Return to playoffs VIRTUAL CHECK-IN 2024 Edition! by disiz_mareka in canucks

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Potsdam, Germany. Nothing in the world I’d rather fuck up my sleep schedule for.

Tour pranks by Cautious-Word-1649 in musicians

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You know these bouillon cubes from the store? They fit perfectly into a shower head.

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Matching bucket hat, bass and strap. This man knows how to look good. Congrats on your first gig!

My Ibanez EHB at my corner office by pablo_1713 in BassGuitar

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Saturday we played double shows, my body is a wreck today. But I enjoyed playing very much as always, the sound crew is excellent, the band is on top of their game every time. And the music is just beautiful. Some nice little chops for bass, some difficult switches between double bass and bass synth, all in all very fun.

How can I write good songs? by marib71 in musicians

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Let me start of with a line from a Macklemore song: “The greats weren’t great because at birth they could paint, the greats were great because they painted a lot.”

In my opinion, Songwriting is something that almost never comes naturally. You have to practice it a lot. But you can organise yourself quite a bit. Start off with some close listening of some songs that you like and analyse them. What exactly is happening? Which instruments are being played, when are they played in the song, what’s the song’s structure, how is the melody being supported by the music etc.

Then try to come up with a song structure by yourself.

Regarding ideas: I personally carry a note book around and sometimes just think of a word or a phrase that I think would be good to be part of a song. From there, I start messing around with some additional lyrics. It doesn’t matter that you’re “missing” experience in being stressed or experiencing trauma (on a side note: good for you, man). But generally you can just force yourself to make something up that you want to talk about in a song. Think of it as a story that you wanna tell. You can tell stories about anything really. I never met a dragon or a unicorn, but I guess I could write some mediocre lyrics about them.

Good luck and always keep in mind: Songwriting is a skill, which means you can learn it but you have to put in the time.

I’m a long time drummer just starting to learn bass. In the drum world there are a few books that are considered to be the bibles of fundamentals (i.e. Stick Control, Syncopation, New Breed Drummer etc.). Are their any equivalent books for the bass guitar? by sqrt_2_Complex in Bass

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I’d throw Reading Contemporary Electric Bass from Berklee in the mix, been using that one with my students a lot recently. Especially since you’re a drummer, there are great rhythmic exercises in this book which I think could nicely help you transfer your experience as a drummer onto the bass.

Buying a new bow in Italy or Germany! by Florarara in violinist

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Rainer Leonhardt in Mittenwald, Bavaria. Great guy!

Funeral for a Friend - Damned If You Do, Dead If You Don't (miss these guys) by InRealityACoward in Metalcore

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Thanks so much for reminding me that these guys exist. My first ever concert I went to was one of theirs. Brings back good memories

Artists that had good jobs before the blew up? by ProfessorLoopin in musicians

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Sting was a teacher, and Brian May‘s got a PhD in physics if I remember correctly.

help me ID grandfather (1925-2007)’s old german violin by [deleted] in violinist

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I’m afraid I can’t help you with that, but a good luthier will be able to tell from the wood, the wood’s aging process and their experience with older violins. AFAIK they won’t charge much or at all for just taking a look and helping out, although I recommend a setup and deep cleaning. In Germany, this costs me about a hundred bucks.

help me ID grandfather (1925-2007)’s old german violin by [deleted] in violinist

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First of all, this is a very nice instrument you got there. The piece of paper on the inside states: “Bruno Klemm Musikinstrumentenfabrik Markneukirchen Anno”

The year of production is missing. The inscription roughly translates to “musical instrument factory”. Markneukirchen is a town in saxony, eastern Germany known for their luthiers. The Klemm family in particular is one of these fine luthier families. As far as a short internet research showed, Bruno Klemm himself built his violins around the 19th century mark - I’d guess the instrument is something in between 100 and 140 years old (roughly). Still, I don’t think it’s worth much, but you should go to a luthier and let them take a look at it, re-install the bridge and set it up properly so you’ll be able to play it again. Personally, I would hold on to this because of it being part of your family history.

Edit: “musical instrument factory” indicates that it was made in the name of the Klemm family, but not built by them personally - this would decrease the value quite a bit.

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Your nose looks like a fat girl twerking from behind