http://walkingbassline.com A Pro Musicians Choice Blog Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:42:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mad Catz has released a replica Fender Precision Bass controller for Rock Band 2. Personally, I am terrible at Guitar Hero/Rock Band and would rather play a real guitar/bass, but to each their own. The Mad Catz bass guitar is larger and longer than a standard Rock Band ... http://walkingbassline.com/archives/rock-band-gets-a-bass Multi Effects are cool. They are a lot of fun to play around with, and you can use them for computer recording. There are pretty much three catagories: really cheap crappy ones that aren't worth the money, mid-level units that are often pretty good, and really expensive units ... http://walkingbassline.com/archives/bass-multi-effects-pedals-boss-vs-line-6-vs-digitech Tubes or solid state? They both have their advantages and disadvantages, so which one should you go with? And yes, there definitely is a difference. Solid state is cheaper. That appeals to a lot of people, and for casual bedroom players, solid state is often enough. One ... http://walkingbassline.com/archives/the-great-debate SD in New Jersey said: "I bought a guitar from Music123.com on August of 2007. As part of the promo for signing up with their Music123 Card, it was stated that an additional 10% will be deducted from my purchase price after 60 days. In addition, Music123 has a ... http://walkingbassline.com/archives/beware-of-the-music123-credit-card Just released by Fender, behold the Jaco Pastorius Fretless Jazz Bass. This is a great sounding, extremely well-made instrument. The price tag reflects that, but if you can afford it, this is probably your dream bass unless you play death metal or something. Alder jazz bass body, ... http://walkingbassline.com/archives/new-from-fender-jaco-pastorius-fretless-jazz-bass What makes a "great" bass guitar? If you ask every bassist, you would probably get a bunch of different answers. For me it is its "feel". More specifically, the feel of the neck. You can always replace the pickups, try different strings, etc, but you need ... http://walkingbassline.com/archives/the-right-bass-for-you Metallica recently announced a release date for their latest album, Death Magnetic, which is due out September 12th. This will be the first studio recording with new bassist, Robert Trujillo. Dates for the corresponding tour were also announced. Some of the dates are with Lamb of God, ... http://walkingbassline.com/archives/metallica-announce-new-album-and-north-american-tour It gets on my nerves when people assume that bass is easier or requires less skill to play than a guitar. I think the beauty of the bass in any form (electric, acoustic, brass, upright) is that is can be as simple or as complex as you want ... http://walkingbassline.com/archives/playing-bass-in-a-band I am not going to say that one musician is "better" than another, but here is a list, in no specific order, of 4 bassists you should at least know about. *Les Claypool (Primus, pictured above) Born 1963, he is the master of funk and slap bass using tapping and sweeps ... http://walkingbassline.com/archives/4-bassists-you-should-know-about Mick Jagger is the lead singer of the Rolling Stones. You probably knew that. Jimmy Page was the lead guitarist for Led Zeppelin. You probably knew that, too. But name the bassist. Of either band. It is time for people to show some love ... http://walkingbassline.com/archives/hello-world