Thanks to Kells Nollenberger for his post on CD Baby’s guide to “Legally Sell(ing) Downloads of Cover Songs.”  I have been interested in this subject for some time as I am interested in doing a recording project in the near future and have been thinking abo ... Continue Reading
In Central Florida, keeping your bass humidified is not really a great concern. More often than not, I’m more worried about the heat and humidity causing my bass to literally fall apart at the seams. I’m pretty sure that it won’t be long before I’m in an environme ... Continue Reading
104 weeks now has a favicon! You’ll notice that, next http://mwengerd.blog…… in the address bar is a tiny version of the bass clef here. Favicons are particularly useful for surfers who are not yet using del.icio.us and still use their browsers’ favorites bars, wh ... Continue Reading
Some of you may already know that, due to recent damage, I have sent my bass of to Gary at Upton Bass for repairs. Gary runs a well-thought-of business and is an active participant in the Talkbass forums. He also sold me my Revolution Solo pickup with which I am extremely happy. Once I c ... Continue Reading
As an undergrad, I talked a lot about the fact that music students do not get the kinds of breaks that math, education, business, etc. majors get. We have to practice through Spring Break and Christmas Break and all Summer; meanwhile, the others are at Panama City Beach or skiing in Vale. ... Continue Reading
I’ve discovered one of the more intriguing sectors of the Google world in the lab portion of their website. Google Sets automatically creates sets from a few given examples. For instance, I can enter turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce and get the results cranberry s ... Continue Reading
Most of you should know by now that http://youtube.com/ is the resource for jazz performance videos. The most vexing issue surrounding youtube it refusal to allow users to download video. I can tell you that I am presently watching Erroll Garner perform “All the Things You Are̶ ... Continue Reading
The pinky exercise is magic for electric bass players. It can be used myriad ways, focusing on sound, left hand, right hand, and many combinations otherwise. 1 2 3 4__1 4 3 4__2 4 3 4__3 4 3 4 Start this pattern at the 12th fret on your highest string. Play it at a slow tempo (QUARTER no ... Continue Reading
