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Hey Guys, So I'm just curious to see how you approach this topic. A great interest of mine recently has been in developing the ability to play whatever lines or melodies or chord changes in all twelve keys. While the bass is a great instrument for utilising patterns, I feel that in order to...

Hey Guys, Straight to the point, I've been studying Mark Levine's Jazz Theory Book recently (great book, highly recommended) and have been testing out his suggested method of practicing scales. The idea is that instead of running the scale root to root and back down, you play root to...

Hi all, just out for an opinion (and a bit of motivation), what do you feel a musician can accomplish beyond the basic gigging, bringing some entertainment to the everyday person and such? I study music at a conservatory (living at college), with a lot of friends studying medicine, engineering...

Hey guys, I've been working on developing an effective practice routine recently and this post is just basically to throw it out there for whoever to checkout and to leave constructive feedback and suggested refinements if they so desire. First a little background (if you're only interested...

Hey Guys, I'm practicing up my slap, and am kind of tracing the influences of the guys who's technique I'm studying (mainly Wooten at the moment, surprise surprise), which has led me to Louis Johnson. Can anyone recommend me a good starting point (or two) in the plethora of records this guy...

Hey guys, Wondering if anybody with the knowhow could advise what's gone wrong with my setup here. I play a GK 1001RB into a Behringer BB410 cab, and earlier today with nought but a slight staticy fuzz the sound died. The amp is clearly still receiving power judging from the lights on it...

Hey Ant, I know scales are a topic that gets hashed and re-hashed on forums like these but I haven't really managed to find a constructive answer as yet so I thought I'd swing this your way. I've learn't my scales like just about every other bassist, 2 octaves, various positions and...

Hey guys, What I'm hoping for this thread to generate is a few creative ideas for practicing tunes alone. To give this a context, I live in a rural town outside the uni semester, and there's not really any jazzers about, so, bar a backing track, how does one practice tunes effectively. My...

Hi all, currently have connected in series Bass -> Digitech Whammy -> Pod X3 Live (not through effects loop, using it for distortion sounds) -> Boss DD-7 -> Amp. Now, the issue I'm having is to do with substantial increases and cuts in signal volume when I flick the various effects on and off...

Hi, I was recently given one of the Line 6 Pod X3 Live's for Christmas, it sounds great and all, but whenever i first touch the strings it makes these clicking sounds... Makes it a real pain to play harmonics, as the clicking overpowers the harmonic. Any suggestions?

Hey guys, I'm 15 and have played for about 2 years. I'm also a Metallica nut. Always on the lookout for cool effects or techniques (although i'm not a big slapper). My Arch Nemesis is the infamous eighth note-root note bassline. Welp, thats me in about 40 words, Cheers!

Right I'll cut to the chase here. I live in Australia where it is rather difficult to get my hands on a morley power wah boost. Is Morley's Mark Tremonti wah a good substitute?