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Standing Out
In Downtown Nashville, there are about 50 bars. They’re all right next to each other and they all have live music. This means that at any given time, 50 bands are playing and competing for the biggest...
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Review: Boss BF-3 Flanger
So…not too long ago I posted about how much I wanted a Flanger pedal. After I posted this, I said to myself, “Lisa… you don’t need it. Just go to Sam Ash and play it so you can review it on your blog...
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Review: Hearos High Fidelity Ear Plugs
I would like to start this post off by saying that I’m extremely sorry for being so M.I.A. this past week. It was CMA week and I was just sooo busy! Right before CMA week I said to myself, “You know...
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Bass Cover: “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster The People
I know I’m late on being obsessed with this song, but at least it happened . Anyway, I found this crazy cool bass loop version of Pumped Up Kicks by Adam Stevens. Check it out!
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Custom Basses
The best thing to any musician is a custom built instrument by a really talented luthier. Custom instruments are the best, because (like it’s name suggests) they are custom for the musician and it...
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Learning Other Instruments
I’m not going to say I get bored with playing the bass, but sometimes I like doing something different. Something that I haven’t done before. However, I still like doing something music related....
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Bassists To Know: Reid Perry
When I started playing bass many years ago, the instrument was not well known. The bass player was commonly known as “That person in the background with the guitar.” Or sometimes they weren’t even...
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3 Things I Can’t Tour Without
I’m going away this weekend and I have a minor two-week tour coming up in July, so I thought blogging about the things that I can’t tour without would make a good blog post. So, without further ado,...
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Embarking on a New Journey
Before I wanted to be a musician, I wanted to be an author. I used to go to these writing classes at my local library and the woman who taught used to say, “To become a good writer, you must become a...
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My New Daisy Rock Bass!
Pretty recently, I secured an endorsement with Daisy Rock Girl Guitars. Well, my instrument arrived yesterday and I couldn’t be happier! I received the Rock Candy Bass. This bass has a lighter body,...
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Review: Fender Blacktop Jazz Bass
Recently, I was reading a Fender magazine that had been sitting on my coffee table for about five months and I found something pretty cool. The Blacktop bass. This bass caught my immediately, because...
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Bassists To Know: Benjamin Orr
I’ve been on a Cars fix lately. Which means, I’m watching several live videos, music videos, listening to the albums, and researching the band to no end. So, of course, I needed to write a post on...
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My Quest For The 70s Tone
So, I started my Album a day project (that’s www.album365.tumblr.com if you’re interested…just saying) and I’ve been listening to mostly 70s albums so far. I’ve listened to The Cars, Van Halen, Led...
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Preparing for Last Minute Gigs
All of today, I’ve been practicing for a gig that I have on Saturday. I got the call yesterday to do it and just got all of the material today. So, I decided to write some tips on how prepare for...
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Bass Cover: “Immigrant Song” by Led Zeppelin
So, as of late, I have been obsessed with Led Zeppelin. I found this cover of Radagast27, on youtube, performing this song and I had to post it. Very good playing! Now, I’m gonna go learn this!
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Active Vs. Passive Pickups
So, I know I’ve told you all about my new Daisy Rock Guitars Bass. Well, that’s the first bass that I’ve had (or played even) with completely active pickups. And I have to say that I kind of enjoy my...
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Bass Arrangement: “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons
So, I know I’ve posted videos by Zander Zon before, but this was too good for me to not post. Check out this amazing arrangement of “Radioactive” done by Zander Zon!
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Review: Speed Upp App for Mac/Windows
So, today, I discovered an awesome app that can help aid your practice routines. And I love it One problem I always have with practicing scales with a metronome, is that I totally zone out after...
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Semi-Hollow/Hollow Body Basses
Recently, I did the tourist thing and went to Memphis. While we were there, we took a tour of the Gibson factory. It also turns out that there is a Gibson factory in Nashville, but the one in Memphis...
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Why I Love Jams
So, last night I attended my first jam. It was a bluegrass jam at my favorite place to hang in Nashville, The Station Inn. This also means that my first jam had me bringing out my upright, which was...
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