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Priorities by David Dyson
Meet David Dyson
At some point, every musician has an idea or picture of how they want their future to look and how they envision their career flourishing. These grandiose thoughts are important in keeping you on track and striving toward your goals and staying positive. Many if not most of mine came true by just consistently looking and pushing forward. Not letting any negative comments or views on the business as a whole and the notion of being successful change your positive outlook. I just knew one day I’d play with many artists and do my own thing in the footsteps of my mentors and heroes such as Bootsy Collins, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Louis Johnson to name a few. There are still many artists I’d love to work with and some have past on so I missed the opportunity. But overall, I’m still on that track be it slower or faster.
Negative influences can also be turned into motivation for a positive outcome. I remember being told how hard it is to be a successful musician and that I might want to reconsider my career goals. Though it pissed me off, that only served as motivation to prove them wrong. But don’t confuse negativity with constructive criticism. Some people may have the drive and positivity, but little or no skill to back that drive up. Constructive criticism can guide you to get the help and work on your craft in the necessary areas you need to match and back that drive up. I know first hand via the “You sound just like Stanley” comment in my teen bass years. There is already a Stanley Clarke so be David Dyson! Once you realize that all your practicing and learning your heroes’ solos ultimately lead to you finding your own voice, It will be much easier to be who you are on any recording or stage.
For me, Now, Much of that drive I mentioned before has been transferred to the area of producing, writing, and film scoring. I have mentors in those areas also and I’m looking forward to realizing those career dreams and goals in the near future as well. Keep on dreaming, striving, listening, learning, growing, and achieving.
Bass Videos
Working-Class Zeros: Episode #5 – Tube vs Solid State + It’s Awesome But Is It Necessary?
Here is episode 5 of WCZ, we address a comment from a subscriber, Tube vs solid state amps, and the work that goes into ownership. And of course, “Sure it’s awesome but is it necessary?”
“These stories from the front are with real-life, day-to-day musicians who deal with work life and gigging and how they make it work out. Each month, topics may include… the kind of gigs you get, the money, dealing with less-than-ideal rooms, as well as the gear you need to get the job done… and the list goes on from there.” – Steve the Bass Guy and Shawn Cav
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Epiphone Jack Casady Fretless Bass…
Epiphone Unveils the Jack Casady Fretless Bass Designed By the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Legend, Melding His Years of Experimentation in Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane.
For over 150 years, Epiphone has been a leading innovator in instrument design. By leveraging its iconic past and leaning into the future, Epiphone has set the stage for the next era of sound for present and future generations. Epiphone is proud to continue its longest signature artist partnership with the legendary bass player, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, and founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, Jack Casady. Designed by Jack Casady and Epiphone, the new Jack Casady Fretless Bass is available worldwide now at authorized Epiphone dealers and online via epiphone.com/en-US/p/Electric-Bass/Jack-Casady-Fretless-Bass/Aged-Royal-Tan.
As a founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, legendary bass player and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Jack Casady’s full driving tone and innovative melodic bass work have defined the role of bass guitar in rock and roll for decades. Liberating the bass from its traditional role as part of the rhythm section, Jack’s pioneering approach to bass brought the instrument to the forefront. The new Epiphone Jack Casady Fretless Bass was and is the culmination of years of experimentation by Casady to find an instrument with a superior electric tone and the response of an acoustic bass. It features the Casady-designed JCB-1 Low-Impedance Humbucker and a three-position rotary impedance control for a wide range of tonal versatility. Now, for the first time in a Fretless version, the Epiphone Jack Casady Bass comes with a premium gig bag.
Explore the new Jack Casady Fretless Bass from Epiphone: HERE.
Hello bass players and bass fans! In this issue, we will study the altered chords.
An altered chord is a chord that replaces one or more notes from the diatonic scale with a neighboring pitch from the chromatic scale. By the broadest definition, any chord with a non-diatonic chord tone is an altered chord.
Examples:
– CMaj9(b5)
– CMaj13(#11)
– C7(b9)
– C9(b13#11)
– C13(#11b9)
– C+7(#9)
See you next month for more #fullbassattack… GROOVE ON!
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Premiere: The Low Sixes New Single, “Turn On The Night” With Alan Hildebrandt on Bass/Vocals
Working-Class Zeros: Episode #5 – Tube vs Solid State + It’s Awesome But Is It Necessary?
Gear News: Distiller CE Onboard Low Pass Filter
Interview With Bassist Jonny Rubin AKA (Dr Funk)
Gear News: Future Impact V4 Guitar & Bass Synth Now Available in the U.S.
Working-Class Zeros: Episode #5 – Tube vs Solid State + It’s Awesome But Is It Necessary?
August 12 Edition – This Week’s Top 10 Basses on Instagram
New App: MusicNomad’s Free GuitarTracker App
Gear News: PJB’S Double Four Plus
