You guys sound great for as long as you have been together :D Your lead guitar player has been playing for one year? He will be really good by this t...

Thanks, smokindog. I knew a guy with an avatar involving a banjo couldn't be too bad. The main reason we go into so many different styles is because...

Well, of course. Radiohead is great. It's one of the few bands that all of us like a lot.

Thank you both very much, I posted this also on the TalkBass forums, and they were rather unhelpful. Both of your posts were extremely helpful, and I...

I always play fingerstyle myself, on both bass and guitar, and I'm more of a bassist than guitarist. I've found that with the right settings, and dev...

The only one I've played much is the Godin A5 fretless- it comes fretted too. I don't own one, but I've played one and I'm thinking of purchasing one...

I play a Standard Fender Jazz. It's my first and only bass, and I love it. It has been nothing but reliable, and I love the sound.

Horse With No Name. I play bass, and I can even play it on guitar.

Also, if you have a bassist handy, just play the chord on top, and have him play the bass note. The bassist playing a non-root tone has an interestin...

Watch what various bassists do for their tone. James Jamerson of Motown, he played with only one finger, and really old flatwounds on a P-bass. If y...

I can hardly stand sitting down with the bass now. I always practice standing or at least sitting on a stool. I like to position my strap high, it m...

That's not the point, dude. Just imagine that you're playing the chord on the top four strings on a guitar, but upside down. You don't have to do a He...

If there are no fingerings, just use the one that's most comfortable. Piano music's the same way, there's usually suggestions for fingerings, but you...