Rate my bass tone! and skills

[BrandonBass]

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...992DB75819BBFC

i been playing for 2months+

[Thunderthief]

I must start by saying excellent bands to cover Muse and Maiden..


your tone could be improved alot with better plucking technique, try hitting each note with the same strength as all the other.

[Trevorus]

Not bad after 2 months. Keeping smoothness in timing is one technique to concentrate on.

[JMDavis]

Another great beginner band with awesome bass lines is Black Sabbath.

First song I ever learned was Snowblind!

(Sounds good)

[W()()D_()nly]

i love hysteria, try to keep the rythm more steady by subdividing your counting and starting out really slow making every note even.

[Der Bluten Kat]

Pretty good for two months. I'd just work on playing softer and making everything sound cleaner. That'll come in time.

[Vorago]

Nice for 2 months of playing

Focus on timing and accuracy of plucking. Do this by slowing down. Learn to play what you know at half pace, and pluck every note with as much accuracy, precision and tone as possible. Try to be aware of where your fingers are at all times. Know which note is played by which finger (fretting AND plucking hand), and most important, keep practicing

[morf]

+1 on timing and plucking strength. Instead of recording yourself playing such a fast song try something slower, groovier, and simpler. Something you can enjoy playing without forcing to play it.

[slapcracklepop]

Very good for 2 months, the people before me pretty much nailed the advice part. but i'm really impressed with your iron maiden playing.. you have the whole gallop idea down you just need to perfect it

keep it up

[BrandonBass]

Lol seems like i got alot of diss on my timing, alrite i re-recorded myself trying to focus more on my rhythm. see if theres any improvement...i added a new bassline too

anyways how do you u guys like the sound of my bass? technique aside, wanna guess what model it is? :-)

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...288F954332F1E0

[morf]

I like a fuller tone myself, this is too growly, but it fits what you're playing though. Through a decent amp it must sound pretty good

[shnapper]

Not sure how you recorded the file, I like cakewalk or cubase myself.

I have been playing for about a year and a half, funny you and I are practicing the trooper LOL! I love that harris thing. I always mess up while recording, seems I put pressure on myself to play perfect and screw it all up.

I agree with timing, keep up the good work. Let me see if I can find my nuts and add a file on this thread of my playing...............

[Sean Baumann]

Get thee a metronome or drum machine. Though, I am really impressed for two months worth of playing. nicely done.

Try recording directly over the original version, that will also help you with timing and consistent time.

[Nick Ioannucci]

uhhhh pretty cool. just timing really. and are you using a pick?

[BrandonBass]

Originally Posted by Nick Ioannucci

uhhhh pretty cool. just timing really. and are you using a pick?

I play with fingers, I find it amusing that everyone keeps thinkin im using a pick. Btw Im playing a yamaha attitude with very low action therefore the clicking sound. I play w the middle pick up, super growly tones, I have my mid max'ed in the eq too...

Anyways thanks for the comments. btw, i hav problem with the trooper a week ago until I switched to 3fingers, I just practise with the consistency and alot and what an investment. I can play faster than i could with 2fingers in a week already....i reckon everyone giv it a try

[Earwigger]

Keep practicing and at this rate you will be blowing people away in a couple of years. Yeah, just keep practicing.

When I started first playing bass I would play Our Lady Peace songs, as they have moving but simple bass lines that can be heard easily. I still play OLP to warm up. If you like their sound, I reccomend that as a great place to start learning songs.

Maybe not Spiritual Machines, but any of their other albums. Clumsy is great, you can get it at a record exchange place for 5$ anymore.

[aesir6]

Originally Posted by Vorago

Nice for 2 months of playing

Focus on timing and accuracy of plucking. Do this by slowing down. Learn to play what you know at half pace, and pluck every note with as much accuracy, precision and tone as possible. Try to be aware of where your fingers are at all times. Know which note is played by which finger (fretting AND plucking hand), and most important, keep practicing

+1 and post another clip when you get The Trooper completely down, man thats a fun song to play.

[Nick Ioannucci]

is it just the song by muse? cause theres one part where you seem to slow down a whole bunch. timings a bit better, do you have a metronome? cause that would make it easier to see where you mess up and what not. this makes me want to upload the intro to the chicken, ive been playing fretless for 6 months as opposed to DB for 6 years, but i have no clue how to record to my pc.

[KeithBMI]

Originally Posted by JMDavis

Another great beginner band with awesome bass lines is Black Sabbath.

First song I ever learned was Snowblind!

(Sounds good)

What!? Sabbath isn't a beginner band!


Oh.. I get you.. bands that beginners should learn...duh!

[brain_stu]

Your playing was good enough that I recognized the song, but to really nail the muse song you gotta have the fuzz/distortion effects going! Other than that I would say to not be afraid to slide around the frets because he does that alot on that song.
Sounds good though, you'll be a regular Flea/Claypool in 2 more months