Recent content by MattBlue

Hey guys! Do D'Addario ECB81S Chromes Regular Light fit a Fender Player Mustang PJ Bass? Thank you!!

Hey guys, I play the guitar since a few years and I also started to play the bass a few monthes ago. How to get guitar and bass together? Do you know any guitar + bass duos? Any transcriptions, any books on this? I do have a looper pedal so I like to use that for first playing some bass lines...

You are right, I tried it and recorded myself playing those licks in question first with the "OFPF"-method and afterwards with the "standard/1-2-4/Franz Simandl"-method. It does sound cleaner and fuller with the pinky (standard technique) than with the ringfinger (OFPF). Also intonation seems to...

What are those "unnecessary restrictions"?

Okay, so the only reason NOT to apply the "one finger per fret"-method is the scale length, meaning the distance between the frets? Because the scale of a bass is longer than the scale of a guitar - and therefore it's harder to stretch and reach out with your ring finger - people came up with...

Okay. Franz glued his ring finger to his pinky, too. I still don't get why.

Hey guys, so I am just startin out on the bass, coming from guitar. I am so very confused about when to use my ring finger vs my pinky when playing grooves or arpeggios. Actually I like the "one finger per fret"-method since it is exactly how you would play on the guitar. But then I see all...

Hey guys, I found a Made in Japan Jazz Bass that has a medium (32") Scale. It plays great and is not very heavy (4,0kg). I payed 600€ for it, used ofcourse. It's a beauty in 3TSB with a nice vintage looking tortoise pickguard. I dont think I am going to buy a Mustang in the near future, I think...

But weirdly those have the larger nut width... At the moment I am quite confused about whether I should get a short scale bass at all. I am small and my hands are very small (even my girlfriend has bigger hands than I do :( ) - and the worst is that I have problems with nerves in my arm that...

Crucial for me is playability - how do the 3 models compare regarding to that particular aspect? How do you see the difference in nut width?

Hey there, thank you, this is really helpful! I am sure your CIJ Bass is of fanatastic quality, I had a Fender Jaguar guitar once that was made in Japan - it was great. Unfortunately it is hard to find those instruments where I live (Germany). Are you planning any mods for your PJ? I heared the...

Hey guys, I am Matt, new to this forum. I am not a native English speaker, so please excuse my mistakes. I've been playing the guitar for about 10 years and now I would like to try the bass, just to get another perspective on things and for to become a better musician all in all. Due to many...