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    Your bass sounded fine before you put that silly scruntchie on it

    lol, can you mute the strings if ur using 2 hands to tap?
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    Your bass sounded fine before you put that silly scruntchie on it

    also it prevents those accidental harmonics when u pull out of a note
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    Your bass sounded fine before you put that silly scruntchie on it

    you idiot, try to tap with both ur hands ( if you even can ) without all that that extra sounds, as the strings will vibrate in both directions ( to your pick ups and to your headstock and therefore there will be two sounds coming out of tapping ( can be quite cool ) also mute notes and extra...
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    Really, really dumb things you want to do

    already* oops, im " tired ". hehhee
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    Really, really dumb things you want to do

    Studying architecture in the UK just so i can meet more people ( hopefully musicians ) then drop out to start a band. i dont " want " to do it, i " am " alreadying doing it.
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    Jams in "an altered state of conciousness"... Please read OP-post.

    honestly, alchohol makes me groove harder then weed but alchol makes me **** at playing. weed makes me just want to sing along to a really mellow bassline
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    Did you ever manage to impress your guitar player?

    not from my band but a very well know lead " metal " guitar player in my country, " dude you are ****ing good, no, you are ****ing good, i need to show u my bass player, make him cry " but yes, drunk. he is an amazing guitarist though
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    Better or worse?

    what about PJ's people!!!! ur forgetting the PJ's, now lets get sum james pastorius
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    Music Examinations/Grades

    ahh, didnt see ur post until now :) okay thank you.
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    Music Examinations/Grades

    and yes no doubt that donna lee is truly charlie parker's ( still not proven but is the most accepted composer, miles davis claimed to have composed it if you did not know ) im not that great of a bassist either, i can play some difficult stuff the reason i stated what i can play is to find out...
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    Music Examinations/Grades

    when applying to the top universities ( especially for something artsy fartsy ) you need show " show off" if its art in the sense of drawing, dancing, writing or playing an instrument. it will still help very significantly to your personal statement and application, having a grade 8 at an...
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    Music Examinations/Grades

    im going to be studying architecture, not music. and no im playing donna lee by jaco , not charlie parker, it might sound the same to you but their both played quite differently. i guess you could say note for note interpretation
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    Recommend a Good Compressor?

    So i've come to decision that im gonna buy my first pedal, and as you probably guessed, im planning to get a Compressor. I've only tried the MXR compressor which did do the job, but i didnt think it sounded very good ( probably because i was using so LTD bass at this really bad music store )...
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    How do you practice?

    i like your point :)
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    How do you practice?

    yeah i think i should start doing that, in to hung up on trying to enhance my skill with the bass and im missing the whole reason of why i initially fell in love with the instrument. i guess i should go back to the real books and work on my theory, havent done that in a long while. I actually so...
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    How do you practice?

    Hey, so recently i've felt that i had stopped progressing as a musician. Currently i'm not in a band simply because im stuck in a boarding school without anyone that plays an instrument. ( hard to believe, i know ) So i've play bass everyday, but (recently) i've gradually been getting more and...
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    Music Examinations/Grades

    and @paulears, yes im not totally clueless about theory, its just i need a certificate of proof that i am decent and my instrument. performance exams need sight reading?
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    Music Examinations/Grades

    sorry, maybe i didnt make it clear, basically i've been playing bass for 6 years, and i can play so and so ( songs above ) would i be able to play grade 8 difficulty songs, im only intrested in getting a certificate so it can help with my personal statement for when im applying to universities ...
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    Music Examinations/Grades

    So i just started doing my A levels, and i found out that being " grade 8 " would help me out with my personal statements to get into my favorite uni's ( not going to study music ) im planning just to do a practicle exam just so i can get a cert to put on my PS. Im not sure what grade im up to/...
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    Need Help with tap sustain!

    So i've learnt Victor Wooten's - The Vision, and im pretty comfortable with the song, i can play it quite easily but there is one part ( at about 3:50 in ) he taps on a note on his right hand and plays the bassline on his left hand, the note ( that had been tapped ) has quite a lot of sustain as...
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    Favorite simple song?

    do i do - stevie wonder, such a fun song!
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    The last thing a bassist would say ??

    Geddy Lee is not over-rated
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    The last thing a bassist would say ??

    yeah im, " slappin da bass"
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    If you became well-know enough to have your own signature model, what would it be?

    24 fret rosewood fretboard P neck ( carbon fibre neck ) neck thru Jazz Body + stack knob warm passive P/J Sunburst + tort guard ... tbh it will probably sound really weird but hell, might as well!
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    Share your nickname!

    ******-Ayam, Ayam means chicken and ****** reffered to as black i think , in this case, so black-chicken, niggerayam sounds similar to my last name. Orang Putih or Matsaleh, which means white person. I went to a local school in malaysia. this name dosnt need to be spread or told to anyone, it...
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    Would a stack-knob control plate fit my '11 MIA Jazz?

    bump, come on guys :( need a reply here
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    Would a stack-knob control plate fit my '11 MIA Jazz?

    I want to replace my current control plate on my '11 jazz to a stack-knob config. would it fit? and where do i get my hands on one? preferably pre-wired? i see some on ebay and im just wondering if they are of good quality? This will have to be shipped to malaysia so if there is anywhere i can...
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    forgotten bass heroes

    Mel Schacher of GFR , dont see his name on TB much, amazing bass player with an intense contribution to give GFR their sound... loving his mudbucker jazz Tina Weymouth of talking heads anyone?
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    Joke time

    haha thata funny cause i am an agnostic and also i am dyslexic and have insomnia...
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    Confession Time: Admit How You Are Different From The Bass Player Norm

    im probably the only slovanian, sri lankan and swiss mixed bassist you will ever gonna meet, besides that nothing i started 6 years ago, practice everyday for 5 hours, more or less and im stuck in boarding school and not in a band, im pretty useless
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    Jaco a genius?

    anyone would be stupid not to consider him a genius, his knowledge of music is extensive, not just his amazing technique and intonation. it seems the smart ppl that are to smart for their pants get ****ed up, i know a guy with an IQ ( not related to music ) of 155 and he has severe isomnia and...
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    Modern slap players

    jamiroquai... listen to everythingggggggg, slap stuff i can recommend is mr moon, just cause i enjoy playing it and scam
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    Wrist angle? wrong?

    lol yes thats what i said, ill work on it , for the greater good anyway thank you for the advice!! once again tb you have done me well;)
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    Wrist angle? wrong?

    i have no problem currently, but i guess i shouldnt take that for granted, ill work on lifting my arm... as much as i hate it, for the greater good.
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    Wrist angle? wrong?

    i play 3-6 hour sessions everyday for the past 6 years, at one point i was having small problems but it went away... this is as exagerated as it gets as my fingers are on the E it straightens out as i go down, but i really cant get any straighter unless i lift my arm and i look like flea playing...
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    Wrist angle? wrong?

    can u judge if im bending my wrist to much? and could you take a photo of how you place ur wrist in sitting position.