Recent content by KingDavid

Thanks, I wasn't aware of the classifieds on TB!! I'll be sure to check there, and the first thing I'll do when I get my bass is get it set up, for sure.

Thank you, started thinking twice about buying it new... I think I'll try to get my hands on a used P if I can find one.

Okay, nice. What does the Fender warranty cover?

I've been playing for a while with the same cheap bass, and I've decided it's time to take a leap of faith and buy a new bass. I have set my eyes on a Fender Olympic White American P-Bass, but will take any American P as long as the price is within my range. However, considering that Fender has...

LOL. All is good

As for thumbing, I'll admit I do like the tone of a thumb more than a typical finger pluck, I myself thumb for fun from time to time

I don't know if this is good or bad news, but I found that if I turned up the amp volume a lot, and plucked much lighter, I immediately got an improved tone and my notes were insanely consistent to what I had before....

Well, in a way I am going for speed as well, but if I had a choice, I'd rather play at 100BPM perfectly and silky smooth rather than at 250BPM and sloppy without proper technique. I've read the sticky on "Demystifying metal bass technique" and I took a bit in from it, I liked the idea of being...

Thanks! The links in there should really help me out, glad for the help!

Yeah, exactly. When I play the E, usually my thumb doesn't know whether to stay on the pickup or try to find another comfortable spot. The G is just way out there, and it's sometimes hard for me to get from say, the A to G. I guess I'll pick up some books or something, read about this problem...

I have adopted the floating thumb, and the ghost pinky or whatever it is. It was one of the first things I had great trouble with! I use both on different occasions. However the hand positioning and the finger inconsistency you mentioned really could be my problem. Now that I think about it, the...

Yeah, I agree you with you guys 100%. I am a producer, as a hobby, been doing it over 3/4 years, and thought a recording of my playing would be nice. I recorded, and even with compression, I heard every little mistake, every bad thing in my playing. Compression is way out of the picture. My...

To answer many of those questions : My two fingers have different "tones", so to speak. When playing fast, I begin with a nice tone and good rhythm. As I keep playing fast, my plucking fingers start to wear out a bit, and my tone goes down as well as my speed. The overall problem happens in...

Very true! I never thought tone would be so difficult to master... Any other exercises or tips to achieve consistency?

See, I've been doing that for a while, about 2 months now, but focusing on my plucking speed. Besides lack of practice, is there anything I should be doing, or not doing? I've been playing for almost a year now, and inconsistency is still bugging me... :/