Recent content by gfdhicool

You're right :/,I'm just learning it because now a days the kids in my school think that if you can't "Slap da bass" you can't play.It's frustrating and I just wanna shut them up.They think Flea's god while the progressive rock songs and Jazz music I play isn't complex. I should spend that time...

I can't play w/my buddy as often as before (he's a guitar player). *Edit,sorta contradicted myself on the previous reason* I play in my High School Jazz Band,I'm doing this while it's free haha (I can't afford lessons). *Note I can't play w/the drummer after Jazz band,due to distance,so I can't...

I've just sorta lost direction (High School has really gotten in the way of my playing,sophomore year sucks man) I feel that I've been slacking off basically (I haven't gotten worse at all,but I don't feel like I'm getting anywhere yet).

1 hour of music theory (Sight reading scales,keys,etc). 1 hour of slap bass (To master the technique basically.Not to wank,but to use it tastefully.) 1 hour of Ear training (I can learn most stuff by ear,but I don't wanna get rusty on it).

I've been playing for barely a year and 8 months and I wanna challenge myself.I learn songs by ear btw,I can read sheet music too,but I'm better at learning songs by ear. Which songs should I start with?

You're right.I should have higher self esteem.

That's what I was thinking! Oh well,I'm very sensitive about my playing ever since some douche made fun of my playing when I was barely starting lol

Damn.You're right.

I was like at Guitar Center with a few friends and I see this guy just slappin and poppin (he was a bass teacher at GC).He had some serious chops too! After he was done (I didn't want to play over him) I played YYZ and Phantom of the Opera and the teacher came up to me and said "I like how...

I know,I ask a lot of questions.I'm sorry for flooding the board with them :(. Should I learn acoustic guitar (an entire new instrument,for I have never ever ever played a guitar in my life),or should I buy another bass? (this one will be for slapping).

I'm not sure if you're trying to tell me if I should do it or not.

Yeah I was thinking about doing that! I plan on making it private,showing a few people,and then putting out to the public!

Is Rush,Yes,Led Zeppelin,The Who,Black Sabbath,etc below average :o.I LOVE classic rock/metal/prog,it's what I mostly play.I should try to play a few songs by Jaco (I never got into him).

You're a beast! Love your playing mate! How long have you been playing for?