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[BlakeJustBlake]

On the path to becoming better at bass everyone has small victories that continue to motivate them by showing them that they're improving.

What has been yours lately?


Today I got down playing all of the notes and rhythms of Come On Come Over very slowly, now to just practice a little faster and build up to normal speed.

[DizzyExiled]

Can play a song on my fretless w/out looking at the side dots

[Rick Nicak]

Finished writing and recording a new solo song. Very happy

[gmahoog]

I've learned about half of "What's Going On". We used to play it but I really sucked so we quit. We played it last night and I new enough to make it sound half way decent. Still a work in progress, but definitely an accomplishment.

[Elrend]

Finally found a good voicing for 7#9b5 chords.

[RobEmpire]

Learn the bassline for a Thrice song called "stare at the sun" in a matter of 10 minutes never thinking i could actually play it.

[m_bisson]

i can almost play You Oughta Know by Alannis Morisette.

[alirazz]

Learned Oh! Darling by the beatles.

Even though it isn't that difficult technically, it made me appreciate the beauty of good bass playing so much more and it is now officially my favorite song to play.

Oh and it's also the first song I learn where I payed attention to the chord progression and how the bass line follows it instead of just learning the tab.

Paul's too good!

[bass_snake]

My slap and pop technique is improving.

Fred

[paganjack]

i learned about 10 more grunge/rock songs for a potential sub gig, and i've been working on my ultra-speed flamenco style playing.

[Chris K]

All of my right thumb techniques (slap, double/triple/quadruple thumb) improved to such a level where I can use them spontaneously in rehearsal settings. It took me a long time since I do my stuff on fretless 5, flatwounds close to the deck. Soon to bee seen on stage as well, I hope.

[rosanne]

Got the first page of the first exercise in Mike Richmond's "Modern Walking Bass Technique". This is an awesome book.

[beelzelboss]

Learned the first half of Bach's Prelude 1 in G Major. Thats not easy task (I think)!

[ausf]

Finally have RHCP's Coffee Shop nailed. Have the right settings dialed in on the filter for the first solo and have found the combination sweet spot and finger strength to get the over-played tone of the second. I'm happy. There's a lot more to it than it appears at first, the thing is lousy with ghost notes and palm muting.

Now I just need to find someone willing to play it.

[stratovani]

Since last March, when I joined the band, I've worked out and played all the bass lines for nine original Christian Contemporary songs which our singer-songwriter wrote. I'm rather proud of myself since I've only been playing bass for about four years now. But since I've been playing guitar since 1972, I guess I'm not completely devoid of musical knowledge!

[Tricia]

I wrote music for an old lyric I had lying around- bass line first! then melody.

[xxfaux_punkxx]

Wrote a somewhat decent riff, and have trained myself to listen to all the instruments in the mix as well as the rythm and how to effectivily listen to the bass riffs. I'm currently tying to match notes from "panic switch" by the silver sun pickups by ear and by watching the hand movements of the bassist in the video.

[JimmyM]

i learned a new stunt on the upright...laying down with the body on my chest, i pluck the strings and use my foot on the neck to change the pitch. looks cool as all getout, but getting out of it gracefully and quickly is still a bit of a challenge.

[BlakeJustBlake]

I just can't imagine that looking cool. Do you play for a rockabilly band or something? (That's the only situation in which I've seen some use "stunts on the upright"

[Beginner Bass]

Originally Posted by RobEmpire

Learn the bassline for a Thrice song called "stare at the sun" in a matter of 10 minutes never thinking i could actually play it.

I'm still working on it.