Recent content by newstrings86

Hey, WOW! Thank you for that link, I've googled other "Free beginner bass lesson" Websites, and they all so far have seemed very "disorganized". Or they didn't really seem to have a clear "start here if you're an FNG" point. I've kind of been scanning this site for a little bit now, and I must...

Hey all, some of you may remember me from my thread questioning if I was too late to develop a decent level of dexterity in my fretting hand, and the response I received there was immensely encouraging, so I've decided to ask a new question since I am VERY new to playing bass. As stated in my...

Thanks everyone for your input it really is much appreciated. As far as the stretching goes, I mean, I haven't found it hard to adjust and move my hand around as need be, I guess I was just being too hard on myself with watching videos of guys like John Myung, and Jaco Pastorius, and guys like...

Awesome, thanks. I don't know, it's just kinda disappointing that I seem to have relatively long fingers, but I have one heck of a time just stretching 4 frets and actually having each finger properly behind the fret. And then seeing these other guys who have like insane reach and are stretching...

Ok, so here's my deal... I'm 26 years old, and I've been a drummer since I was 13 (Self-taught). Well, I've been playing for my band as a drummer, but recently our back-up singer/keyboardist introduced us to his cousin, who I will admit is a much better drummer then myself. So, I was asked a...