technique

So, as a new year resolution I’ve decided to clean up my act technique wise, and I wanted to ask out loud for a favour… can you watch me play un...

Hi, I'm a beginner bass player who has been playing for about 3 months now. I play bass at one of the clubs at my school and I really want to...

i usually practice sitting down, and it’s a breeze playing that way. but, when i stand up and try to play it’s suddenly all weird. i’m not sure...

In excellent condition with no markings. An excellent book for any jazz URB player who is serious about the instrument. Includes the CD, also in...

I play upright bass, often at private parties in big rooms and I struggle to hear myself. I've found some things that help and would love to hear...

One of the first things you learn on here, is that no matter what your intent to communicate, it can be misunderstood, misinterpreted or...

On July 24 of 2019, @Garagiste, posted: "'I'm trying to get more in the habit of being able to both sing and play the heads to the tunes,...

I started on French Grip, then moved to german with the most common grip, but have encoutner a slew of hand problems. I have scar tissue built up...

Hey TBers, I've been playing bass guitar & upright for about 12 years now, right handed, and I've noticed the end of my left hand thumb (the part...

I primarily pluck the strings of my bass with a pick, because I love that special snappy emphasis on the attack you get from it, but I have been...

Hello everybody, I did a quick search and didn't found other threads on this topic or maybe I'm not using the right word/definition. During the...

in general, there are two ways to put some sponge on your strings and deaden them. you have the old fender way, foam over the strings, used by...

I've been playing bass with a bent wrist for decades now. Starting to have issues with my fingers, wrist, and forearm. Any advice on changing my...

I play thumbstyle occasionally, with palm muting, to get a different sound on bass to what I usually have. (My bass is very bright and has active...

PICKING!!! seriously, how do you people use picks without pickup covers? i can only get my hand near the bridge without one and the sound is all...

i have yet to play live, but whenever i play with anyone, or i’m alone on my deck throwing out low frequencies for my whole neighborhood to hear,...

i’m sort of a “learn how to do it and then be done with it” kind of musician, with exception as my time on an instrument increases. but simply...

One of my main issues currently is string skipping. I almost only use 3 fingers, but I find it really hard to go one string to another when...

I'm really trying to learn right hand technique and not play with a pick...honest! However, I'm finding my old nemesis is making it impossible....

Hey guys im a bassist who just made the switch from electric to upright. i mainly play jazz but i need to learn rockabilly slap for an upcoming...

I'm a beginner in double bass (EUB) and had about 4 lessons in 2019 before the Covid lock down and so I have been self teaching over the past year...

As the title suggests, I am a beginner (as of the beginning of this month), and I am trying to take things slow to find what right-hand...

I’m chasing this p bass w/flats tone, and can’t seem to coax it. I’m thinking it’s got to be a technique, set up, or a strings thing? I’m after...

So I picked up the bass about two months ago and have been really enjoying it so far. I’ve been practicing with the typical slap technique, but...

I'd like to begin a thread where everyone shares their concepts, ideas and processes of creating their own original basslines to play over...

Hi, I already incorporated some orchestral technique exercises into my practice routine using "Tao of bass" and "Tango bass fundamentals". I am...

Hi guys, I am primarily an upright player, but aslo play electric. Problem is my 2nd finger has worked a pretty narly callous*, vs my pointer...

Hi, I’m new to bass learning and Talk Bass, so please forgive any stupid and/or redundant questions, and if I am not utilizing the forum correctly...

i began learning bass about at the beginning of the year (which is now last year!!!) and as i was learning (preoccupied by drumming, i mean i...

i’ve heard geezer butler used to do that, where he put his thumb on the neck nearest to his pickup and plucked in-front of it. i seem to do it...

i’m still a beginner, despite being a total gear head, and i just wanted to ask for some tips on memorizing notes! it’s a bit time consuming...

Hey all. After decades of being an on and off hobby guitarist, I've been playing bass seriously for a little over 7 years now, and fallen in love...

Hi everyone! I hope that everyone is doing alright and to those that have celebrated thanksgiving - I hope that you have had a wonderful time....

This video was only posted a month ago so I'm sure many of you already saw it (or the viral clip it's referring to). Fast-forward to 5:00 for the...

I'm a newish/novice player and never really thought much about or paid attention to my picking/plucking hand very much....until watching this...

Ok, hear me out. You can still contribute if your Mom has long since passed away. Mine has. But let's rewind to back when they were with us and...

I have been playing for over 30 years. I jumped right in and started learning songs and gigging. I have never taken a single lesson. I cannot read...

On Sept 28, I injured my right index finger and accompanying knuckle. This is my plucking hand. I heard something pop down in the knuckle, and...

So, played an outdoor gig yesterday afternoon (only kind there are round my way nowadays) and by the end temps had dropped into the low 50s. I'm a...

Hi, I'm a fairly new bass player with a fairly new bass (and by fairly new, i mean about 5 weeks) and I am finding that the E string often buzzes...