Bass instrument amplification

Recording Chops Workshop: How To Record Great Bass It’s ironic that bass guitar is such a conundrum for so many recordists. While the importance of bass in a mix can not be overstated, it is the very thing that perplexes aspiring audio engineers. Be assured that bass mastery is achievable. To become at one with the bass, read and master the bass recording chops below. Why is bass so important? What’s the big deal with bass anyways? Aren’t bass players merely kept around to give the homelier groupies

Arriale played with her three other instrument players. There was the drummer in the back, then to the front was the saxophonist and to the right side of him was the bass and then Lynne Arriale playing the piano. Lynne Arriale was the first pianist I’ve listen to live; basically I have one word for her and it’s amazing. This concert was an only instrumentation concert meaning that there was no singing involved. At first Arriale wasn’t pleased with the amplification that the piano had, so she told to

Stuart Zender is a talented bass guitarist and is world known for playing in a band called jamiroqaui, the band has sold more than 40 million albums world wide. Stuart was one of the founding members of the funk/acid jazz band. He joined the band in 1993, and became known for his playing style. Soon after, Zender was asked to become an official Warwick bass’s endorser. Zender received a number of unique custom shop Streamer models. He played, co-wrote and produced on Jamiroquai first three albums:

Also in the early 1960s, surf rock guitarist Dick Dale, who produced hits such as "Let's Go Trippin '" (1961) and "Misirlou" (1962), worked closely with Fender to overcome the limits of the technology of electrical amplification, producing the first 100-watt guitar amplifier. In 1964, a blurred and somewhat distorted sound gained popularity after guitarist Dave Davies of The Kinks used a razor blade to cut the cones from his speakers for the band's single "You Really Got

With the increased pressure to "go electric," many artists who played the guitar at the height of the Rock n Roll movement switched their acoustic instruments to electric versions. Unlike bass guitars, which can often be converted into electric basses, a purely electric guitar will not produce melodic sounds without the help of an amplifier which carries the tune produced through an electronic current. Electric guitars also allow the player to partially manipulate the sound coming to the amplifier

Upright string bass performance is an ever-changing profession that has played a vital role to the history of the jazz ensemble. The bass has evolved more through jazz in the past one hundred years than since the instrument’s conception in the 15th century. In early jazz bands, the bass had a simple and extremely conscientious style, which limited itself to furnishing fundamental harmonic tones. One of the greatest bass players in this style is Pops Foster, known for the extraordinary power and attack

with the drums, rhythm guitar, and bass guitar form a wall of sound. The lyrics talk about the nature of music, and the song is a tribute to Duke Ellington. Beck- “Blue Moon” Beck’s “Blue Moon” is a modern song that is influenced by folk music. The beat is slow without any driving percussion or other instrumentation. He chooses a simple combination of acoustic guitar and drums. Like contemporary folk of the 60s, Beck uses no electric instruments or amplification. The lyrics are serious, and even

concert was mainly characterized by the songs played in a big band style. It consisted of many musicians and many instruments including, alto, tenor and bari sax, trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba, keyboard (piano), guitar (acoustic, electric), percussion (mallets, drums), bass (acoustic, electric), vocals. Songs like “Star Wars”, had a big entrance, a lot of use of percussive instruments mainly drum set. The beginning (I apologize for the lack of tittle as the program didn’t list the pieces) song

rise of popular music forms such as jazz, blues, and rock led to a large change in approach for the neoclassical composers, leading many into an avant-garde approach, such as John Cage. The introduction of electric amplification changed the overall sound of music, with new instruments being invented, as well as possibilities for foreign objects to be amplified. “Classical Gas”, by Mason Williams (1968), was written for classical guitar, as Williams felt there was a limited classical guitar repertoire

A musical figure known as skank or the 'bang" .has a very dampened, short and scratchy chop sound, almost like a percussion instrument. Sometimes a double chop is used when the guitar still plays the off beats, but also plays the following 8th beats on the up-stroke. Horn sections are frequently used in reggae, often playing introductions and counter-melodies. Instruments included in a typical reggae horn section include saxophone, trumpet or trombone. In more recent times, real horns are sometimes