Recent content by LoveTheBassMan

My bass guitar is currently at a luthier for a fret leveling job and setup. Last year, I had a different bass set up, but the action ended up higher than I preferred. It was a used $100 bass, and the luthier explained that lowering the action further would result in excessive fret buzz. This...

I'm a novice bass player focusing on ear training to improve my ability to transcribe bass lines. Right now, I'm working on recognizing intervals from the root—root to 2nd, root to 3rd, root to 4th, and so on up to the octave. However, I get confused when a bass line does not begin on the root...

Hi LeeNunn, thanks for responding to my message. I guess the name of the notes or tab would suffice. What advise would you give for someone like myself that is trying to develop my ears? I really struggle with learning songs. Thanks for your help. I appreciate it.

Hopefully, I'm posting this in the right area on the site. Can someone please provide a little assistance with playing this Funk song from the 80's. I can't seem to figure out the correct intervals that this bass line consists of and it's frustrating. The first part sounds like chromatic notes...

I am learning to develop my ears and would really appreciate some help with a song I'm struggling with. What key is this song in and what scale is being used? I guess part of the problem is that I am having a hard time recognizing the intervals and also focusing exclusively on the the bass line...

I wish I could help you but I have ears that are untrained and I am an inexperienced bass player.

Fretlessman, Thanks for your help.

Hello everyone, I am a new member of this forum and hope I am posting this in the right area. I am an inexperienced bass player and my ears are not trained. I'm looking for a little help from the more experienced bass players with good ears. Can you please tell me what key is this song in and...