ProTone Pedals Nectar Chorus by Jon Moody… Let’s face it; ever since many of us heard Jaco on the “Heavy Weather album from Weather Report, we’ve secretly lusted...
Freelancing in a College Town: Know Your Role by Jonathan Moody… In the past two articles in this series, we’ve discussed things that aren’t as music oriented as...
Get to Know Bassist Jonathan Moody… What Made Me Decide to Play Bass: It’s a family thing. My mom played string bass in college and after in...
Thumb Muting – Making an Electric Sound Like an Upright by Jonathan Moody… As a response to the ever-popular “How do I make my electric bass...
Be Inspired, Not Intimidated by Jonathan Moody… How many of us have said at some point “____________ is so good, I just want to quit playing altogether.” I...
PJB: Briefcase vs. Bass Cub by Jonathan Moody… It’s one of those problems I like having; which amp do I take to the gig? It’s usually pretty easy,...
In my first installment, I talked about being dependable and consistent, allowing whoever hires you to make one call and not worry about anything else. This second subject...
I’ve been referring to it as my “perfect storm” of gigs; eight in three days. It was probably the only time when I had a legitimate...
It’s Thursday. I’m staring at a weekend (Friday-Sunday) that has five shows, two rehearsals and a church service. As I’m getting ready and organizing my gig bags, amp...
For the longest time, volume pedals were one of those love it/hate it things with me. I loved having one and being able to pull back my volume...
Sunday night finished a three-week theatre run with a very diverse group of people in the pit. The rhythm section was comprised of “veterans” in the...
The last week of working in the theatre has been interesting. During the “warm up” time before the show, the college students in the pit have...
I had a completely different article written about digital tuners and my thoughts on them that was going to post today. Last weekend was a Moody...