Recent content by Monkeygroover

When you are an improvisor or play more complex stuff, then lines Will benefit greatly. Almost All the great players use lined fretless. Gary Willis, Alain Caron, Mark Egan, Marcus Miller...to name a few. Jaco said lines really helped him.

he plays idd an Acoustic Bass Guitar an that cd not an upright!

I do not agree on 'let the amp do the work' , the hands should do the work. I hardly practice with an amp, always unplugged, you can hold, or lean, with the the headstock against the bathroom or toilet door or a closet :-) sounds great if you have a good instrument. I do pluck really hard at...

i had the same experience! that's how i started playing fretless bass.

yuu should always practice on your fretted bass playing right on the frets. it'll give you a warmer tone and ypur hand and fingers gett trainned to play on the right spots on the fingerboard for playing the fretless. It's a rewarding excercise! Try it!

Remember, you need to able to act in a movie, put down a personality. You can't just do that out of the blue, it's a talent and hard work. Certainly Jaco's personality is not an easy one to assimilate, I guess :-) Johny Depp has that talent, give him a shot guys! If he is a bass player I...

arw there any other bassamps? lol :bassist:

are there any other bassmps? lol :bassist:

They sound a litle different so i think most lot of it all depends on style, sound and what you wanna play. I've always used them both, it comes kinda natural now, depending on what I'm hearing. Anyone thought of trying the same with your right hand? Hit them hard at the bridge pick up...

Bach was burried already for a loooooong time before the Saxophone was born... check your History ;-)

Well Well , hello Y'all :-) I was told a very different story , but as i can't find anything about it. So, I really doubt it's true, nevertheless, absolutely possible! A very high levelled electric bassplayer, here in Belgium, who made the same switch (allthough, he has a really...