My bass sounds sick when i slap... um.... could that be because the strings are pretty old? Yes, but they would have to be in really bad shape. Since ...
No one has mentioned yet that the strings are supposed to hit the frets when you slap. You'll need to experiment to find out how hard to hit them to g...
I find that when I'm sick I can sing lower than normal by about a whole tone.
Learning theory isn't about learning the rules. If you know theory then instead of guessing what you should play to accomplish what you want, you'll j...
An important part of singing loudly (or yelling loudly, for that matter) is getting the shape of your mouth right. Just "singing harder" won't work, b...
Whats a compression pedal do? It even out volume. When you're playing quietly, it amplifies your signal, but the louder you play the less it amplifies...
But is it okay to use bass effects on a guitar? Yes. Again, it may or may not sound pleasing.
I really like the simplicity. With just a guitar and any reasonably modern computer you can just go record, and you don't have to worry about the qual...
I don't use one. It does smooth out uneven volume, but it's a lot cheaper to just learn to play evenly.
I like Fender Palaminos.
Forearm makes my elbow hurt though. I find that a helpful trick for speeding up my picking without sacrificing my technique is to think of each pluck ...
Wrist only. That does involve some movement of the forearm bones, but strictly the kind that rotates your wrist, meaning that no matter how much you d...
You play chords on electrics too.
I'll go with pre-1990. That's sixteen years, which is long enough in my book.
Thanks all. Though the metronomes don't really help. The reason I don't have one is because I hate them. I can't count with them. Especially once ...