky,

Aguilars are nice; however, I sold the Aguilar, and am using a Glockenklang head (from Germany) and an AccuGroove cab. I am focusing on double bass quite a bit these days, and this comb ...

Hi Corky,

I recently picked up a Rick Turner Renaissance bass. It is supposed to be the type of design that is the closest you can get to a stand-up sound (in the fretless iteration at least).
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Hey Bassman, Glad to hear someone else does that! I strap my bass really high too. My main instrument is classical guitar, and I use the same right hand posture for both instruments, so I need to ke ...

Even though many players are now using solid state gear, there are those that stick with tube equipment.

What is the best tube gear? I've heard the names Bruno and Victoria tossed around as high-e ...

I recently picked up an ONYX Satellite Recording System; I can't say enough good things about it. Does anyone else use one?

First, it is reasonably priced -- about $170 online.

It's versatile. ...

Mark,

Thanks for the quick response.

Unfortunately, that's what I suspected.

I did, however, find a way to get a similar result. You can indicate a secondary fret by including "finger ...

Does anyone know if you can create "scale type" grid diagrams in G7? I would like to put more than one dot on a given string in the diagram. Also, I was wondering if you can use different ...

Mark, that's great news about the CC essays being included in Just Jazz Guitar. I've learned a lot from them.

the dominant blues sound of the key is extremely useful in navigating

Mark, thanks! That is a cool concept for navigating the jazz blues.

Another thing I find helpful for keeping my place in a swing blues is to sing bass lines (starting with just roots) when I am away from the guitar -- like when I am walking. I started out doing this ...

Odel,

Hang in there! I did it too. It comes with time.

On the jazz blues, I found that the most important thing vis-a-vis th standard 12 bar form is to remember the VI7 chord comes at bar 8, ...

The avoid tones are the best! Especially b7 over a major seventh chord!

The other secret I've discovered to getting a lot done in a short timeframe (I am always pressed for practice time) is to hit as many things as possible at once. For example, I will transcribe a Good ...

Larry, I should add that I've discovered some tricks to increase the amount of time I'm spending on transcribing.

For example, I try to practice classical guitar technique every day. So I play a ...