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as a former guitar player that now has six basses and no guitars at all I started off on 5 strings with a pick I have now gotten good enough...
I'm helping a friend for a show coming up next month. We're playing a few songs by Nirvana.... I way more comfortable with fingers but am not...
Outdoor gig this past Friday night. Beautiful conditions, sunny and warm, gentle breeze. About 200 people in lawn chairs and blankets in the...
Hi I'm new to this forum. I'm trying to learn bass guitar but I have have 1 finger amputated on my fretting hand. It's the ring finger so finger...
Hi I wanted to know how importand the fingers are for the sound and asked 3 Bassplayer to play 3 little tracks for me. Everything is the same....
Hello, all I currently use Regular Light Gauge 45-100 strings, but may have to switch to a lighter gauge due to fingers that aren't what they used...
Sorry, probably another over asked question. Short version-play with curved fingers or flat fingers? During my first lesson with my teacher I...
My right hand technique is an odd case. I've got a 90 degree hitchhiker's thumb, the last joints in my right hand collapse (I have tried a more...
The recent thread about the original placement of old P Bass tug bars/thumb rests got me thinking about a couple of things. Most folks were saying...
Hey guys. I currently play fingerstyle using only 1 finger (index). I can use 2, but when I use the 2nd (middle finger), the tone is so much...
I follow no other tempo than the one the flow of the Universe, no less, dictates me! Yes, the Universe is my metronome, and the rhythm I play is...
Since I damaged my middle finger I have gone back to a pick coming from guitar where I rarely fingerpicked. My issue is holding onto the pick...
I have noticed the my fingers are not a flexible or fast as they used to be. Maybe I'm getting older or I'm just playing for the music, and stop...
What is the best way to get an even attack and tone from playing rapid consecutive notes. I only play with my fingers and for most things my...
So my hands / fingers have been badly cracked and dry for a month now. It started with one finger on my right hand but now has spread to both...
I think the archetypal punk bassist is one that uses a pick to play, but I was curious if there are any famous punk bassists that use their fingers.
I was practicing some songs from the Punk genre last night and finger picking just wasn't cutting it so I switched to a pick. I've never played...
I am getting a electric upright and as I was reading up on fretting technique, I read that you need to fret with your fingers standing up,...
I started out in my first band playing bass in the late 60s. Being inspired by The Beatles to be a musician, I used a pick a la Paul McCartney....
Just wondering what the consensus is. I think my MIA jazz pickups sound the best at a position where my fingers slightly touch the back pickup...
I saw that he's now banned (two fingers), so I have no way to get in contact with him. If one of you is in contact with him, will you please let...
Hi Just wondering which strings are known to be less damaging to fingertips. I am using DR FatBeams and they seem very hard on my fingers on my...
I am not sure what is first, the string or the finger, but now in summertime (I can hardly remember how it was during winter), with more sweating...
Man, after half an hour it got easy as hell! Like, I actually noticed a change in speed and comfort, i thought it was going to suck but it...
Just as I was learning to play Bird's sax solo on Cherokee, I nearly sliced the pointer and middle finger on my left hand off trimming my hedges...
I have seen many instances where various players would argue regarding using fingers to pluck the strings vs using a pick. I for one believe it is...
Last November I was cutting a small branch with a handsaw and when I finished I noticed that my ring finger on my left hand was injured. No pain...
I just started playing bass the other day and I cannot find a clear answer to these questions. I am trying to learn some songs and it just feels...
I've been playing for almost a year. My fretting fingers still move slow. I'm getting faster but fast songs are very difficult for me and I feel...
To start off, I'm a 99% pick player. I've been playing bass for just under 3 years after 30 years of guitar and was able to progress quicker with...
Halfway through an audition yesterday (I'm looking for a covers/function band) there was a pause of 5-10 minutes or so. I'd been playing ok and I...
What do ya'll think of Tony Levin's funk fingers? Seems to be a lot of hate surrounding them, as if they are some kind of cop out in the way of...
I play guitar with a pick, so when I took up bass, I naturally went to what I was familiar with. I ended up liking the sound of fingers better, so...
I have been playing double bass for several months and noticed an issue with my fingers. I believe I have what are called flat fingers and a long...
P bass. Flats. Mostly pick.
With some of my basses, after I play, I'm left with a dark residue on my fingertips. At first I thought maybe it was from some new strings I...
Guys I need help! Recently I ran into the problem with my thumb where it would hurt alot and I just thought to myself "meh it's juust sore. It'll...
specifically in my ring finger. now this is going to be hard to explain but ill do my best. for the last few days ive really been into playing...
Been a pick player all my history and I play in a funk R&B band and can function fine. But when I play some grooves with fingers it feels so good,...
I typically play my Squier VM Jazz V, which I currently have strung with Regular Slinkies. These things are rough on my fingers (plucking hand)!...
