By Howard Stone Long before the amplification and electrification of musical instruments, there was a simple truth: the louder you could play, the more likely you would be heard. In jazz, tubas overwhelmed basses, trumpets trumped guitars, and so on. Brass bands dominated in early jazz and guitars were like children of the day, they could be seen but were not to be heard.
Amplification leveled the playing field (pun intended). Amplify a bass and out goes the tuba, …read more
Via:: Vail Daily Newspaper
