Recent content by leftiebass

Are your particular bass heroes free of ego and shoulder chips? She is very adamant about her approach and a number of things but I do think she also has a kind side. Not your cup of tea? I get that, just wanted to mention that there is another way to look at her. Best wishes. Plenty of great...

There is what Pete Seeger and others called the folk process. He greatly encouraged playing one's own music, making one's own art and so on. Alone, and together with friends and family, whatever. The notion that music is for professionals is a distortion - nothing against professionals. (I...

------------- I do work with the metronome. I think that Ed's book is more about, as he puts it "a knowledge of the rhythmic vocabularies of different styles of music" / "Keeping time is at the heart of grooving, though time and groove are not entirely the same thing - it is possible to keep...

Thanks I also went through Ed's book before and put it aside. Also, I'm ready to go at it again, this time doing what he suggests - including the drum machine bit. I also am on to the kick pedal, but these days I am without a real group - and that means without a real drummer! At the suggestion...

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Hi - I want to work with Ed Friedland's book "Bass Grooves". Early in the book it says, "To fully benefit from this book, I suggest you purchase a drum machine. / There are many great-sounding inexpensive machines on the market, with companies like Boss and Zoom offering several models that...

HE IS OUT of step on this one with too many - including Duke Ellington, who said "If it sounds good, it IS good"

Tried working with Levine's book. Looks great but I have a really hard time because all of the examples are written in the major clef. Took a lot of work for me to work with the bass clef and switching to major is tough. Is there one like this that shows the samples in bass clef (actually...

Hi - Had a bass stored for a few months. (in closet). (while I played another one). Tomastik flat wound strings on a Jack Casady. I notice that the E string does not want to stay in tune, while the others do. Strings are a few years old. Does this mean it is time to change them? Not trying to...

In fact, I can do that. It was the sitting at home playing that put my back out. Willing to take any blame for possibly sitting wrong or not working out enough, but still, with my other (lighter bases) that does not happen so I use the lighter bass...

(not mine, the bass)! As the years go rolling by, the weight of my bass becomes more important. I bought a Fender Coronado. Love it - great tone, great looks and more, but I am returning it because it is TOO HEAVY (almost 10 pounds). Replacing with the D'Angelico - also fine, but only weights...

Standing in the Shadows of Motown - book with CD, notation and tabs, and recordings to hear what they sound like played by some great bass players - Geddy Lee, McCartney, Entwistle, Rainey… (separate tracks for bass and other instruments).

may not be worst song, but worst lyrics to me is from Elenor, by the Turtles Elenore, gee, I think you're swell And you really do me well You're my pride and joy, et cetera Elenore, can I take the time To ask you to speak your mind? Tell me that you love me better I really think you're groovy...

I think this one rates the 'worst comment'. not so much a matter of upsetting but of missing so much. even Rolling Stone has him down for the best rock song ever. (don't have to like the mag to note the quote). easy to understand that people have different tastes and will miss a lot, but to...

The book is still free. I went to the site. I had to create a free account. In the lower right corner there is a place for free stuff - the book is there. Thanks for the tip.