Recent content by sg101

it will feel awkward at first, like your finger being the runt of the litter, but the more you practise under a metronome the better you will get. the most powerful way to improve imo is to incorperate the third finger into your regular playing as much as you use your two fingers. triplets are...

WAA WAA WAA WA WA WAAAAAAAAAA sounds like someone gave a toddler the microphone As for the bass, i literally cant hear it. It looks like he was putting in some effort judging by his left hand movement, but im not gonna give him the benefit of doubt

not a lot of 3 fingerists here, it will seriously improve the ease and quality of your playing; drastically.

i jam out to most of the songs in Dream Theater's scenes from a memory album, try giving that a look

if you have no use for 3 finger picking, still learn the technique. it makes triplets and galloping wayyy easier, and it also makes for a good percussive sound too if you want to get funky, or coincide your percussive attacks to the drum beat much easier. The best part is it's easily switchable...

both actually help in fact, i should have actually practiced the scales earlier. Music theory really helps make sense of what you are playing, and strengthens your relationship with the fretboard, even if you were a skilled player but uneducated in music theory, which I was for some time. Also...

learning is a continuous process sure, i could play bass for 6 months and memorize a few easy and popular bass riffs from famous songs, but that doesn't mean ive actually learned the ins and outs. That is what I was like for years, and I've been playing bass for 6 years, and I'm still learning...

finger pain? suck it up and grow some shaging callouses, and some skill while theyre at it

I hate to be that dude, but i picked the advanced one. - I have great control of my playing in any situation - I can read TAB very well, and am learning standard notation - I know the theory of harmony pretty well, know arpeggios, chromatics, advanced chord notation, many scales, and basically...

anyone play a 6 string? its way better

my left hand pinky is the loosest its been in years, and i have no idea how i managed to get it so much more control than before. you know how someone finger drums on a desk or a table when theyre bored? my pinky is exactly up to par with all of the other fingers, even the strongest ones. i can...

My digitech BP355 has an alright tuner, it's good for the first 4 strings, I tune with my ears to get as close as i can, then use the for approximating the notes. Unfortunately, the B and E strings get make the tuner fluttery and inaccurate, probably because the notes are hard to track due to...

dear god that made me physically cringe. I had to pick up and hold my bass after reading that

I'm generally open about other people playing my instruments. I let my step dad's band's guitarist play my 6 stringer, she was completely shocked at the sight of it. "They make those things?" or "Look at that, it's a monster" She only ever saw 5s and 4s. Shes a great guitarist too, but not...

if im not playing with a band, then id take the time to improve at my skill, expanding on my knowledge of music theory, or even playing guitar i also try to play music that is complicated and above most skill levels so i can improve in the physical factor of playing my physical songs mostly...