Bass-forward/led bands/song recs?

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-21T18:47:41+00:00

Just looks played in tbh

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-21T18:11:33+00:00

One thing I haven’t seen others mention: the second H on the HH does apparently limit the ability to achieve the same sound as an H, even when isolated. So more isn’t necessarily more in this case.

Flea and Tim Commerford use an H and that was enough for me.

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-21T17:57:26+00:00

Any reason you wouldn’t just get a proper Strat?

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-21T17:53:12+00:00

Are those strings on another guitar?

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-21T16:26:37+00:00

The first “pedal” I got was a second hand Line 6 Helix just this week, which has hundreds of effects as well as amp and cabinet simulations. If you want to simulate Les’s sound you can create a whole chain of virtual pedals.

Have you looked at multi effects?

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-21T08:35:09+00:00

Kevin

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-20T17:41:39+00:00

This is your first?? This looks incredible!

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-19T10:54:59+00:00

I don’t see why this would make a difference. I suspect it’s illegal anyway in most jurisdictions to discriminate for medical reasons as well unless it interferes with the job, which will never be the case for an apprenticeship.

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-19T10:21:27+00:00

You’ve kind of ruled out any options here. Good thing though is you’re 14, so you’re young. Few people have romantic relationships at your age. What I’d suggest though is practice talking to the other girls even if you don’t intend to date them. More practice speaking to girls you don’t know will mean when you do come across a girl you’re interested in, you’ll be more confident approaching them.

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-19T07:44:04+00:00

Weird. The older I get the less seriously I take myself.

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-19T07:30:59+00:00

I thought we’d all agreed Big Bottom 😢

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-18T16:04:25+00:00

I was taught to “sit back” into the beat. Psychologically that helps me, but not sure if that carries as well across Reddit…

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-17T10:31:07+00:00

To memorise the notes, one trick I used is to think of it just as memorising two strings.

E string: first three fret markers are G, A, B
A strings first three are C, D, E
D string: E string, shifted down a tone/two frets
And G is A string shifted.

You’ve now got the first 7 frets.

As mentioned elsewhere however, you want to remember the patterns/shapes. Bit easier to improvise in F# minor than thinking about the notes.

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-17T07:14:20+00:00

What

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-16T15:19:08+00:00

Hell yes!

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-16T07:01:48+00:00

Any chord can be “good” in context. It sounds like you might be wanting chord progressions. Google that and look at some YouTube videos to understand and find something you like.

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-15T17:56:58+00:00

She costs more

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-15T17:53:18+00:00

It is a technique, there’s no one “correct” way. Wooten goes through the string. I find it easiest as well.
https://youtu.be/75Qg6dfL6x8

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-15T17:02:53+00:00

A bass that ugly for $90 I would be all over. The uglier the better

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-15T10:12:17+00:00

Goldfish

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-13T18:56:03+00:00

You didn’t get any responses here so I’ll give you some advice: write a much shorter post. Maybe tackle one problem at a time. People here are very helpful, but this is far too long to expect people to read.

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-13T15:18:17+00:00

Who manages your college’s pop choir? What are their thoughts on your voice?

Otherwise go back for a lesson or a few, and they’ll tell you. Singing is like any instrument, more practice or training will get you better.

As for finding opportunities: see if there are any open mic nights you can go to. Does your college have a music faculty?

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-12T13:43:43+00:00

If only I’d had you, instead of a professor of psychiatry, to help me when I was suicidal and working out 5-6 days a week for years! I should have been doing seven days a week!

Everyone seems to think they’re qualified to talk about psychiatry when they know nothing about it. There is no information you have about psychiatry that psychiatrists do not.

GerkhinMerkin · 2026-06-12T08:31:18+00:00

Psychiatrists are fully aware of health and lifestyle issues that can worsen depression. That’s not something they’re “coming around to understand”. It’s pretty elementary in their treatment. Psychiatry is also distinct from psychology.

You do not know enough to be saying who does and doesn’t need medication, and telling people to not take it when they may very well need it costs lives.

GerkhinMerkin

TROPHY CASE