<t>how many watts do you need to amplify your bass?<br/> <br/> good question...<br/> <br/> mainly it depends upon the sound pressure (volume) level that's required. more volume, more power is required. so, just for numbers sake, lets say you were using a 100 watt amp that gave you a maximum 100db of...

got some bass lessons in the oven...

<t>bass amps come in several incarnations, however, the two main components are the head and the speaker cabinet. the head is where all the main electronic components of the amplifier reside and where you plug in your bass. the output of the amp head is then sent to the speaker cabinet, the cabinet ...

michelew wrote:

hmmm now I'm dreaming about collecting guitars...tHat could be addictive.

Ta

Michele

It is very addictive...20 guitars later and no end in sight lol


Mike

i would agree with david, they're used but not nearly to the same degree as guitar players do.
typical pedals bass players might use would be effects such as compression, chorus, octaver, amp emulators etc.

bob

<t>bass amplification ~ an art form in itself... this area of bassdom is very subjective regarding what sounds best. tube, solid state or a hybrid are the primary choices. these days most good quality amps sound excellent and it's really a matter of preferred tonal coloration that determines which a...

<t>where to start... string types tend to be a very subjective issue. roundwound, flatwound, groundround or tapewound... the big question.<br/> <br/> roundwound strings are probably the more popular type these days. they're a brighter sounding string, similar to a piano string, and tend produce more...

i think some videos might be in the making... *little known fact: bass IS the musical epicenter...

<r>Here's a technique that Tommy Emmanuel uses ALOT. He has quite long and fairly thick fingers, and he OFTEN frets 2 strings (on the same fret) with just 1 finger. My fingers are too skinny to do that. But if your fingers are thick enough, then it frees up another finger to be used elsewhere! This ...

yes, just fewer notes... although you typically don't use much in the way of chords when playing basslines.