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Hey Willis, I was wondering if you always play what you hear because it’s realiy difficult when you have to play like a fast standard like Moment’s Notice or something. The Chords change so fast it’s difficult to maintain your cool and to play what you hear when it changes all the time. Do you [...]
Hey Willis, I’m looking for a good direct box for recording projects (bass). I know that you use, or use to use, the Retrospec Juicebox. Before that I think you were using the Eden Navigator for a while. Both of them use a tube. Do feel this is of particular importance for you? What do [...]
Hey Willis, I play a Fender four-string fretless jazz bass and like you I love the expressive possibilities and nuances I can obtain. What about the five-string bass? Does the low B string solve a particular problem: e.g. playing in D, or being able to reach down for the fifth while in G? Do you [...]
G’day Willis, I am enjoying your website heaps, thanks for sharing your wisdom. My question is about right hand speed. My current understanding is the faster you want to play, the lighter you have to play. Is it as simple as that? What are your thoughts? Thanks, Wayne Hey Wayne, You could say it’s as [...]
Meet Willis – Ask Willis a Question | Read More Q&A Hey Willis, I am 16, and I have been playing a 4-string fretless Ibanez for about a year now. You are one of my four main influences, along with Jimmy Haslip, Rocco Prestia, and Jaco Pastorius. I am not very good at anything scholastic-y [...]
Meet Willis – Ask Willis a Question | Read More Q&A Hey Willis, I just started to study your 3 finger technique because I think it will help me get past my issues with string skipping and general bassplaying. In the string crossing exercises, I noticed that when I play an A open string with [...]
Meet Willis Ask Willis a Question | Read More Q&A Hey Willis, What’s up with that palm mute thing? thanks, Frank Hey Frank Since it produces a darker tone, it allows you to be more active without competing for the midrange territory of other instruments. Since the duration of the note is under control, you can [...]
Meet Willis Hey Willis, On my GWB1 basses I play with EXL D’addario strings but not with the exactly same gauge. I’m using the EXL 170: 045 – 065- 080 – 100 – 130 Is there a big difference in sound between the EXL 165 and the EX 170 or is it only a comfort reason [...]
Meet Willis – Hey Willis, I was in Vitoria and I saw your shows with Triphasic. Congratulations . I was surprised by your show and music. I’d like to ask about which program you use for video editing and the show live. And for your Triphasic logo screensaver ? I have a macbook pro 13′. [...]
Hi Willis, I watched your Setup Advice video (at www.ibanez.com/Feature/willis) and noticed that some of the statements you make are contradictory to those given in your Setup Instruction Manual: ‘”to set up the intonation on a fretless, you have to make a decision of where you want your finger in relationship to the fret line, [...]
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