Recent content by ericicf

I am 63 and have a great bass coach who breaks down the process into bite size chunks. Reading gives you so much information to use, tempo , pitch, rhythm, I can't see any reason why someone who is serious about improving their lot wouldn't want to give it a shot. My coach has me use a metronome...

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I am a novice bass player and have a excellent teacher , who teaches several lessons on the ins and outs of "Transcribe". As far as sorting out the chords , that is not in my vocabulary yet , but hopefully soon . That there is not more responses to the use of this most excellent tool , is...

There is a lovely youtube video of Jamerson onstage with Marvin Gaye doing What's Going On . Guess what James has in front of him ? And the Funk Brothers re-union with Bob Babbitt guess what Bob has in front of him ? There should be no qualms at all , as all professional musicians use them.

I can't believe this thread has made 4 pages without someone bringing up TOWER OF POWER ! with Rocco Prestia, then Jameson with Marvin Gaye any or all, Jaco in WeatherReport, Jamiroquai any disc, Then Willie Dixon and Duck Dunn.

lazyhead a short google or wiki on Nashville Notation will clear all this up for you :-) using intervals will get around the fretboard faster and help transposing in diffferent keys.

All you Cats with years of experience I envy. I just started learning to play beginning in March , and I am totally seeing how deep this can go....like forever ! Makes me remember my youth to play some Motown , Stax , British Invasion, Surf and on and on.Challenging your mind to learn something...