Recent content by Deerhunter113

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    is it possible to adjust the action by myself?

    I will have to look on youtube on some tutorials before i start messing around with the action.
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    is it possible to adjust the action by myself?

    alright, i will give it a read tomorrow, as its half ten here in the uk. The worst case scenario is that i will end up taking my bass to a luthier and getting him to adjust it.
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    is it possible to adjust the action by myself?

    i finding it hard to learn slap because i need to slap the string quite hard to get it to bounce against the fret. Also, popping is really difficult as well, because i have to pull the string really hard and i cant even pop my G string (as bad as that sounds!). Has this got something to do with...
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    Having problems playing with a pick

    I guess that is the biggest problem, as all I want to do is to play songs. But I end up practicing scale to improve my fretting hand, and I use a metronome to improve my internal beat/rhythm timer thingy.
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    Having problems playing with a pick

    I began using a 0.88mm pick, and I'm finding it easier than before!
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    Having problems playing with a pick

    I will try out going easy at first and not going into death grip mode as soon as I grab my pick. Thanks!
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    Having problems playing with a pick

    Hello there, I've been playing bass for about a month now, and whenever I try using the pick my muscle between my index finger and thumb starts burning within a minute of playing. Am I holding it too tight? Or is the pain going to fade away as I become better with the pick? I use a 1.00mm pick...