Recent content by crazyguy832

Take the sub. It's a situation where your band's overall reputation is more important than your singer's possible hurt feelings. He shouldn't take it personally, however.

Christianity only dictates not to use the name of God in vain. Says nothing about other swears. Hell, humbug was a swear up until not too long ago. And smooth, TS, smooth. ;)

Try using your index finger when doing upstrokes. Down = thumb Up = index Seems more natural to me, although I can't sweep worth crap on any instrument, haha.

Boost the mids, grow your fingernails. BAM!

Munji has the right idea. Consider the PA collateral.

Only problem with that is you look like an absolute moron with a pick in your mouth. :hiding: Depends on the music for me.

You are correct. Raining Blood is a gallop feel. Three quick notes, but generally 16ths, not triplets. First riff in Piece by Piece is comprised of triplets. :bassist:

I do that anyways. Like I said, I have a very strong attack with regular fingerstyle. I can play softer, I just don't like the tone as much (and it seems easier to play consistently when I play harder).

Calluses still may not be fully formed. Also, your middle finger is slightly fattier than your index naturally, so it will sound different. To really listen to natural differences between your fingers, play a simple line with only your index finger, then only your thumb, then only your...

1) Play softer the rest of the time 2) Use a pedal as a volume boost I quite like my excessive attack, so I go with option 2 for tapping, although I'm sure someone here will tell me I'm doing something wrong because of that. :ninja:

You sound just like Herman Li. o_O Not so much a lesson as "hey, here's a bunch of chord shapes you can use!" Still fun, though, gave me a couple ideas. ^_^ Sounds to me like you got a little sloppy when the speed went up, though.

Only if you cut the string.

Baloney! I use my pinky more than my ring finger! Double bassists the same!

Are you hunching over your bass? Sounded pretty good. It looks to me like you're slapping on the fretboard, rather than just near it. Whatever works, but I personally find this uncomfortable. I'm sure someone else here will pick out problems with your technique, but I thought it was all...

^^^ Correct. Slightly modified version of rasquedo. Instead of strumming in a rapid pattern, sounds like he just does one strum. This can be very powerful and full-sounding and an easy way to strum quick chords.