He's just pushing the back of the bridge down directly instead of using the whammy bar.

Well most MP3 players don't support MIDI files just because of the quality of the music. You might be able to find one with firmware to allow you to p...

Evidently you are the only one who isn't his greatest fan. As for me, he can use all the hammer ons and whammy bars he wants. It's cool if you're not ...

Anyone else got an opinion on this?

I was wondering about that last question myself the other day. I've always just made the reach with my pinky, but it is a bit of a stretch.

As long as you're not squeezing with your thumb, pressing the neck into your palm, or putting your thumb in places that create funny wrist angles you'...

Make sure you play with the tone knobs on your amp a lot. Most amps and guitars, no matter how lame, can produce a decent tone. I wasn't too impressed...

I kind of like the different sound. What about playing it as a barre at the fifth fret? The change in tone might be what you want.

Should be fine. I run my bass through a little guitar amp all the time.

I think the risk of damage is mostly to bass amps that have a tweeter of some kind. Any that just have large cone-type drivers should be fine.

You really have to tense up your arm. Flex your bicep, and angle the pick slightly. You have to have the tension in your arm but not in your hand. At ...

Yeah, I'm not big on the shredders either. I'm not saying anyone should be a "slave to the metronome", but I do think it's an invaluable tool for soli...

The problem with most metronomes is they are so sterile. They have no feeling like a human being. In my view, that's a metronome's biggest benefit. Li...

From what I hear about wireless systems, there's no point in messing with cheap ones, but some of the better models are pretty great.

I suck with a metronome, but put me with another musician and I can keep the rhythm fine. There's just something robotic about metronome practice whic...