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It has stood in the way of my playing for a long time. I am a natural lefty and, as such, holding the bass with the headstock to the right feels correct to me. That's how I air-bass. :D However (and I don't know if it's from using a computer or just living in a right-handed world), while...

Lol Drummer says what?

That's it! Thanks! :hyper:

Someone recently posted a link to a site that seemed to be full of nothing but videos of bassists playing through covers. It seemed the idea was, you learn a song super-tight, and then post a vid of yourself playing it so others can learn and then everyone shares. I thought I bookmarked it...

The original post still never happened. It was a reference to a cartoon. People are not reading the thread and are simply foaming at the mouth about nothing. :scowl: ~ The Fun Police

"chaps i don't think this thread is going to help TB lose its 'boy's club' reputation much. how's about we ease up a little on what is starting to sound dangerously like embittered misogyny?" Agreed. Many of us have wives / girlfriends, mothers, daughters, sisters, etc. who we wouldn't...

I guess it doesn't.

Yeah, 'cuz assaulting women is fun. Almost as much fun as getting assaulted yourself, when you finally get to jail. "But, but, she insulted my musical instrument, Your Honor...!" :eyebrow:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer Looks like we're both right. Now, for 200 dollars, what was the name of the robot movie?

...When I was at Coney Island High (in '95?) they were insterspersing black & white Japanese live-action robot pr0n (giant power drill, anyone?) with footage of that senator who shot himself, shooting himself. Fun place! :eyebrow:

I saw a 5-band punk rock extravaganza headlined by the Dickies (with puppet) and emcee'd by Joey Ramone in the basement of Coney Island High some 15 years ago and the noise was so brutal I had to stick cigarette butts in my ears... :eyebrow:

Avast, me hearties! The wife and I have been vegetarian for a few years now. I could never go back. I am not quite vegan in that, while I don't eat anything with a face, I do eat things that, if fertilized, incubated, and allowed to hatch could potentially have faces. :hiding: I did...

My wife and I played from '04 'til a few months ago. We used to love it; co-ran a guild for years, played for a few hours every day, etc., but now, with a new house (that needs some work), a (completely awesome) 9-month-old daughter, and my rekindled love for the bass, we've cancelled our...

This made me LOL. :D I saw a local cover band a few months ago where the bassist had his (6-string, iirc) axe up to his armpits and spent the whole time looking down on everyone as though he were king of the world. Only comments from my (non-muso) friends were, "wow, that dude has an...

Anyone have one of these? Invalid Link Removed I'm thinking about buying one and can't find a single review. ~ Z ~

Dunno if this list has been done but I've thought of a few: Johnette Napolitano Les (of course) Claypool Kip Winger Andrew Eldritch (not sure if he counts) Sting Adam Ant (not sure if he counts either) Rick James Can anyone else think of any? :)

Aww... C'mon, now... Here's the deal (for anyone who hadn't already guessed): I am a lefty. Playing the bass lefty feels correct to me. However, because of this crazy, mixed-up, right-handed world we live in my right hand has ended up better at both striking and fretting than my left...

Thanks for all the responses so far! Part of the reason I asked is because, even though I am just starting out, I am much more comfortable playing one way, but much faster and funkier playing the other... So, whicih is better, ability or feel? Another way to look at it would be, which...

Hey all! Ok, so, to keep this pure, let's say I have two hands. With me so far? :D Let's call the first hand, Hand A and the other hand, Hand 1, k? Now, Hand A sucks at every bass-related task I give it. Can't pluck, slap, strike, mute, finger... Nuthin'. No rhythm, no speed...

Ah, yes, but that piece of ash is folded one thousand times by Gary Willis' personal brotherhood of monks and then the bass is cooled in holy water. :eyebrow:

Go to the Schecter website, click on Basses (top right), then click on the bass you like. On each bass's page there is a list of info at the bottom. Below that is a link labelled, "Download EMG Pickup Information". Click on that and it'll open a .pdf with all the diagrams, etc. Good...

<--- Crazy left-hander. :D Couple of thoughts on the subject; 1) People don't give the striking hand enough credit. 2) I had a vision of hitting a string as being similar to throwing a punch. If you were to hit someone, which hand would you grab their lapel with? 3) This...

I'm an avid reader of instuctional guides. I have not been playing bass long at all but I can tell a good guide when I see one. I have the Dummies guide to Bass and one that was put out by Bass Player magazine ( I think) however... I cannot recommend enough the bass book printed in '07 by...

Weird question, I know. Try not to jump on my head too much, but, how many basses do you really need? A fretless? A fretted? An upright? 4, 5, 6 string? I'm really not trying to flame, just understand. Why have multiple 4 string fretted basses, for example? Thanks. :)

And that, right there, is my concern. I am the reverse; I am left-handed, moreover, I am left armed. That is to say, I play air bass lefty. However, I tap my fingers much more quickly and consistently with my right hand than I do with my left. :confused: The other thing you said...

If anyone else has any more input, I'd like to hear it. This one threw me though. lol Gas pains?

:help: I am lefty and can't decide whether to play left-handed or right-handed. I have much better rhythm with my right hand (so playing righty would make sense) but whenever I play um, air-bass :eyebrow: my right hand is fretting. It just feels more natural that way. I have spent hours in...