First post, be gentle. Please?

Welcome to TB! I can't add any sites to your list, unfortunately. In fact, some of those are new to me. Justed wanted to extend a greeting, so GREETINGS! Glad to have ya.

 

Hey Herr Kaizer!!!


Welcome to Talkbass.com!


Dang you are making me look bad with all the homework you have been doing!!!!


The membership here rocks,dude!You will get lots of info and feedback from your questions.Sorry,I`m a sorta-newbie too......

 

Welcome!
Regarding your "A" string: you should take your bass to the shop to get it adjusted. It may be the bridge and/or the neck. This is something you'll learn to do on your own eventually, but get professional help for now.
A word of warning for when you study from your library: get a good music ditionary. Unfortunately many words in music have different meanings and can get you thoroughly confused. Make sure you use more than one source to compare the information against.

 

If the ring is only on the open A and not on notes fretted on the A string, the problem is almost certainly the nut. Have a look at it and see if the string looks just right. Loosen the string and look at the notch in the nut. The notch should be a good match to the string, not too wide or oddly shaped.

If you have a problem and the nut needs to be recut or fixed up, take the bass in to be set up and asl the guy to replace the nut at the same time.

 

Welcome to Talkbass, Mr Kazier.

Here are some links from TB that might help you with the above terms: Ghost notes, double thumbing, and slap and pop. I hope they help, especially since I've just spent about ten minutes wading though dozens of slap threads!

 

I'm guessing the buzzing problem is similar to one that I just encountered with my bass.

When I got my Kingston the other day, I was getting a buzz at the zero fret. It turns out that there wasn't enough "downforce" on the zero fret to keep it from buzzing. I had to make the slots in the nut deeper so as to make the string rest on the fret with enough force to stop the buzzing.

 

This should be over in set up?

If the nut is not defective, it may be that you are not getting enough angle (downforce as ND called it) across the nut.

Try this: play the open A while holding the string down above the nut. If the annoying sound disappears, restring and make sure your string is wound to the bottom of the tuner peg. Problem still there? You can get a single string tree to hold it down.

 

You're right. I should have said, this part should be over in set up. I've found it's best to break up multi-part posts into shorter, specific ones. The answers you get are more focussed.

 

Gentle! You want me to be gentle!? Are you kidding?! You worthless guitar reject, no good for nuthin', wannabe ........

um, kidding!

Wow! I'm honored Mr. Kaizer. Thank you, and welcome to Talkbass. Just having some fun with your thread title.

I'm actually kind of tripping over the fact that someone read that lesson I posted! Cool. I hope you find it helpful, and if anything is unclear, please PM me.

Is there a specific type of music that is a favorite, that you would really love to learn. That might help me with some other links.

I can say, if you're into jazz at all, spend a lot of time around ED FUQUA, CHRIS FITZGERALD, and DON HIGDON over at the Double Bass section. They've helped me more than I could ever ask.

Again, welcome to Talkbass.

 

Don't buy any of this nonsense, Kaiser. Jazzbo only spews this "Oh I'm so flattered" garbage to hide the sound of his ego swelling.

 

hey kaizer, before you fiddle with the nut, try raising the A string a little by adjusting the saddle screws. it could just be a high fret, giving you fret buzz.