drummer turned newbie bass player (electric)

  1. Pachangita

    how to mute strings

    hello, sorry for the newbie question but i got my first bass recently, and despite endless youtube videos and online tutorials promising to "fix" my technique (probably should have known better than to trust those), i still cant manage to stop the lower bass strings from ringing when i pluck a...
  2. T

    Drummer gets his 1st Bass.

    Hey guys, I'm new here. I'll start off by saying that I'm a drummer first, been playing off and on most of my life. No gigging or anything serious, just a fun exercise/hobby, playing along with my favorite songs. Mainly metal and rock for me, a little blues here and there. This past year I've...
  3. MarkOnBass

    40 year a drummer new to bass

    They say you’re never too old to learn, well I guess I am about to test that theory. I’ve sat on the drum throne for a few decades, (a little acoustic guitar and piano/keys too) and decided it was time to develop skills for the other side of the rhythm section, wanted to for years but the longer...
  4. upgroove9

    Newbie here-drummer who is learning bass

    Hi. I’ve been sorta playing all my life with last 4 strings of guitar. Play along with songs but no lessons need technique how to read chords to play jazz even names of notes on fretboard are a challenge. Was a percussion major at Berklee in early 80’s and hope my background will give me strong...