Recent content by dwightofpower

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    Paul Simonon :The Clash

    The Magnificent Seven, Rudie Can't Fail, they're great, but.... Lost in the Supermarket!!! That's an amazing bass line!!!!
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    Fingers Killing, Skin has peeled off, Gig Tomorrow- Advice?!

    maybe you should try to break up your 10 hours practice session in three days :D Seriously, you need to prepare your hands, if you start all at once to play that much time, your fingers are going to hurt. Just try to do a little less!
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    CAN'T GET A DECENT POP ON D AND G STRINGS!!

    You need to change your strings, Ernie Ball are amazing for other styles, but when it comes to Slap/pop, they're not good at all.
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    Problem with plucking hand technique

    Don't worry about stuff like that, you should think just in playing while you're in stage. And that does not seem to bother you for playing, right? So, just play!.
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    p-bass vs j-bass

    That's a much of own taste question, I prefer P-Bass, but I also love the Jazz bass, it's kinda of what suits the best for you. Just try both and see how you feel and how it would fit into your band.
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    How do the best musicians manage to play somtimes over 10 hours a day without injury?

    Well, the thing about Frusciante is that in his case, the practice made him perfect :D The professional athletes that do weight lifting didn't start with 400 pounds, that would probably made his guts to explode. So, if you can't practice more than 3 hours, just stay in 3 hours, next week add...
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    How'd You Get Started on Bass?

    My older brother is a big fan of punk rock and when I was 8 years old, once I was hanging out with him in his room and he was listening NOFX "So Long and Thank for All the Shoes", its last track Falling in Love had a great bass, and I was hypnotized by that sound. Two weeks later, he gave to me...