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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...
I have a solid grasp on the floating thumb and finger strumming techniques and I'm interested in learning/trying out more techniques for both...
I'm looking for some suggestion to practice my arpeggios I've heard that Dr. Morton's books about arpeggio and scales are pretty good, but I...
Like some other bass players, I'm also the sound guy for our band. The others help out, but perhaps since they're all acoustic musicians...
I've been getting into old time clawhammer style banjo and guitar playing recently and was wondering how it would sound on a bass. Has anyone...
When i use a pick on a bass guitar theres always this annoying clicking sound whenever i play. What can i do to minimize pick noise? My picks are...
I've been playing the electric bass for about seven months and I started to use a plectrum for tonal purposes. The thing is, whenever i use a...
Hi everyone, I'm getting back into playing my double bass. All of the scale, technique and etude books I had from college are either lost or are...
I have a simple question. When I started playing bass years ago (before dropping it for the drums), I learned the strings as EADG and visualizing...
I developed a technique in my right hand on a 5 string bass that I call the "anchor" technique, because it anchors your right hand in place. It's...
have any of you used these two books and/or have any good suggestions? these LOOKED like the most useful booklets on info regarding theory and...
I am fairly new to the Austin area, and I'm looking for the best Double Bass teacher I can find, for upright technique, mostly focused on Jazz...
Does anyone incorporate the claw technique? This is a right hand technique where you use your thumb and fingers to slap and pluck but it's not as...
Hi guys, first post here, I hope you can help me (I bet you can). I saw NERVE in Berlin some months ago and was overwhelmed by the sound of John...
Hey guys. I've improved so much at finger style over the past year. But one thing I still struggle with is this: say I'm playing 3 notes on one...
Hello all! I'm new to the world of bass. I just got my first EUB for the specific purpose of learning to play salsa. I started lessons with a...
I'm normally on the BG side but I did play DB a few years during my music degree in college. I always cringe a little when I see a BG player put...
[MEDIA] The ULTIMATE bass string Shootout... tapes vs rounds vs flats - Scott'sBassLessons YouTube channel At 4:45 he demonstrates on a...
Hi guys! I wasn't sure where to post this, so I chose miscellaneous. I've been playing double bass for about 5 months, and I'm currently attending...
So I have a sort of odd technique for slapping, basically I put my armpit over my bass so my forearm is perpendicular to the strings. This is how...
Hi! I’ve been trying to find out why I keep having my wrist in the wrong angle and it seems that is because I put the neck too far away from my...
Possible upcoming audition with progressive/fusion band, and THIS is one of the songs I've been 'saddled' with... never heard of it, until...
The presiding myth is that we are stamped with our timbal fingerprint. We can only sound as we sound. That seems to be true. But I am wondering if...
Interesting technique [MEDIA]
When I’m plucking with my right hand I always slap the strings agains the fretboard and sometimes it is audible through the amp. What are some...
I thought I'd give an oil finish a try on a QLD Maple P bass body that I'm working on right now; I've got access to a spray booth but I like...
You can see him doing it at around the 6 minute mark: [MEDIA]
Hi all I found a clip of Chris Kringel playing with Cynic in 2007, and his right hand technique is astonishing. I know he's studied the Willis...
I see this guy's videos pop up every now and then, I'm sure he's been posted on here more than a few times. He gets a great sound and his sense of...
this one finger thing seems to come more natural to me. anybody else prefer this? [MEDIA]
Hello, For primarily financial reasons, I have unfortunately not been able to have formal training, so I'm self-taught. When I began two and a...
So I'm basically hit a junction in my playing where I can't really seem to make any further technical improvements, no matter how long I practice,...
Hi Mr. Seaton, I have a question about some solo techniques that would help me for playing free music and at the end of standards. For strumming,...
I don't have any problem playing for hours at home. But when I play live, it's like everything changes. I guess it's the energy, nerves, etc. of...
I heard somewhere that when using finger style playing that it is actually not good to tuck the fingers you're not using up into your palm? If...
This will cover some aspects of DB technique and some aspects of 4 finger bass GUITAR technique as it applies to scale length. Apologies in...
