Recent content by Bigeyes

Donna Lee

Anthony Wellington offers skype lessons. The guy is a beast and you'll be sure to learn loads from him! I haven't personally gotten lessons from him but it is something I hope to do soon.

To me it looks like the thumb on your left hand is really unstable causing your hand to move around quite a lot. You should work on stabilising that thumb and therefore you will get a much better fretting position. I was taught that the thumb should more or less be in line with your middle...

Is there any chance you could post a video or picture to show what your left hand looks like holding the bass? Also if the left hand is a little late because you have to think about it try doing it slower and then gradually up the tempo. It can get annoying learning to play something slowly at...

I've never used Yousician but I just checked it out on youtube. If you're looking for something similar to that I'd recommend Guitar Pro. You can download guitar pro files from ultimateguitar.com. Guitar Pro will show the tabs on screen for you, play it out loud and you have the ability to loop...

Learn lots of James Jamerson songs. For Once in my Life and I Was Made To Love Her are two of my favourites. As Bass12 mentioned there's a book with plenty of his parts in sheet music form called 'Standing in the Shadows of Motown' which would be perfect for sight reading depending on your...

I moved from guitar onto bass and like you I always gave up on trying to learn fingerstyle until one day I built up the motivation to stick with it. For the last two years I've always placed my thumb on the string just above the one I was playing but recently I realised that when I quickly move...

The sooner you start trying to read the sooner you will make progress. If I were you I'd definitely make a decision to start today. It took me a couple of weeks to get the basics down but everybody learns at different rates. Honestly I don't think you should be looking for 'faster' ways of...

I haven't checked that book out myself but I have heard good things about it! My reading is going grand, I'm fairly happy with the level I'm at but I can always get better at it so I read as much as I can whether it be in bass clef or treble clef. If you're dedicated then after a few weeks...

I actually don't have access to the internet at home. I have to use the internet in college or in a friends so the CD route is the only one for me at the moment. I'll check them out though when I get the chance! Thanks though, next time I'm studying in the college library I'll check out WRTI.org...

I agree with this to an extent. I do think that in order to be inspired by and to enjoy a certain genre you must have a favourite album and enjoy listening to that music but I find, especially where I am from, that jazz isn't as easily accessible as rock music. In Dublin we have a popular...

Hey guys, Sorry I haven't been able to reply to all of you. I'v been really busy with college and exams are coming up so I haven't had the time. Thanks for all the suggestions, there's some really good stuff on here. I sourced a copy of 'The Evolving Bassist' by Rufus Reid in my college library...

If you're starting to learn to sight read the best advice I can give you is to be consistent. As others have said you are essentially learning a new language and this takes time and dedication. Practicing 30 minutes everyday is far more benifical that practicing an hour here or there. Say if...

+1 for Transcribe. It really is a great piece of software. An app I've been using a lot lately for practising is iReal Pro. You download or create your own chord charts and then you can play them back with a virtual band that includes piano, guitar and drums. It's really good for working on...

I worked on strict alternate when I first started to work on my technique i.e imimimi, mimimim, imimimi, mimimim instead of trying to mix it up with iimimim, iimimim, iimimim, iimimim. At first I found it incredibly frustrating when my fingers wouldn't do what I wanted them to do but I started...