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I play guitar as well as bass... All the issues you describe with your fingers are so common, to not hear that would be an exception. Keep practicing scales.. All 3 note per string guitar scales and most 3 note per string bass strings work all four fingers. Chromatic exercises, which as...

Anthony Wellington Bass Clinic – Musicdojo Nashville – 4/4/11 Anthony Wellington will be doing a bass clinic at MusicDojo’s new location in Nashville! Come by the studio at 7:00pm for our inaugural event to kick things off at our new location! Anthony is one of the most sought after and...

Definitely agree with that one. Sounds like u got your stuff together, we all need some focus, but theres nothing wrong with working on a few things at a time as well. For me, my weakest points are reading, walking, and soloing over changes, so thats what I work on the most. Luckily for me I...

In addition to what Ant has said, and not to be a jerk, but those who REALLY want to get good, and REALLY want to learn will do so. Regardless of access to information or any other outside factors.. Having a teacher helps the vast majority of people (I know it has for me and my students) but I...

Hey there! you can schedule with the man himself by emailing him at [email protected] Youll be glad u did.

Hey Everyone, Anthony has had a couple slots open up for skype lessons tommorow and wanted to offer them up to TalkBass members. You can contact him about details at [email protected] Have a great day!

make sure your priorities match up..how many days do you want to practice, gig? looking to hit the road? weekend gigs only?

Seeing Victor in concert is always great. In the last couple of years I have seen him perform many many times (at his camps, with Jd Blair, with Victor Wooten Band, Flecktones, SMV) and he never fails to inspire me.

Transcribing is 1 way to improve, but there are several others. Work on your rhythm. You write catchy riffs, but are they in time? \Can you play them in different keys? Take your time and learn some theory and find out why they are catchy. Are they notes from a chord? from a scale? Analyze...

I think having a good teacher help can be really helpful. Sometimes if you don't know where to start it can be overwhelming.

I taught myself how to read after I had been playing about 13 years. I have found it has given me alot of opportunities. I think anybody who wants to make playing a full-time profession either needs to be able to read, or hit the lottery with a band that "makes it." As a hobbyist or weekend...

My advice would be to look for a bass teacher.. Eventually his knowledge is going to run out., and although he will have some information and accountability to impart as a teacher, he will have no tried and true methods. IMo.

If you like your teacher cool.. But you probably need a Bass teacher. Does he gig on Bass?

I got to hear thes amps at BP Live, and I got to carry them. They are fantastic sounding, and light as a feather.. Anthony played them at the clinic, and he will be endorsing them....but additionally, As soon as I touched down from BP live I contacted Aguilar about buying two of them for my...

For a holistic musical understanding of the scale this is a good idea. For instance if you are going to be playing other instruments, this is a very useful approach. But the bass is a pattern based instrument, like a grid. The most efficiant way to learn the scales is pattern (fret spacing)...