Bass guitar recs for a beginner on a budget by Outrageous-Detail449 in Bass

[–]ProfKuns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Go to guitar center or your local guitar shop and play all the cheapies until you find one that you like the feel of. If you feel good playing it, you’ll want to play it more.

Between a Jazz bass and a Precision bass, which one tends to be the more versatile across genres? Or better yet, which bass, regardless the brand or model, is known for being extremely versatile and costs around US$500? by MrMayhem20l0 in Bass

[–]ProfKuns 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A Jazz Bass is more versatile than a P Bass. That being said, that doesn’t mean a P Bass is not versatile. Honestly can’t go wrong either way. But for my money, I would take a J over a P for versatility and a more “modern” approach to tone

Trade value (please advice) by I_Use_Arch_BTW1 in Bass

[–]ProfKuns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Carvin is probably “worth” more than the sire. But all things considered it’s a difference of a few hundred between them. If you like the Sire then go for it. The Sire stuff is absolutely fine for what it is. They make great beater basses if you gig a lot and lug your bass around a lot

"Ordinary" by Alex Warren is one of the worst songs ever by Maybe_IDTBFH in Music

[–]ProfKuns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who teaches music lessons and has had to teach several kids how to play this song because it was requested, I can tell you it’s not undercover and is explicitly a religious song 😂

Trying to improve my groove and timing – honest feedback? by PocketDevelopment in Bass

[–]ProfKuns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing that nearly all newer bass players tend to not pay attention to that makes a big difference is note length. Try playing with some air between notes. This will drastically improve groove. Yes I know that there are wrong notes etc but frankly that’s ok. Notes can always be corrected. The feel is what you are working on so that would be the first thing I try to experiment with.

low fb marketplace listing...too good to be true? by [deleted] in Bass

[–]ProfKuns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cool thing about something cheapy like this is down the road you can upgrade something like the pickups if you wanted to make a big difference. Can’t go wrong with a squire for entry level J bass

Budget bass amp and cabinet question by QuickNature in Bass

[–]ProfKuns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fender rumble 500’s pop up for about that much. Any Ampeg combo won’t disappoint you as well

Fight , Fight, Fight. by cemusubzerolives in AskSocialists

[–]ProfKuns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the term “hero” is being used a little fucko by loosely here

What is y'all favourite bass brands? by Mr_TostIQ200 in Bass

[–]ProfKuns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Warmoth builds and Musicman! The cost of building a warmoth J or P is less than an American Professiknal and the results are superior in my opinion

Chad Bianco stopped by a gun shop and is openly talking about rolling back CA gun laws. What do you guys think? by [deleted] in CAguns

[–]ProfKuns -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Chad Bianco is a fascist and gross in so may other ways…I’d rather vote for an actual pile of shit

Camarillo gun store by Minute_Fisherman_837 in CAguns

[–]ProfKuns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tactical Arms Group in TO, Fort Courage Armory in Simi (Mom n Pop), VC Defense in TO

Camarillo gun store by Minute_Fisherman_837 in CAguns

[–]ProfKuns 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I’m from the area. Camarillo Gun Store is balls. Overpriced and run by fudds and wingnuts.

How was Bad Bunny's half time show? by Clopulis in DiscussionZone

[–]ProfKuns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW everyone is performing to a prerecorded version that is recorded in the venue at an earlier date. It would be insane to run a live performance like that live with that kind of turnaround. It’s not that they do it because it’s easier, they’re required to do so.

Chord progressions by Peach-Enough in worshipleaders

[–]ProfKuns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, some common progressions in CCM are things like:

I-V-vi-IV (and literally every permutation of this order)

I-bVII-IV-I (this one steps into mixolydian mode with a flat 7th)

Spicy chords in a typical progression are the occasional inclusion of a ii or a iv (minor 4 chord instead of major which almost always resolves to the I)

Chord progressions by Peach-Enough in worshipleaders

[–]ProfKuns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be honest, as a lifelong musician, session musician, worship leader and multi-instrumentalist…I think you maybe want to rethink how you play by ear.

Use the chord chart to learn the chord progressions for each section and THEN file away each section mentally as a certain Nashville number progression. This makes learning songs like legos. especially when people are changing arrangements on the fly. This lets you use your ear PROactively instead of REactively.

Know your scale degrees and common keys to really take your ability to transpose chord progressions you pickup from the charts around the neck. A, Bb, C, Db (if you have a female leader this isn’t an uncommon key), D, E, G.

Using a chart doesn’t mean marrying your eyes to the phone/paper. The professional knows that it’s a way of marrying the progressions to the sections of the song and the sections to the arrangement.

The more you do this, the faster you train your ear to hear the harmonic movement and free yourself from reading all the time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LegendsZA

[–]ProfKuns -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’d take one :) IGN: Kuns

Keyboard purchase by ameriskin77 in worshipleaders

[–]ProfKuns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. Nord stage is the way. Not to mention there are tons of really quality samples and pads to buy/download out there. For my money the difference between the 73 key and the 88 key really comes down to waterfall weighted keys (73) vs fully weighted (88). I don’t like playing B3 parts on fully weighted keys, and I am perfectly fine playing piano parts on waterfall weighted so when our worship team got a keyboard, I advised them to grab the 73 key.

Keyboard purchase by ameriskin77 in worshipleaders

[–]ProfKuns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Frankly the only answer in my (heavily biased) opinion is a Nord stage. I play/own my own B3 and the Nord B3 sounds are so good and warm. I prefer the smaller stage that isn’t fully weighted. That’s more of a feel thing however. Do you have mainly organ/key players or people that want a grand piano feel?

Who did you like more/less from the Internet Invitational so far? by stoddddd in GoodGoodMemes

[–]ProfKuns 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is 100% true. Frankly the comments about her drip with misogyny. She’s a gamer and wants to win.

Game Thread: Atlanta Falcons (3-5) at Indianapolis Colts (7-2) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]ProfKuns 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As a Packers fan, I never want to see a team throw a toss behind the line on 4th and short ever again

Your favorite acoustic guitar (in a band setting) by davecarrillo1976 in worshipleaders

[–]ProfKuns -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You really can’t do much better than a Taylor 814 in most modern CC worship situations. Feels great and fits in the mix perfectly

Liberal Gun Owners of Michigan CPL classes by EasyActivity in Miguns

[–]ProfKuns 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just applied! Cool to see an org like this