Recent content by SabreATK

This forum has got alot of negativity. I've played along time and understand theory already. Goodbye people.

I agree. I was hoping that the OP wouldn't get caught in the belief that he needs to study jazz to have fullfilling musical education/experience.

You have different goals than me. I'm not opposed to learning to read sheet music (I can do it in very simplistic way), but just because a person doesn't "read" doesnt mean they aren't professional or not excellent at what they choose to do. Reading falls into the category of egotism and...

Nope, just personal satisfaction.

I shred satriani and vai songs pretty easily. I have practiced modes and arpeggios religiously on guitar. That anthony wellington clinic is right up my alley, for me its the dexiterity and technique I need to develop, and a vocabulary of grooves. Everything he played in that video is easy for...

I learn something new in music every day. I have practiced to become an accomplished lead guitar player over 20 years and I view alot of that time as a waste. I got caught up in technical study without seeing the big picture. I can make a list of the things I need to/would like to/should work...

Not long ago, people used to do math with a slide rule. Then calculators came along. Not too long ago, computers were programmed with punch cards. Just 40 years later computers can do things most people could never have imagined. While its a debate that requires more treatment than this...

Jazz is one of those things that people study to help "legitimize" their knowledge on their instrument. It helps prove to themselves and others that they are really a musician. But its BS. Don't get caught in the trap of pursuing a technical style unless you really enjoy it. You will gain...

OK, thanks. That answers my question, that this is something that good bass players know how to do. I will study that example. Also, another thing that I read about on the forum, books, videos is that bass players should know how to read music, yet this is generally not advice given to guitar...

Thanks. Do bass players practice grooves specifically for open position? For instance, if I had a five string and was playing a root of E, I could base it off the 5th fret E on the fifth string, and the fingering would be identical to the groove played anywhere else. But if I try to play a...

Hello, I'm primarily a lead guitar player but I practice bass every once in a while so I can record for my own songs. I have a 4 string. Because of the physical stretch, bass arpeggio forms are a subset of what you would play on guitar (no 3 note per string forms, at least lower on the neck)...

HI, I am a long term guitar player on a Bass guitar learning binge. Enjoying bass much more than guitar atm. I checked out the Scott Divine method and the problem, to me, is that there is alot of TALK. If you already know modes, theory, and know how to get around on the neck, the lessons feel...

See, someone else has already preached to the choir, and it's not gonna work round these parts here! I am a genius actually. Stanford Binet = 145. (Not the omni mag or online crap tests.) They gave the best of the best this test back in 4th grade, and let me tell you it means absolutely...

If that guy held his bass more vertical and a bit higher, he would have a better LH technique. I keep forgetting that the dexterity demands of bass are generally less than guitar and many experienced players can get away with this kind of approach because it works well enough. Try shredding...

I am sooo happy that the most experienced guy to relay his experience in this thread, agrees that thicker necks improve tone.