Recent content by D_Quackington

This came up in my teaching studies classroom. We were discussing the physical and mental limitations of our instruments. Bass guitar being so large it would be very difficult for small hands to hold. Motor and co ordination skills are very basic at this stage. Also concentration is a lot...

Hey Anthony, I have been working on these LH permutations and it has been fun. I had a bass lesson today and the subject of perms came up. I was then shown a whole range of different variations using rhythm, scales, strings and arpeggios. This has been really great but the problem is that I have...

Can explain the differences between the UV70 and the Will Lee? I've been dreaming of a 2nd hand Will Lee for the last few months and finally have the cash together. My local bass shop just got in a used UV70 MV4 that I think might be good. Is it worth holding out for the Will Lee? My main...

Did you ever get that email Anthony? I am trying to clean up my playing and these variations sound great.

Yeah I do this all the time. I started using all three then dropped the middle and found I had the same speed. I use it for solos and quick fills only. The rest of the time it is index and middle. Index and ring can certainly be used effectively but I generally won't have the same power and...

A favourite trick of mine is holding an octave/chord with the left hand and hittting the bass with the right. I make sure to mute any conflicting tones. The sound I enjoy comes right near the strap at both ends and moving between the two. It's useful for quiet atmospheric parts of songs or to...