Recent content by corpsegrinder

Ok so I played this show with this unsigned, relatively sucky metal band (I won't name them here, whatever) and I noticed that his setup was really nice and also from brands I'd never heard of. I'm pretty sure his bass was from a company called Stealth (Not a B.C.Rich), though I haven't been...

i never mentioned having incredible technical talents. though i can play with some technicality, I am by no means incredible, i wish only to better my skills as a bass player by challenging myself.

despite the decidedly nasty tones i detect in the above responses, i will indeed follow your suggestions.

:help:I'm on a quest to find the most technical piece in all of classical music. I have found and conquered a couple easy pieces, a handful of intermediate and a few hard pieces including Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, Bach's Cello Suite No.1 in g Major, Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor, etc. What is...

i've recently encountered some killer videos on youtube of people playing Led Zeppelin's Stairway to heaven on a bass. I was really intrigued by the two-hand tapping style i found repeatedly, but due to my lack of skill in the transcription department, i cannot seem to accurately translate this...

I have a thread on this. It's under the title string crossing. there might be a few responses in there that could give you a boost

This could be a problem as I use the fret slap and my tremendously powerful attack to get a nice growly sound. Any suggestions on getting this sound while playing softer?

Ouch, man. How you gonna go and dis my catch phrase? lol

When I try to play quickly, my pointer, middle and ring fingers seem always to want to do triplets (Galloping if you will). Is there anyone out there who has faced and overcome the same problem? Practicing with a metronome seems to do no good, as above a certain speed, I end up breaking down the...

What style of music are you looking to play? different scales fit different genres of music better, so depending on your tastes there are a near-uncountable combination of scales.

pedantry... ha. why don't you all stop being shallow and pedantic? But seriously, +1 to whoever above said change scales and octaves. remember to switch up your hand shapes as you improv.

You sure about that? what's his username?

any narration?

Angle your wrist about 15 degrees.