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Hey, I’m my high school orchestra’s bass section leader, and neither the director or I know thumb position, but we need it for a piece. Anyone...
Hey everyone. Sorry if this thread has been done before, but I’m wondering which bassline to play for certain jazz genres. I.e. walking for swing,...
Just need an idea of where I stand right now. :)
I was wondering this one day, as I like to play rocksmith, and have for 2 years so far, I now plan to actually start playing scales and learning...
So, responding to a recent post, I indicated that between my sound settings, string choice, bass, technique, etc., I love that every now and then...
I haven't found a thread on these boards that focuses on jazz pizz technique. If there is one, please point me in that direction. I'm just curious...
I read a thread about double bass learning method. Almost everybody recommends Simandl's book. I would, with respect, like to know why. I...
Hi! So, I recently started watching a show called Trigun, and the opening song has a nice bass riff that I wanted to try. I figured out the main...
Hey everyone :) So I was planning to go for a little Solo Project, in which i want to combine Keyboard sounds, a drummachine, and you know, a big...
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Dear bassists friends, The book Tao of Bass volume 1, a book on left hand double bass technique, is available again. This is the 4th printing of...
Recently, my school started a Jazz Band. Wanting to learn a new instrument I stepped up to play bass guitar. After a few days of practice, my band...
How do you do it? T>I>M>R, T>R>M>I, or some other way?
[MEDIA] Just stumbled upon this demonstration. Don't know how useful it'll be for me, but should surely be fun to incorporate into my playing...
I took delivery of an Ibanez GSRM20 Mikro short scale (28.5") bass today, and I was immediately delighted by how easy it is to play compared to my...
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P bass, 1 month old ernie ball round wounds. I've recently started slapping. Getting on really well as long as I play notes down the bottom of...
Hello! Ever since I have started playing slap,my technique has been the downwards thumb one.I have tried playing with the "correct technique",but...
I know about the "formally self-taught" thing and have tried googling this work without success. Could someone please remind me of the title and...
I know my fretboard. I know my scales. I know my modes and shapes. I can even give history on some of these musical things. But when I'm playing,...
So, recently I have been getting into the band Death From Above and even got a big muff to try and get a similar sound (I know his distortion is...
Hello there, I'm waiting for a bass guitar that I bought, and in the mean time I realized that I have one of those super cheap short scale first...
Up for sale is the famous Rabbath Book 3, featuring Rabbath's numerous scale fingerings and etudes. The book looks like it's in new condition,...
I'm not sure where exactly I got the notion of playing finger per semi-tone, but none the less I adopted this technique early on in my studies. It...
Afternoon all! So I watched a video early today that Scott Devine did trying to enlighten some players who have kinda stagnated or plateaued...
So i have a few questions about my muting technique. I just started playing the bass a month ago and my muting technique seems to be not that...
Alright, so I started playing bass a just a while ago, after coming from ukulele. I tried to find someone else who asked a similar question to...
I'm experiencing a little strange Arco/Bass behaviour. I am a 90% pizz jazz player, but i practice all the time with the bow, classical and jazz....
I've seen quite a few videos on-line recently where practice bass sitting down. This seems strange to me, for even when I practice alone I tend to...
well, I tried a 5-er for about 3 months, now i've gone back to my 4 string p-bass and it just feels like ive improved massively - my hands handle...
I use this technique from time to time and I really like it. Where you grab the body and neck and bend the neck slightly to lower the pitch, like...
I watch players soloing some jazz sounding chops, I solo but never can create the sound, what scales are being used in a jazz solo. Thanks
As I'm practicing my technique I can feel that my right hand plucking was not as consistently right on the money as I'd like. As I focused on the...
with friends like this who needs to practice? [MEDIA]
Curious for your thoughts on how you manage practice time between exercises for technique and playing actual music. Part of this is the question...
Does anybody know if weight lifting significantly affects one's ability to play? Rabbath says to avoid weight lifting because it hardens the...
Hi all, Been playing bass for about two months now. I'm having the best time of my life. But. I'm also in a bit (read: more than a bit) of pain....
I am 47 years old and started to music playing. Should I use my 4 string fretless like a DB and play like NHOP right hand technique for - using...
I started playing bass few weeks ago and I tried jaco right hand technic which placing thumb on jazz magnetic but my fingers are short and it...
Many of you will have seen this legendary video with Christian McBride and his trio a few years back on Fried Pies. It's a sublime video with...
