Recent content by mbc3512

Hmm. So using the speaker out is much better?

I asked and heard that playing your bass will ruin the guitar amp's speakers. (both my bass and guitar amps are combo amps) But the guitar amp I own has great effects on it that i would like to try out on my bass too. So what i did was connect my bass to the guitar amp with effects on and then...

When I'm playing along a song or anything like that, I usually use my bass amp to play the song and my bass (since it has 2 input slots). I know playing a bass through a guitar amp can be damaging, so I was wondering if playing music through a bass amp would be of any harm to the amp itself...

Count me in, four is enough Stig Pederson only needs 2 in fact. I just love the look of the neck with 4 strings... It just feels.... right?

Personally I am more attracted to the better looking ones... I found the EMG pickups pretty but the fugly ones just look so bad i don't wanna buy those. Any of you have the same thing? :hmm: Quick question: Should I buy new pickups for my Ibanez GSR200ex? I've saved enough but in a...

Do i have to mute all of the string like you do? I thought that muting was to prevent getting a ring from your picking finger touching the string below while playing.

I currently use my ring finger to mute the string below the one i play but after reading that floating thumb thread I thought maybe i could ask you guys if my technique is fine. The ring finger muting came natural to me as soon as i started fingering the bass but it doesn't move much. For...

Thanks but as a beginner i don't quite understand your whole post. Can you explain the I IV V part?

wow didn't expect this much replies... Thanks for the tips guys this thread gave me lots of knowledge too. Guess i'll practice 2 fingers and get used to it first before using that ring finger :)

I am looking to jam with my friends soon and i don't want to get "stuck" during a jam. So basically i want to know HOW to jam not what to jam. Is there anything i must know before i jam with others? Also, is there any way to practice jamming without other musicians with you?

Thanks for the exercise i will definitely try that. I just watched billy sheehan's video about playing with three fingers in groups 4 and now i fully understand. I think it will be a useful technique after getting used to.

Oh, now it's clear. I thought playing with three fingers just meant super fast picking but considering triplets i think i should just stay with two fingers and practice. And maybe use three fingers for certain beats. :p

So the sound that i get from it might not be the sound i get from bass pedals huh. But like you said that's not always the case so i'll give it a go :)

Great! I'll try some distortion pedal off my guitar friend to see what it sounds like.

Thanks for the tips, I'll try the metronome exercise out next time. Isn't it difficult for you to use 2 fingers and go to 3 fingers for certain fills? I try 3 fingers and it's like playing a new instrument.