Recent content by lawboy

Playing my first gig as a bass player tonight. Y'all have been a HUGE help!!! Its definately a different way of approaching music. I'll try to post some pics of my rig and the gig later. Once again, thank y'all soooooo much. You rock!

Yes Major, that is my question.

D'Oh.

Y'all may recall that I am switching to bass after 50 years of playing rhythm and lead. I've been practicing scales (fundamentals,son, fundamentals). My question now is about transposing. If a song is in the key of A, on a 6string I know my root is either 5th fret on the bottom string or open...

Howdy y'all ! Im a 50 year guitar player (rhythm, lead) who has decided to switch to bass. My fingers just don't move as fast as they did 20 years ago. Talking to a few bass players I know, they keep telling me I have to stop thinking like a guitar player and start thinking like a bass player...