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Ibanez 6-String Bass Recently Acquired

February 18th, 2008

Just added an Ibanez 6-string to my bass collection.
In the U.S.A., was able to get this from a local Guitar Center store for $640 US. By comparison, in Australia I would looking to fork out around $1200 US.
Relative to a 4-string bass, the 6-string bass, with an added low-B string and high-C string, offers a […]

Semitone Scales Within The Octave

June 30th, 2007

The musical octave is divided into 12 semitones or the following musical notes: A, A sharp(B flat), B, C, C sharp(D flat) D, D sharp(E flat), E, F, F sharp(G flat), G, G sharp(A flat). A recent discussion of musical scales with a friend led us to work out something I have thought about a […]

Awesome Bass Players

February 11th, 2007

This post is a small promotion for my two favourite bassists. Firstly, my favourite bassist Billy Sheehan, who among the variety of bands and musical projects he has been associated with, formed the band Mr. Big back in the late 80’s.
As you may know, Mr. Big had the big radio hit ‘To Be With You’ […]