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06-07-2005, 06:44 PM
| | |  Anybody familiar with the Fret2Fret site?
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I was surfing for bass information as usual when I came upon this site fret2fret.com. This individual Mike Slaiter an instructor etc. claims to have a system for memorizing all the notes on the bass neck in under 60 minutes. I was wondering if anyone was familiar with this site/person/this technique?
Just curious as usual....  
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06-07-2005, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Les Claypool In the early days all I hoped was to make a living out of what I did best. But, since there's no real market for masturbation I had to fall back on my bass playing abilities. | |
06-08-2005, 08:16 AM
| | | | ??? what did you mean by that? Are you familiar with the product or not.
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06-08-2005, 08:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Bay, Ontario, CANADA | | | if you clicked the link you will see what ppl think of it, it was discused in a thread yesterday the thread that i linked to you
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Originally Posted by Les Claypool In the early days all I hoped was to make a living out of what I did best. But, since there's no real market for masturbation I had to fall back on my bass playing abilities. | |
06-11-2005, 04:03 PM
| | | | From the site:
"...my seven year old son mastered it in only 45 minutes! And the amazing thing is he doesn't even play the guitar! "
"If you've ever wanted to pick up a guitar at a party and blow your friends away...
...become very popular with everyone, especially the opposite sex!
...play any chord in any shape anywhere on the guitar neck in the speed of light"
"I can show you a way of mastering the most notoriously difficult Bass guitar skill ever known to man, the very same skill Pro's use to play tear inducing riffs and the ability to jam like they were born riding a guitar in less than 60 minutes guaranteed..."
Eeeeeeeeeh...
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06-14-2005, 09:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Barbourville, Kentucky | | | Seems like a gimmick to me. I think you'd be better off learning in the traditional ways. If you've only got 60 minutes to spend on learning your instrument, what kind of musician are you going to become? However if all you want to do is pluck out a few tunes to impress the girls, then this might be what you're looking for. |
06-14-2005, 03:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New Zealand | | | I'm familiar with the product/service. It just a filthy con, designed to screw you out of your hard earned cash. |
06-20-2005, 06:11 PM
| | | | The only product designed to help you become a better player is one called "Practice". And the best part is that it's absolutely free, well, in the financial sense, you will have to fork in a small deposit of the curency known as "Time".
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07-28-2005, 09:56 AM
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With regard to the Fret2Fret product, you only have to look at the obviously fake names that endorse the product. (Archie Hayes in Middlesex I mean !! or even Ritchie Burns Glasgow !!) 
Like someone said what works is the 3 P's, Practice, Practice and Practice. But if you really want to try a bit of software, I use one called the Absolute Fretboard Trainer Professional. I found it very useful, especially if you work either one fret or one string at a time until you performance monitor is all green. Whatever you do, don't substitute practice for sitting at a computer screen. Learn the modes, chords, and practice them religiously. And another thing I have found useful, don't mess around when you practice or let yourself get sidetracked, play when you play and practice when you practice. The rest is easy.....I wish |
07-28-2005, 09:58 AM
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07-28-2005, 11:40 AM
|  | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | | The truest thing anyone ever said to me about learning to be a musician was this: "There are NO shortcuts".
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04-19-2006, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Kid I'm familiar with the product/service. It just a filthy con, designed to screw you out of your hard earned cash. | O my god, I actually believed that **** fret2fret! I gave it my credit-card number! And now I dont know what to do because it is a frickin rip of!!!! Can someone any way have any ideas to help me?  |
04-19-2006, 07:34 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: chicago, IL. | | | Actually, I got it, it works. Quite simple, but make up your own story for the notes. It's just a way to help you find the notes on the fretboard though, once through wont burn it into your head and make you instantly know what note each of your fingers are on if you happen to be playing a scale.
But, using it you could stop and find the note in about second.
I'd tell you, but I think it's worth the money. Especially if you are looking for an easy way to memorize the notes. |
04-19-2006, 08:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New Zealand | | | Don't take my word for it. just my opinion.
I've tried alot things that seemed like a rip off to me, mainly because I didn't get anything out of these gmicks.
You just have to dive in a try it. If it works - great. If it doesn't - right it off, and try something else. |
05-20-2006, 07:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Urbana, IL | | | If a shortcut was that easy, it would just be the way.
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11-29-2006, 01:06 PM
| | |  Lots of reviews here
Informative discussion by happy and unhappy users of the software.
http://www.bluepower.com/2005/07/hello-fret2fretcomare-you-there.html
Look for the download link (http://fret2fret.com/download14jts.html) at the bottom of the above page and try it FOC.  |
11-29-2006, 03:46 PM
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11-30-2006, 04:05 AM
| | zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Scotland | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by darkenrahl | Smells like spam to me. |
09-14-2007, 10:12 AM
| | |  fret2fret scam
it really is a scam, I thought I give it a try since there was a 30-day monet back guarranty, no questions asked. Well, to my suprise it's a 10 min flash, not even a movie telling you a boring story how (A)rnold Schwartzenegger bites (B)B.King and on goes the story describing each string of the guitar or bass. Not to mention the tabbs or freebies, absolute useless if you don't have a prog for it.
My attempts to get my money back failed, no possibillity of contacting Mike Slaiter mslaitor@aol.com or problems@fret2fret.com don't go through. after 3 days the mailor demon comes back and says it gave up and the other cool thing paypal doesn't act on it either, since they are siding with the guy that gives them money. but fraud is fraud
the website should be called fraud2fraud
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