Recent content by Mors

Hey there! The YouTube course is really good, but I've found that even one lesson with a teacher is essential. You can see where you'll go for there, but it's priceless as it'll allow you to see what exactly needs improving.

And I'm back with an update! I had two lessons with a teacher, which helped me quite a bit. What I'm doing right now are the two C major scales: G|------------2-4-5 D|------2-3-5------ A|--3-5------------ E|----------------- and G|--------------4-5 D|------3-5-7------ A|--3-5-7----------...

Thanks - and yes, while my thumb is resting on the pickup and when I'm plucking the wrist is bent - when playing the E string it's even 90 degrees. It'll take some time to get used to, but I'll try to correct it. Luckily I haven't been playing long. Resting the thumb on the E string (further...

Thank you! I will continue with the course then - I think it's best to focus on one source for now, as you've suggested. I'll keep you posted if I run into any obstacles! About the thumb placement on the neck - it shouldn't go up I presume? ;) From what I've been told, the thumb should stay at...

Thanks again fearceol! The lessons in the course seem to follow a logical pattern, building upon each step (at least from what I can tell). I've also checked the link you've posted - http://www.talkbass.com/threads/how-to-get-started.1098564/ Won't lie, finding it difficult to properly follow...

Hello, first of all thanks for a very warm welcome and a slew of useful advice! I'm definitely considering talking to a teacher - there's a jazz bassist with 40 years of playing experience in my area and I'm going to try and get some lessons from him. So far I've been learning from this video...

Hello, I've only just begun learning the bass (started exercising about 3 weeks ago), I've been mostly absorbing YouTube lessons and in the process devised my own simple exercises. It's my first musical instrument. Recently I've started training with a metronome, starting from 70 BPM and doing...

You mean like this? If so, no joy :(

Hello, first of all - I'm a complete musical beginner, so bear with me please If you have any experience with Line 6 UX2 please help. I've connected my bass guitar and my computer speakers (with subwoofer) to the UX2. I'm getting sound from it (when I'm playing music from YouTubeetc.), but...