Recent content by EnigmaTrain

Haha, yeah, I've experienced all these things. My practice basically consists of slap/popping octaves super slow, trying to do Can't Stop (I have real trouble with string accuracy on the thumps but the pops sound sweet) and doing Higher Ground reeeeeally slowly. I'm not rushing to play higher...

Hahaaha, sure. I may not have time to til the weekend though

I've been doing so - but what's the 'wrong' technique?

or we could look at this as me being determined to do something and looking for help to achieve my goals, however ridiculous they are :D

Oh, I know... what's frustrating me isn't the speed I'm playing at, it's not understanding the concept. I think I've made some progress today just by trying different ways to do it. I'm making sounds out of it 3/4 of the time hahaha. Also, one of my best friends being great at bass and...

Honestly, I don't have the time for a teacher right now - but it's a suggestion I'll probably be taking come summertime haha and wow, I feel stupid for missing that thread...thanks

Hey guys. I've been dabbling in slap recently, and I've really been having trouble getting my thumps up to speed. I'm trying all the stuff I've found on the web, like curling my fingers in, slapping at the neck, etc etc -but I still can only get a tone out of the string about every other thump...

aw god this is depressing. I got 80-90% of this right like six months ago now I'm failing

Thanks for that explanation haha, I'll probably be looking back at this a bunch honestly right now I'm still at the "improving dexterity" stage.

Nevermind, I figured it out. Whew, that's hard to keep track of. I'll keep practicing scales I guess haha. Til then... taaab :D

@ Handyman: Alrighty haha. And spit is a good indicator of how well I'm playing! @ Malcom: I want to learn basic technique before I start improv - I'm not confident enough yet. Thanks a ton for those links. And, to be honest... I have no idea what you mean by 'generic interval...

Yeah, sight reading is no problem for me - on trombone. I'm working on bass, haha. Trombone sight reading is habit for me, I'm really used to it by now. And, well, yeah, that's experience.

Hey guys. I'm a classically trained trombonist (some 8 years in the classroom, 5 years of jazz), and I decided I wanted to pick up the bass with some persuasion from a friend. It's been two days. I think I've made some decent progress - I went through about half of my friend's Hal-Leonard...