Recent content by AzzaTheBassist

I see. With that muting system you were talking about, how does it change when playing on the D string? Does the ring finger just come down a string to the A string? Although when I look at other bass players playing, they never seem to be doing anything this elaborate, seemingly just using the...

I just tried that out, and it feels quite alien and unnatural to me. However, it did make me notice that the droning does not go away unless the string in question is muted IN FRONT OF the picking hand, meaning towards the neck, not the bridge. This means that Manring's method for the right hand...

I appreciate what you are trying to say, but I still believe you are missing the point. I do mute with both my left and right hands. The vibrations are not sympathetic, as that would suggest that they are caused through other strings around it vibrating. The sound is caused by my right hand...

I mute the E and B strings when playing on the lower strings, but I don't have any problems with them ringing at all; they are not the issue. I have not taken any bass guitar lessons in the past year, no. To stop the ringing with my left hand, I have to dampen the string with one (or more) of...

The ringing I am referring to is coming from the string that my plucking hand fingers are landing on when I'm playing. For example, when playing the G string, the D string will ring out and drone etc.

Hello, Sorry to bring back a nigh on year old thread, but I still haven't quite solved this issue. I've managed since but I want to sort it out once and for all, so I decided to record a video demonstrating the ringing that I am referring to. I would very much appreciate it if you could take a...

Yeah. Thanks for those exercises by the way, I'll get working on them!

I'm not asking why, I'm fully aware of why I don't have good time. I was simply asking for some exercises to do with a metronome, as I'm sure there's some ways of using it that are more effective than others. Also, thank you everyone for your replies.

Hello all, I'm not a particularly new bass player. I've been playing for nearly four years now, mostly rock and metal stuff, where a lot of it is straight 8ths, 16ths etc. Recently, my tastes have progressed into jazz and funk, and through attempting the syncopated, groovier stuff I've come to...

Hello, I've been working on floating thumb for a few months now, and it's been going well. Today, I was searching for information on it on the web and noticed that Todd Johnson says that your forearm should be in contact with the body of the bass at all times. Now, I've been playing with no...

Well, good luck! Be sure to let us know how you get on.

Thanks for the advice, Ed. My lines sound so boring compared to the ones you hear on recordings. My walking bass lines are pretty much root - chord tone - chord tone - chromatic/dominant approach - root etc. right now. I'm hoping that will be sufficient for the first session at least. I'm going...

What do you mean by anchoring lightly?

Hello all, I've been learning jazz from Ed Friedland's books, and some internet resources and I've really wanted to play with other musicians. I saw an ad for a local jazz band looking for a bass player. Naturally, I jumped at the chance and replied right away. The guy sent me a list of the...

Hello guys, I've recently been trying to learn the floating thumb technique and I think I'm making good progress. However, I have a few questions about the versatility of the technique. I used to play with a moving anchor, and I play in a variety of styles, but mostly jazz, rock and metal...