I haven't got a clue, they are amazing basses though! The Bass Centre in London sells them, I got mine from a shop called GTR Guitar in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
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Gear that made you better
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I haven't got a clue, they are amazing basses though! The Bass Centre in London sells them, I got mine from a shop called GTR Guitar in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
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Amen.....
having said that, since my son got into an arts high school, they made him take a guitar class, and he says that has helped his bass playing tremendously.
therefore, we searched and finally found him a used fender Telecaster FMT (at GC, for about 450.00) guitar. he has been practicing that along with his basses and it does seem to help him.
a looper. my home studio. ultex picks (and lately, sharps. OMFG they are incredible).
nothing picks out bad technique like recording daily.
conversely, using gobs of distortion all the time makes me sloppy.
nothing picks out bad technique like recording daily.
conversely, using gobs of distortion all the time makes me sloppy.
True. I just recently bought a battered, defretted bass, and the fun of the full range between the fixed pitch notes make me practice more, trying out new stuff.
What kind of looper to you use? I have a Boss Loop Station on my wish list, but I may just end up with a Zoom B3 (or even a G3), even if those have shorter loop times.
+1 on distortion making you sloppy. That goes double for the guitar. (Yeah, I am a mediocre guitar player converting to bass more and more and enjoying it immensely).
Playing other instruments than the bass makes me a better bassist, since it both improves the understanding of music and the physical capabilities of the fingers.
I recently built myself a foot drum stomp box thing (basically a cigar box with a piezo and a jack socket), and starting using that I see a large potential of improving my capacity for doing stuff simultaneously. I also think picking up singing has improved my bass playing, forcing the bass skills from being consentration intensive to more of an instinctive reflex thing when properly rehearsed.
100% agree I'm just wondering what gear makes others feel like a better player. I honestly think though that the Dunlop sharp Tortex's help me be a better player.
I played some pretty crappy basses when I started out. I would say my Fender Precision Lyte made me better because it was set up nice to start (and I learned to set it up myself). After playing on high action basses with bad intonation, it was like I was a different person.
Learn to set up your own basses and experiment with different actions. It will save you time, money and frustration.
And +1 to Rip Topaz's comment: The only gear that makes you better is gear that makes you practice more.
Learn to set up your own basses and experiment with different actions. It will save you time, money and frustration.
And +1 to Rip Topaz's comment: The only gear that makes you better is gear that makes you practice more.
