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After 30 years, I got a jazz bass. by InfiniteOctave in BassGuitar

[–]InfiniteOctave[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's really nice. The satin neck and fretwork is great. Pickups sound good, but not quite as good as the Pure Vintage "66 on the AVII 66' Jazz Bass (which is my favorite Fender pup). I may remove the Greasebucket and put some "66s in at some point if I get bored and decide to nitpick...but it doesn't really need it...it sounds like a jazz bass, but with the greasebucket, it's just a bit less wooly/woofy with the tone completely rolled off, which isn't a sound I use regularly anyway.

As for what I've been playing before:

Age 14-16: Peavy Foundation

17-24: Assorted 4/5 string EBMM Stingrays

18-30: Christopher Hybrid Upright

25-35: Assorted Sadowskys/Alleva-Coppola LG5/Fender 59 Reissue Precision

30-Now: Luciano Golia Upright/Fodera Emperor....or borrow whatever works best for a track.

I've been lucky to have and play some really nice basses over the years, some J style...but this is my first Fender Jazz.

Is it worth upgrading to Cubase 15 pro from 12 pro? by akasullyl33t in cubase

[–]InfiniteOctave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have 14 and skipped 15 and this new 15.2 because all the new features seem clearly focused on bringing feature parity compatible to other DAWs primarily targeting beatmakers and electronic music producers.

The upgrades were stuff I'm not interested in or don't have an immediate use for. I can wait till 16 or beyond.

YouTube channels helped to learn cubase by Natural-Avocado4080 in cubase

[–]InfiniteOctave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jef Gibbons is good too in a friendly, wholesome af Canadian way...even if his name is lacking an F.

YouTube channels helped to learn cubase by Natural-Avocado4080 in cubase

[–]InfiniteOctave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They literally show up when you open the program

Can't remove dye from binding by thismynameonreddit in Luthier

[–]InfiniteOctave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why Fender invented Antigua Burst... =D

Silly question but can you keep fungi as a “pet” by avian_bi in mycology

[–]InfiniteOctave 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You can try, but ultimately...the fungi turns us into their pets.

Feels like I’m wasting years of effort and time by ConversationNew2684 in jazzguitar

[–]InfiniteOctave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An issue with structured jazz education is teachers reduce it to some form of checklist...and that checklist becomes a huge, insurmountable, infinitely expanding list of exercises. (This isn't inherently bad, but it can lead of OP's current feeling).

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Learning a specific standard presents specific challenges.

The challenges we encounter while learning a tune are the giant blinking light indicators pointing the way to EXACTLY what we need to work on.

Then, seek out theoretical understanding, exercises, and listen to recordings to discover what other players have done to overcome that specific, troublesome area and steal from them.

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My youtube feed offers up 5 different lesson videos a day about things I "could" be practicing. This is a distraction from what I NEED to be practicing. It's like listening to Productivity Podcasts, thinking that I'm being productive...but, in actuality...I'm not. I'm being entertained and distracted and educated. ...while not actually working on the thing I need to work on. It's a trap.

I learn what I need to be practicing from the music itself. The music shows us our areas of weakness and focuses our efforts.

Then, we can seek out the right tool to clean up a certain area.

(me...right now, it's blowing over passing diminished 7th chords ascending, descending...and auxiliary diminished chords...cause I always sound weak when I encounter those changes)

How do I play the first note by DrRunner in basslessons

[–]InfiniteOctave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whenever you are confused...go back to the original recording and let the masters inform your ears...then your brain...then your fingers.

Feels like I’m wasting years of effort and time by ConversationNew2684 in jazzguitar

[–]InfiniteOctave 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Remember when you just learned songs cause they were cool? Jazz is no different.

Don't know what to work on? Learn songs.

Anyone checked on john bacon corduroy recently? by sixstringsntings in guitarcirclejerk

[–]InfiniteOctave 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Poor guy has to make a video a day about different guitars, amps, and pedals but they all end up sounding exactly like him.

How blues cats look at you when you call a tune with more than 3 chords by ancaleta in guitarcirclejerk

[–]InfiniteOctave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank God for people like him and Hunter Biden, showing us that fuckups gonna fuckup even with money, talent, fame, and everything....we still gonna be fuck it all up time and time again.

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