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That's a very interesting idea. At the moment I'm trying to use a more conventional approach with reading and using my 4th finger But will bear it in mind - thank you

Hi Steve Great suggestion! This is actually one of the 4 items already on my eBay watchlist, although I wasn't aware he suggested that fingering - so I've bought it Finding a suitable teacher is problematic because it's a very short scale where right hand fingers don't work at all well unless...

Hi All And if this has already been dealt with elsewhere, please post a link and accept my apologies I play a Kala U-Bass, currently 100% of the time, because I play with a ukulele band I've played by ear for most of my life and I'm now trying to improve my limited reading ability (currently...

I want to feel like a musician who is in full command of their instrument To quote the old joke "If I were you, I wouldn’t start from here" I think you should accept that this is unrealistic. Even if you do manage a vast improvement, Impostor Syndrome may intervene to rob you of any sense of...

OP - first of all, what an interesting post! It's brought forward a lot of different views and thoughtful replies I guess that your bass playing skills are well above mine, but some way short of some of the other TB members here. I think that to learn 30 songs for what sounded like no more than...

I’m very sorry to hear that you’ve been treated badly The sad truth is that online sales for used gear have inflated the prices but the downside is that some of the deals go bad, and the seller could even lose everything I would never sell such an expensive item online unless they collected...

This thread has been really useful for me so many thanks to everyone who has contributed. I play bass for an acoustic group comprising some advanced players and some beginners, and we do virtual sessions over Zoom. To maintain interest in the group, I started recording bass tracks for them to...

You've gone down the wrong route Work out the 3 or 4 basses you REALLY want And then get those rather than a large collection of cheaper instruments Good luck anyway!

Of course it's all subjective and it's good that we all like different things BUT Hendrix was a player from another planet, a supreme innovator. Although I don't listen to his recordings because his style doesn't appeal to me Among my favourite styles is Blues I think that SRV was a...

That's a lovely story I hope that both the advice you received from my fellow TBers and (particularly) the way this family responded has been a source of comfort at this time There are so many nice folks out there but it's always best to be prepared in case they weren't so appreciative Thank...

I am very sorry for your loss If they know you, they should be respectful of your situation and should not be taking advantage of you I would say that they are welcome to try the equipment out in your house but NOT elsewhere I live in the UK so I don't know about prices in the States. I own...

I agree with the other people recommending the Rumble 40 v3. This is a step up from the 15 or the 25 I play a U-Bass, with a ukulele group which might contain up to 25 players I might have gone for a Phil Jones but I would have needed to try it out first at some rehearsals and gigs, and wasn't...

This is excellent advice and is the best way to improve your playing I am a 69 year old guitarist/bassist - I play guitar better but enjoy bass far more. I returned to playing after many years and got a teacher but we had to part company because he set the bar too high so I always fell well...

Some great replies here I have the original Kala Solid (not laminate) UBass. I bought it secondhand and didn’t appreciate that I’d got just about the top of the line model I use it with one of two Fender Rumbles with the Vintage effect on and mid range fully off I use my thumb and you can...